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February 20, 2013
 IREX congratulates Sevinj Mammadova, February's International Exchange Alumni Member of the Month. The U.S. Department of State selected her from among a pool of more than one million Department-sponsored exchange program alumni for her recent work in education policy. In Azerbaijan she is serving as the head of Education Division at the country's Central Bank.She was once a participant of the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program and then the Muskie Program, both implemented by IREX. |
February 14, 2013
 Universities and community colleges may now apply to host outstanding undergraduate students from Eurasia, Central Asia, Pakistan, Kosovo and Crimea during the 2013-2014 academic year. Applications are due Friday, March 29, 2013. |
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February 14, 2013
 Eleven people in Goychay learned how to set up blogs last week, during training organized by IREX and its partner Regional Cooperation and Community Development Center (RCCDC). The new bloggers are high school teachers, engineers and high school students. |
February 14, 2013
 A Conversation with Sergio Fajardo, Governor of Antioquia, Colombia
Beyond Access Event
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 1:30 pm
IREX
2121 K Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20037
Register to attend. |
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February 13, 2013
 Remote villagers across Azerbaijan now have access to free Internet at 30 community-centered kiosks installed throughout the region. The kiosks offer an invaluable bridge to people and places far away, and give villagers the opportunity to reach further and access more than ever before. |
February 12, 2013
 An innovative partnership between IREX and Visa Europe has resulted in more than 2,300 Romanians trained in the fundamentals of financial literacy in just a few short months. By learning about personal budgeting, savings, managing credit and debit, and other topics, the participants are now able to make more informed choices about their futures. |
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February 11, 2013
 Determined Mozambican journalists have a new forum to express, share and unburden with fellow colleagues and community leaders. For more than thirty years now journalists there worked amid threats and bureaucratic hurdles for freedom of expression and access to information with little support. |
February 11, 2013
 Currently in its tenth year of administering the Global UGRAD program, IREX conducted a qualitative study to increase its understanding of the long- and short-term effects of the Global UGRAD program on individuals, institutions, and communities. Using the Most Significant Change technique, IREX gathered nearly 100 stories of significant change from program alumni in Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Ukraine, and Armenia. IREX then analyzed the data according to the types of changes that alumni shared. |
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February 7, 2013
 When post-election violence broke out in Cote d'Ivoire, in April of 2010, Aka Blehou, knew that he must continue to teach, no matter the circumstances. Blehou, an English teacher, and current Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Fellow recalls: “During the conflict, the village school was closed, but I gathered the students there, and I taught them twice a week, unofficially… so when the school opened, they would not forget.” |
February 7, 2013
 IREX is implementing a new project in Namibia to support public access to information and increase economic growth. This project is a partnership with the Namibia Library and Archives Service and is funded by the Millennium Challenge Account Namibia through its Compact with the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation. |
