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Journalism Fellow Helps with Ukrainian Democratic Elections March 28, 2006 Andriy Kovalenko, a Muskie Fellow, contributed to the development of Ukraine’s democratic process by serving as a volunteer election worker at the Ukrainian Embassy during the country’s parliamentary elections in March.	Online Chats in Central Asia and the Caucasus Create Forums for Women to Discuss Issues March 23, 2006 Each March in honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, people around the world celebrate women and their role in society and the community.
For Seattle-Area Muskie Fellow, Course on Diversity Leads to Diverse Community Service Projects March 22, 2006 While taking a class on diversity at the University of Washington, Ukrainian MPA Muskie Fellow Svitlana Batsyukova worked with a variety of community service projects where she became involved with the diverse communities in the Seattle area.	MENA MEDIA TV Production Fund: Small Grants Available to Arab TV Companies to Produce Local Content March 16, 2006 Independent Arab television news producers will be able to obtain financial support for their research and productions this year. The TV Production Fund Small Grants awards will be made under the MENA MEDIA program, administered through the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) and AmmanNet, and funded by the US Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).
Fellow from Turkmenistan Helps Teach 4th Grade Class in Bemidji, Minnesota March 8, 2006 Vepa Berdiyev, a Turkmen fellow studying Education at Bemidji State University, volunteered at J. W. Smith Elementary School, working with the fourth grade class of Ms. Sally Rodgers to help her students.	IREX Hosts First Public Lecture on New Amendments to Russian NGO Regulation March 5, 2006 Since their ratification on January 19, 2006, the new amendments to NGO legislation in Russia have caused a stir among domestic and international NGOs. Forcing changes in several existing laws regulating NGO activity, the new amendments provide a convoluted set of regulations on many aspects of NGO activity including registration, inspection, cause for closure, and foreign participation in domestic NGO activity.
Azeri Business Administration Muskie Fellow to Develop and Implement Web-based Information System for Pittsburgh Nonprofit and Volunteer Organizations February 27, 2006 Muskie Fellow Maksim Hajiyev found the perfect project to develop a helpful Web-based tool that combined his skills and experience in information management with the opportunity to provide a lasting benefit to the Pittsburgh community.	Education Fellow has Truly Diverse Experience Volunteering at Wellstone International School in Minneapolis, Minnesota February 22, 2006 Natallia Kastechka volunteered as a teacher’s aide at Wellstone International High School in Minneapolis, where her job was to help students understand the main concepts that the teachers were discussing in their classes.
Coming to Terms with War Crimes: Media Bring the Hague Trials Home to the Citizens February 22, 2006 When retired Croatian General Ante Gotovina was captured in the Canary Islands in December, it marked a significant moment in the history of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).	A Moldovan Community Brings Warmth to the Maria Biesu Arts School February 16, 2006 What could bring a national celebrity and a US diplomat to the small Moldovan town of Stefan Voda in the dead of winter? They came to see and applaud the results of the community’s hard work to improve conditions for students at their local arts school.