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November 21, 2011
 The Thanksgiving holiday in America gives us all a chance to reflect on gratitude, on generosity, and on reaching out to those in need. As we Americans from every background recall our blessings, we also remember those less fortunate. |
November 19, 2011
 The deadline is December 2, 2011. |
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November 14, 2011
 Our work today reaches and helps more people than ever before in our history. These stories highlight just a handful of the 300,000 people IREX has helped this year. |
November 14, 2011
 The 2010 earthquake in Haiti took the lives of thousands and devastated the health and education systems of heavily populated areas throughout the country. Amidst the chaos and destruction, Haitians provided training and safe spaces for students to help restore structure and develop skills to respond to potential future disasters. Jovenel Thomas, an English teacher from Cap-Haitien, has been a champion for these much-needed efforts. |
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November 11, 2011
 This year, 400 public libraries in Romania helped 17,000 farmers successfully receive farm subsidies of over $54,000 per library. |
November 9, 2011
 Tucked away on a quiet campus that extends along the Mississippi coast, Taibur Rahman lectures to a group of researchers, practitioners and students from The University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Lab. Rahman, a Bangladeshi spending four months in the United States working with the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium as a 2011 Community Solutions Program (CSP) leader, is presenting on economic development in Bangladesh and the country’s increasing vulnerability to climate change. |
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November 6, 2011
 Reflections of a Voter in Liberia's presidential elections October 2011 |
November 4, 2011
 Congratulations to USAID on its 50th Anniversary |
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November 4, 2011
 In October, for just the second time since its 14 year long civil war ended, Liberians went to the polls to elect a president and national legislature. This test was widely seen as a crucial step in sustaining democracy in a nation where fears of renewed violence have been widespread. |
October 21, 2011
 Over the last two years, BOTA’s Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awarded 649 grants to young people from low-income families worth almost $2 million. This support is vital as tuition costs continue to rise. |
