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March 14, 2012
 In honor of Women’s History Month 2012, “Women’s Education, Women’s Empowerment,” IREX is pleased to share the story of one teacher in Senegal educating and empowering thousands of girls and their teachers. |
March 12, 2012
 Each year, dozens of undergraduate students from Eastern Europe and Central Asia travel to the U.S. as Global UGRAD fellows. The changes they experience—as youth who gain professional skills, learn about community service, and share cultural knowledge—are well documented and widely told. But their effect on the hundreds of Americans they touch each year is rarely discussed. IREX asked Americans how their lives were changed as a result of knowing current or past Global UGRAD students. Here are a few of their stories. |
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March 12, 2012
 Sulaimanova is one of 64 international leaders who contributed their skills and expertise to U.S. domestic organizations through the Community Solutions Program (CSP), bringing substantive, lasting change to American communities. Leaders from around the world brought their technical skills and unique country perspectives to bear on community improvement in the U.S. |
March 8, 2012
 IREX works to inspire young women around the world every day, connecting them to new technologies, to inspiring leaders and visionaries, and to a host of new opportunities for their futures. In honor of International Women’s Day, IREX asked three of our participants to share their thoughts on how their IREX program experiences inspired them as young women and the significance of the day and the theme: Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures. |
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March 2, 2012
 As Eastern Romania is currently digging out of the snow, youth in Ivesti are keeping warm and busy building a center at their school in which students can work across ethnic lines to promote intercultural tolerance between Roma and non-Roma students. |
March 1, 2012
 IREX is pleased to announce the launch of our first ever public, professionally juried photo contest! The contest seeks for photographs of individuals and scenes representing the IREX tagline, “Make a Better World” around the world in one or more of IREX’s seven focus areas: Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Education, Gender, Media, Technology for Development, and Youth. |
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February 27, 2012
 As today is International Corporate Philanthropy Day, we salute private-sector partnerships that seek to make a better world. IREX's work is supported by a mix of funding from government agencies, private foundations, and individual donors. Corporate philanthropy also plays an important role in IREX's programming, especially in such areas as education, technology and media development. |
February 24, 2012
 In a rare moment, far from classrooms and school buildings, 112 teachers and administrators from 32 states came together to discuss what it means for students in the United States to be globally competent. The conclusion: global education spans disciplines, demonstrates 21st century student competence, and is a necessary aspect of U.S. core curricula. “I used to think about global education in a passive way,” an administrator noted following the Symposium, “but now I realize that we need to actively engage our students in international thought.” |
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February 21, 2012
 Over 115 Malaysian students who have never traveled abroad now have personal connections with peers across the world thanks to one inspiring teacher. |
February 21, 2012
 The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia (Global UGRAD ) is now accepting applications from two- and four-year institutions to host outstanding leaders from 12 countries for the 2012-2013 Academic Year. |
