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August 13, 2007

In April 2007, 35 talented young women joined the ranks of Turkmenistan’s first bloggers, generating web content in Turkmen and Russian and connecting with communities across the country.

June 30, 2006

As part of the Kosovo Media Assistance Program (KMAP) – a three-year program sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) – IREX and its subcontractor EnCompass LLC conducted a study of women and ethnicity in the media in Kosovo.

March 23, 2006
Mari Meskhi (front) and Khatuna Sanikidze from IATP access site in Tbilisi, Geor

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.

October 10, 2005

IREX ventured to Yemen as part of its broader community development activities to examine the needs, obstacles and accomplishments of local programs addressing women’s participation in political, social and economic development.

July 5, 2005
Tech Age Girls

The IREX School Connectivity for Uzbekistan program launched “Tech Age Girls” to develop future women leaders in the field of technology.

March 24, 2005
Gulkhotun Davlatmamadova sews a mattress

In an attempt to address the enormous problem of unemployment in the Khorog and Shugnan regions of Tajikistan, the nongovernmental organization (NGO) Chamanoro developed and implemented a project to teach impoverished women to produce national handicrafts.

March 4, 2004

IREX marks International Women’s Day, March 8, by focusing activities around women who positively impact their communities.

February 5, 2004

Trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery and a grave violation of human rights.