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Bride-napping Drama Engages Boys in Gender Discussion March 17, 2011 by Anne Johnson Sixteen-year-old Marat pauses, anticipating his moment to take the stage. He’s performed in Youth Theater for Peace skits in Kyrgyzstan before, but today he’s doing something different: he’s playing the part of a girl.	Youth Take a Stand Against Corruption January 19, 2011 by Susie Armitage When Umeda Shokirova came to watch a performance by a USAID Youth Theater for Peace troupe, she expected to stay in her seat – not make an impromptu acting debut for an audience of more than 350 fellow university students and teachers.
Acting Together December 3, 2010 by Susie Armitage When 14-year-old Gulnara moved from Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan to Tokmok, a small city near the capital of Bishkek, regional divisions made it difficult for her to integrate.	Building Trust after Violence in Kyrgyzstan November 12, 2010 by Susie Armitage It sounds counter-intuitive, even cruel, but when the participants leave in tears, I know our program is working.
Young Journalist Highlights Value of Youth Theater Camps October 20, 2010 In a recent Youth Citizen Journalism Club article, Galina, a young woman from Kyrgyzstan, shared her thoughts about the Youth Theater for Peace camp she visited and the issues she saw in participant plays.	Acting Together, Performing Peace October 7, 2010 by Susie Armitage Art can be a transformative force for healing – and for turning would-be soldiers into ambassadors for peace.
Changing the Dynamics of Adult-Youth Interaction August 26, 2010 by Susie Armitage Firdavs thinks I can’t see his mouth moving. I’ve asked him and the other teachers not to tell the youth at our theater camp in Tajikistan what to say, and to let the campers create scenes and dialogue on their own.	Creating and Sustaining Positive Spaces for Youth August 11, 2010 by Susie Armitage From time to time since I started focusing on youth development projects at IREX, I’ve thought back to my first day of ninth grade. I went to a big public high school with around 2,000 students, and I was a little lost, not really sure what to get involved in, or who my friends were going to be anymore.
People-centric Conflict Resolution August 9, 2010 One of my college professors was an Israeli member in low-level peace talks, in his case focused on the transportation link between Gaza and the West Bank. He told me a great story of particularly heated conversations with his Palestinian counterpart during discussions in Rome, and leaving the room feeling such anger and frustration that he didn’t think he could speak with the man again.