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Muskie Fellows Propose Solutions to Global Issues at Clinton Conference June 30, 2011 by Amy Bernath Two Muskie fellows recently shared project proposals to improve education and health with hundreds of colleagues at a prominent conference hosted by former President Bill Clinton. Ekaterine Danelia, a Georgian fellow studying international affairs at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, focused on giving Georgian youth global citizenship education. Yuliya Serdyuchenko, an economics fellow from Ukraine at Western Illinois University, looked at providing free polio vaccinations for children in Pakistan.	Educating Future Government Leaders of Eurasia and Central Asia June 21, 2011 More than 20 undergraduate fellows from abroad participated directly in American democracy this spring. Through part-time internships at government agencies and institutions throughout the US, these future leaders gained experience and insight into political processes that will later help them govern their home countries.
Scholars Challenge Assumptions about Gender in Eastern Europe and Eurasia May 27, 2011 by Julia Hon Islam is viewed as an empowering force by some women in Bosnia. After the mass violence against women during the wars in Yugoslavia in the 1990s, some Muslim women have said that wearing the hijab offers a sense of security and protection.	Impact of Information and Communications Technology for Communities in Crisis May 26, 2011 Donors and implementers who assisted Chileans in the aftermath of the 2010, 8.8-magnitude earthquake recently stood on stage at an event in Santiago organized by the Telecentre.org Foundation in front of representatives from 50 telecentre networks of 100 countries, to share ways information and communication technologies (ICT) helped ease the pain of the disaster. As is typical in crisis situations,utilities and communications were down, government offices were closed, if not destroyed, and media outlets were not broadcasting, leaving a field of misinformation open and alarming an already distraught population.
Georgian Global UGRAD Fellow Named Outstanding Delegate at Harvard’s Model UN March 10, 2011 Archil Sumbadze is one step closer to his goal of becoming a diplomat for his country, Georgia. A fellow of the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia, he was honored as an Outstanding Delegate at the oldest, largest, and most prestigious of Model UN conferences, the Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN).	Teaching Tolerance to Youth in Georgia March 7, 2011 by Amy Bernath Koba Grdzelishvili encountered many cultures while studying education at the University of Minnesota and working as a camp counselor in Colorado. Since returning to Georgia, Grdzelishvili has participated in several events designed to bring together youth from different cultural backgrounds.
IREX Launches Programs in Georgia to Strengthen Independent Media December 21, 2010 by Eleeza V. Agopian Two recently launched programs in Georgia will allow IERX -- with financial support from USAID and the US Embassy in Tbilisi -- to help Georgian media professionals tackle some of the biggest challenges facing their media sector.	Global UGRAD Fellows Explore Local Community December 10, 2010 Participants of the Global UGRAD in Eurasia and Central Asia program get involved in events in their host communities.
IREX Welcomes University Administration Support Program Fellows September 30, 2010 by Darrell Kendall Twelve University Administrators from Armenia, Georgia, Ghana, Russia and Ukraine arrived at IREX on September 27^th to begin their University Administration Support Program Fellowship.	Muskie Environmental Fellows and Alumni Influence Policy September 24, 2010 From the statehouse to the forest, Muskie environmental fellows are experiencing environmental management and policy in action.