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Tackling Community Issues on Stage November 18, 2011 In Chorku, a small community in the Isfara district along Tajikistan’s border with Kyrgyzstan, Robiya is changing attitudes about girls’ education. In this area, only 42% of girls continue their studies after ninth grade; many girls marry early and quit school to take on household responsibilities. Intrigued by a Youth Theater for Peace (YTP) performance at her school, 14-year old Robiya asked to join the local IREX-supported YTP drama group and quickly gained respect among her family, peers, and teachers for her leadership on stage.	IREX Releases 2011 Annual Report 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.
Advancing Legal Protection for Women in Tajikistan November 4, 2011 Mufara Hamidova provides legal assistance to women in Tajikistan on issues ranging from domestic violence to early marriage. As a manager at the League of Women Lawyers of Tajikistan, she addresses domestic issues through litigation and mediation and also uses media and trainings to inform community groups about the legal status of young girls getting married and the legal and psychological consequences of early marriage.	Secretary Clinton Addresses Alumni in Tajikistan October 26, 2011 During her recent tour of Central Asia, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with dozens of current or rising leaders in civil society, government, and the private sector in Tajikistan. Secretary Clinton held a town hall meeting with women, youth, and civil society in the capital of Dushanbe, leading discussion on the collaboration between the U.S. and Tajikistan, along with issues such as regional security and job promotion for youth.
24 More Girls Are In School October 21, 2011 by Susie Armitage The Youth Theater for Peace (YTP) team is very excited to share some more impact news from the program in Tajikistan!	Welcoming New Champions in the Fight against Child Marriage September 22, 2011 by W. Robert Pearson I’ve just returned from a series of meetings in New York. With the UN General Assembly and the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) conference taking place, the energy in the international development community was palpable. I was especially excited to learn about the new Girls Not Brides initiative launched at CGI by The Elders in partnership with the Ford and Nike Foundations, as gender is one of IREX’s core focus areas.
Changing Minds About Child Marriage September 22, 2011 by Anne Johnson Last year, there were no girls enrolled past the 10th grade at Faroiz Makhamova's high school in Chorku, Tajikistan. This year, there are 20.	Leaders from 21 Countries Train in US to Improve Local Communities August 25, 2011 Sixty-four motivated community leaders from 21 countries arrived in the US recently to kick off the 2011 Community Solutions Program. Community Solutions is a professional development program for the best and brightest global community leaders striving for change in their communities.
2011-2012 Global UGRAD Fellows Begin US Experience August 18, 2011 143 young leaders from Eurasia and Central Asia arrived to begin academic and cultural fellowships at undergraduate institutions across the United States.	2011 Muskie Fellows Arrive in US August 17, 2011 A new class of Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellows arrived in the US recently to kick-off their graduate study programs. The fellowship program brings emerging leaders in key professional fields from Eurasia to the United States for one to two years of study at institutions across the United States.