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October 20, 2010
by Clare Ye Sheng
Principal Liu Xinsheng (R) presents gifts to IREX President, Bob Pearson (L)

Recently, we hosted a delegation of educators from northwestern China. The High School attached to Northwest Normal University is one of the high schools in which IREX is implementing a student journalism program.

October 18, 2010

IREX Program Director in Lebanon, Peter Salloum, will share innovative approaches, examples, and lessons learned on working with youth to address conflict and corruption in Lebanon’s most divided communities.

October 15, 2010
by W. Robert Pearson
Attendees at the Emerging Technologies/Emerging Democracies conference

I recently returned from a brief and productive trip to the Middle East looking at the existing portfolio of programs IREX implements in the region and exploring possibilities for new opportunities. 

October 13, 2010
by Sarah Dye
Haitian Teachers Revive Community and Rebuild Education

Amid the chaos of recovery, and continuing for months after the earthquake, three Haitian teachers have risen to the occasion to provide desperately needed training for their peers and safe extracurricular activities for their students.

October 13, 2010
Global UGRAD in Pakistan fellows at fundraiser

The Global UGRAD in Pakistan fellows at the University of Arkansas in collaboration with the Red Cross Student Organization and other student groups organized a fundraiser for Pakistan flood relief on Monday, September 25, 2010.

October 9, 2010
by Said Mohamed
A participant practices interview skills after IREX Somalia training

Fifteen youth from around Somalia to take part in an IREX-led six-day training on “Media Tools for Peace Advocacy” between September 25-30, 2010 in Hargeisa, Somaliland.

October 7, 2010
by Susie Armitage
Krump dancing

Art can be a transformative force for healing – and for turning would-be soldiers into ambassadors for peace.

October 1, 2010

Alumni Project Brings New Opportunities to People with Visual Impairment

October 1, 2010
by Amy Ahearn

During the blizzard of 1888, teacher Minnie Freeman tied her students together with a ball of twine.

September 24, 2010
by Susie Armitage

I'm writing onboard a train from Washington to New York, where I'm headed to attend a conference on theater and peacebuilding (more on that in my next post).