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July 14, 2009
 Two young men running more than 600 miles in 41 days across the largest country inside Europe is not just impressive, it was enough to raise over $50,000 for premature babies in Ukraine. |
July 13, 2009
 Lebanese citizens are fed up with the level of corruption in their country. According to Transparency International’s 2008 Corruptions Perceptions Index, the country is rated 102 out of 180. The strongest advocates for transparency and anti-corruption measures are often youth, who, when unified, can share strategies and take a comprehensive approach to addressing national issues. |
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June 30, 2009
 The isolated mountain village of Bediani, home to a community of 18 former street children, is a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Tbilisi along poorly maintained, winding roads. It’s an unlikely destination for young people from Georgia’s capital city; however, thanks to an Alumni Small Grant organized by Muskie alumnus Koba Grdzelishvili, Bediani has become the setting for a unique youth-to-youth development project that builds ties between rural and urban children and teens. |
April 1, 2009
 In recent years, the Republic of Buryatiya has seen a sharp increase in the number of at-risk families and children without parental support. |
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March 31, 2009
 Alumni of the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship (Muskie) Program and the Global Undergraduate Exchange (UGrad) Program in Russia recently participated in a Virtual Career Fair organized by IREX. The fair was the final component of a Career Progression Training program led by IREX and held in Moscow last fall. |
March 27, 2009
 As the Red River rises to record levels this week, Muskie and Global UGRAD program fellows who live and study at North Dakota State University in Fargo have joined the fight to prevent massive flooding. With classes cancelled for the remainder of the week, Muskie and UGRAD fellows mobilized alongside thousands of community members to fill sandbags to hold back the Red River. |
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March 5, 2009
 From September through December 2008, IREX conducted 56 Conflict Management and Civic Education (CM/CE) trainings for 107 youth between the ages of 17 and 24 representing five North Caucasus republics as part of the USAID-funded Youth Initiative for the Promotion of Peace (YIPP) program. YIPP is a three-year program that constructively engages disenfranchised youth by providing them with new skills and opportunities for economic progress and community involvement. |
March 2, 2009
 After confronting and successfully overcoming her own medical issues associated with an eating disorder, Halyna Kurylo, an alumna of the Global Undergraduate Program (UGRAD), was determined to share her experiences and personal triumphs with others. In fall 2007, she successfully won a 10-month Alumni Small Grant to develop and implement a public awareness campaign that would educate youth in Ukraine about eating disorders through a series of trainings, workshops, and information distribution. |
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January 3, 2009
 Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia was devastated by poverty and social instability, resulting in a sharp increase in child abandonment. Rising alcohol and drug addiction rates also placed many children at risk of abuse and neglect. In response, Russian social workers founded the National Foundation for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NFPCC), which has advocated for innovative child welfare models and policy change since 1994. |
December 4, 2008
 Recently, 11 youth – five Druze and six Christians – from the Lebanese village of Breih came together at a cafe in Beirut to collaborate on projects to improve life in their village. The meeting was made possible through the Youth Civil Society and Leadership Program in Lebanon (YCSL), a US State Department project administered by IREX. |
