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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.	Empowering Citizen Participation in Moldova March 3, 2011 Over the past six years the Moldova Citizen Participation Program (CPP) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by IREX, achieved significant progress in empowering the citizens of Moldova to generate positive change in their communities
UGRAD Fellows Show Americans Another Side of Pakistan March 2, 2011 The Global UGRAD-Pakistan fellows have embraced their role as cultural ambassadors in the US, spreading awareness about Pakistan through country presentations on and off campus.	Navigating Legal Landscapes, Librarians Lead the Way February 28, 2011 Access to legal information is becoming an increasingly popular service at Bibliomist-equipped libraries, especially those in smaller towns and villages
Libraries Share Winning Strategies from Bibliomist Expansion Round February 28, 2011 The librarians whose libraries were selected to be equipped in round two of Bibliomist discuss what made their applications successful and how they stay tuned into community needs.	Participant Profile: Mokhtar Nuur – Uniting Communities Through Media in Somalia February 24, 2011 by Said Mohamed Mokhtar, a budding media professional, aspires to run his own media outlet one day. Mokhtar studies at East Africa University in Bosaso with a focus on community development while also serving as Deputy Director at Somali Development Trust, an IREX partner for the Uniting Communities to Mitigate Conflict program (UCMC).
Social Media Skills for the Next Generation of Iraqi Journalists February 24, 2011 by Namo Abdulla IREX’s efforts to enhance new media literacy among journalists and civil society in Iraq coincides with a wave of demonstrations for democracy across the Arab World that has shown the power of social networking sites, leading authorities in Egypt, then later Libya to cut Internet and mobile phone services in an attempt to disrupt demonstrations.	US Scholar Analyzes Challenges in Central Asia February 23, 2011 US Embassy Policy Specialist Program (EPS) fellow Michael J. G. Cain writes on the domestic and international challenges faced by the leadership of Tajikistan and other Central Asian countries in meeting their energy needs.
Azerbaijani Women Land Jobs After Gaining New Media Skills February 9, 2011 by Oksana Zarukayeva and Shahin Abbasov Sheki, a city of 63,000 two hundred miles north of Baku in the Caucasus mountains, hosts one of IREX’s f.y.i. Community Information Centers that provides provides local residents with IT skills, citizen journalism training, and access to the Internet. Seven young women who took advantage of the center’s trainings this past autumn used the skills they developed to land jobs.	Ukraine Alumna Reaches out to Children in Need February 8, 2011 by Anne Johnson Anna Tsapok, UGRAD 09-10, organzies a book and toy drive in Ukraine.