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June 25, 2008
 This spring, the USAID-supported Assistance to Russian Orphans (ARO) program, administered by IREX, sent a group of six Russian child-welfare professionals to the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) in New York City to observe US models and share lessons learned in family-based (foster) care for orphans, as well as to forge new working relationships. |
May 31, 2008
 Educational Fellowships in the United States provide opportunities for advancement at multiple levels of career studies. A recent example is that of two Moldovan fellows, graduate student Nadine Gogu and undergraduate student Mariana Oprea, who both pursued journalism at different stages of their lives and for different reasons, but both gaining valuable experience that would help them upon their return home. |
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April 23, 2008
 In Windmill Park in the foothills of Northern Arizona, 19-year-old Anna Zinenko is investigating the potential market and benefits for wind energy. She hopes the efforts undertaken on these wind farms will produce transferrable results that can be utilized in her home country of Ukraine. Though only an undergraduate student, she is considered a peer among the researchers and professors from Northern Arizona University’s Sustainable Energy Solutions (SES). |
March 25, 2008
 Increasing the preparedness of Ukrainian law students to enter the country’s legal system is a cornerstone of the Students’ League of the Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) at the Economics and Law Faculty at Donetsk National University in Ukraine. The Students’ League has initiated projects to allow law students from all over Ukraine to network among their future legal peers, share knowledge, and develop their professional capacity. Targeted for reform by authorities, the Ukrainian legal system will benefit from an influx of trained and highly competent new lawyers. |
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February 25, 2008
 Over the past decade, Russia and its neighbors have launched an array of reforms in higher education administration. The introduction of multi-level educational systems and dramatic changes to increase the quality of higher education according to the Bologna Process have been key goals. |
December 17, 2007
 Volunteers represent a tremendous resource for any nongovernmental organization, from local nonprofits to international bodies. An effectively managed volunteer program can transform an organization from a few dedicated individuals to a powerhouse with vast human resources. |
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November 19, 2007
 For years teachers and parents of a kindergarten in Comrat, the capital of Moldova’s Gagauzian Autonomous Territory, have been searching for positive outlets to channel their students’ energy. Ana Panaitova, the kindergarten’s director, has led an effort that came with an ideal solution: a gymnasium. And an unused boiler room in the basement of the building provided the ideal venue. |
November 6, 2007
 The eighth annual International Education Week took place November 12-16, 2007. A joint initiative of the US State Department and US Department of Education, International Education Week is designed to “promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States.” |
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October 30, 2007
 Raised in the industrial city of Magnitogorsk, Tanya’s* life was deeply affected by her parents’ alcoholism. Having spent much of her youth in the streets, by the time Tanya was 21, she was diagnosed as HIV positive from intravenous drug use. |
September 21, 2007
 With a little help, youth throughout Russia are becoming key players in community development. The US-Russia Volunteer Initiative (USRVI) has been instrumental in making this happen through its multifaceted approach to exchange programming. |
