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August 3, 2012
 Who knew poultry, pigs and potatoes were part of the peace process? They are, according to hundreds of young Rwandans still affected by genocide. The youth recently had a chance to plan and lead peace-building activities in their communities as part of IREX's Youth For Change (Y4C) program. |
July 13, 2012
 Washington, DC – Today IREX received a new grant from the United States Institute of Peace, which will expand its peacebuilding activities in Kyrgyzstan. With this funding, IREX will train and support youth and adults to create peer mediation programs in schools and establish and support a multi-ethnic youth theater performance troupe. |
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July 2, 2012
 IREX congratulates Ricky Richard Anywar, recipient of the 2012 IREX Founders’ Day Award. Anywar is Founder and Executive Director of Friends of Orphans (FRO) in Uganda, which works to reintegrate child soldiers into their home communities, train IDPs in managing and resolving disputes, and increase food production in local areas. A former child soldier himself, Ricky received the 2008 Harriet Tubman Freedom Award, given every year to exemplary organizations that work to create sustainable freedom in communities vulnerable to slavery. He also received the 2008 Humanitarian Award from World of Children for his work with former child soldiers, child mothers, and vulnerable children. He is an alumnus of IREX’s Community Solutions Program. |
June 29, 2012
 IREX is pleased to announce the winners of its Make a Better World Photo Contest. The contest received 2,400 submissions from over 120 countries in an effort to best capture IREX’s tagline, “Make a Better World.” A panel of expert judges selected winning photos based on both artistic merit and their demonstration of one or more of IREX’s seven focus areas; IREX’s friends and followers on social media also helped select the “People’s Choice” winner. |
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June 18, 2012
 “Strangers used to scare me, and it usually took quite awhile before I would talk to new people,” explains Jarkynay Yrysbek kyzy, a high school student from Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan, a city that experienced violent ethnic clashes during the country’s 2010 coup. “But a year has passed since I joined YTP,” she notes, “and I can hardly recognize myself!” |
June 4, 2012
 A domestic abuse helpline in Kazakhstan extends free counseling and advice to about 15,000 youth throughout Almaty and Astana, thanks to a recent grant from the BOTA Foundation. |
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June 1, 2012
 IREX will be participating for the first time at the Aid and International Development Forum (AIDF) June 6 -7, 2012. We look forward to interacting with our peer NGO leaders, policy makers and private sector representatives and exploring ways to leverage our global cross-cutting work in civil society, education, media, conflict resolution, gender, technology and youth. Be sure to stop by our table at N19 in Hall D at the Washington Convention Center. |
May 24, 2012
 Although IREX began its work in the Soviet Union more than 40 years ago, today we implement a wide portfolio of programs in 41 countries in Africa. More than 20% of our program budget goes to African civil society actors, journalists, teachers, youth, and community leaders. Our programs draw on local expertise, NGOs and staff to deliver sustainable solutions well-suited for the African context. |
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May 11, 2012
 High school gym teachers in Kyrgyzstan are using sports to promote ethnic tolerance and increase gender equality. Last month, teachers Svetlana, Natalia, Nurbek, Nurlan and Furkhat travelled to the United States as part of the Kyrgyzstan Innovations in Coaching Kids (KICK) program. On their first visit to the United States, the coaches came to observe American gym classes and meet with their coaching peers to learn new sports training methodologies and tools for integrating conflict mitigation strategies and girls more effectively into their schools’ sports programming. |
April 27, 2012
 When Raphael Nzabiyumva was just a boy, his family got caught up in the frenzy of the Rwandan genocide and destroyed a neighbors' property. Today, the young man is helping to forge reconciliation with his neighbors and the community at large. |
