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Tech Age Girls from Kyrgyzstan Visit the United States October 27, 2011 Three high school age girls from Kyrgyzstan interested in strengthening their own community development projects visited the United States as part of the Global Connections and Exchange Program. During their trip they met women leaders in technology, government, and business. While in Washington, D.C. they met with staff members from the offices of Congressman Russ Carnahan (Missouri) and Congressman Raul Grijalva (Arizona) to discuss the importance of supporting young women and the use of technology in development. At their host high schools they observed how youth use technology in extracurricular activies and community service.	Welcoming New Champions in the Fight against Child Marriage September 22, 2011 by W. Robert Pearson I’ve just returned from a series of meetings in New York. With the UN General Assembly and the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) conference taking place, the energy in the international development community was palpable. I was especially excited to learn about the new Girls Not Brides initiative launched at CGI by The Elders in partnership with the Ford and Nike Foundations, as gender is one of IREX’s core focus areas.
Leaders from 21 Countries Train in US to Improve Local Communities August 25, 2011 Sixty-four motivated community leaders from 21 countries arrived in the US recently to kick off the 2011 Community Solutions Program. Community Solutions is a professional development program for the best and brightest global community leaders striving for change in their communities.	Building Partnerships: Soros Foundation in Kyrgyzstan and Tech Age Girls August 18, 2011 by Myahriban Karyagdyyeva (Mehri) For the past two years, the Tech Age Girls (TAG) project has been implemented in Kyrgyzstan, and the Soros Foundation (SFK) has been a big supporter. Through its Youth Initiative Program, SFK contributed over $8,000 the first year and over $13,000 this year to TAG. Thanks to this generous contribution, TAG was able to bring 26 girls in 2010 and 34 participants in 2011 together in Bishkek for a two-week long intensive technology and leadership training. Partnership with SFK didn’t stop there, as TAG alumni have become active beneficiaries of different opportunities that Soros Foundation offers for youth such as:
2011-2012 Global UGRAD Fellows Begin US Experience August 18, 2011 143 young leaders from Eurasia and Central Asia arrived to begin academic and cultural fellowships at undergraduate institutions across the United States.	2011 Muskie Fellows Arrive in US August 17, 2011 A new class of Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellows arrived in the US recently to kick-off their graduate study programs. The fellowship program brings emerging leaders in key professional fields from Eurasia to the United States for one to two years of study at institutions across the United States.
American Teachers Bring the World to the Classroom August 16, 2011 One hundred American high school teachers from across the country are internationalizing their fall lesson plans after returning from global professional development visits worldwide.	Technology Inspires Leadership in Teen Girls July 29, 2011 A group of tech-savvy high school age girls from Kyrgyzstan mingled with U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Pamela Spratlen in July as they proudly showed off information and communication technology (ICT) projects that they had created as participants of the Tech Age Girls (TAG) project. The project gave the girls an opportunity to travel away from their villages and meet each other, along with helping them develop leadership skills, a sense of volunteerism and confidence.
Youth + Technology = Transformation July 28, 2011 by Myahriban Karyagdyyeva (Mehri) I have been managing IREX’s Tech Age Girls (TAG) project for several years and the transformation that happens in the participants in the short period of 5-6 month continues to inspire me. TAG is a unique project because it uses technology as a means of developing leadership, sense of volunteerism, and confidence in high school girls.	Youth Lead Youth for Greater Impact July 26, 2011 by Susie Armitage Sabrina stands in the center of the circle, explaining a theater exercise to her peers: "When I point to you and say 'boat.' Together, you are going to make a boat with your bodies. Ready? OK...BOAT!" The room breaks into giggles as the three students snap into place: the girl in the middle mimes sighting land, and the boys on either side of her make energetic rowing motions. Sabrina points at another trio: “Good, but faster next time – otherwise you'll end up in the middle!”