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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. |
July 26, 2011
 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!” |
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June 24, 2011
 Twenty years after Tajikistan gained independence, Farrukhjon Ibrohimov will return from a fellowship in the US equipped to help shape his country’s nascent legal system. After completing his Master’s in Law (LLM) at the University of Connecticut this month, Ibrohimov, a lawyer in the capital of Dushanbe, plans to strengthen the rule of law there by sharing the tools, knowledge, and networks he has honed in the US. |
June 23, 2011
 Youth from Tajikistan use their own experiences with conflict to create and perform in community theater. |
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May 31, 2011
 Nestled amid mountains and winding roads just miles from Tajikistan’s southern border with Afghanistan, Otchapar is one of the more remote communities of the world. Populated by fewer than 20 households, it is home to a mix of ethnic Tajiks and Uzbeks. “Our village has not had any visitors for the past 20 years,” explained Nurrullo Amrulloev, Head of the Village Committee, when receiving a group of youth theater performers from Panj, a central town in Tajikistan’s far south. |
May 3, 2011
 “I am a citizen of Kyrgyzstan,” Suhrob Ergashev says proudly when asked about his nationality. Ergashev is ethnically Tajik, one of scores of minority groups in this diverse country. A history teacher in a village near the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, where violence often flares on ethnic lines, he strives to link his Tajik-speaking students with the rest of their country and the outside world. Ergashev’s students now engage communities and lead dialogue through Drama Clubs he founded with help from IREX’s Youth Theater for Peace (YTP) program. |
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April 29, 2011
 As aid budgets shrink, donors want to see more than just the immediate impact of their dollars – they want to know an investment will be sustainable, continuing to affect people’s lives for years to come. To achieve sustainability, a project has to introduce tools that truly serve local community needs. That’s what I love the most about our Youth Theater for Peace (YTP) programs—they present a flexible methodology, Drama for Conflict Transformation (DCT), which beneficiaries can use to address a range of conflict issues they feel are relevant locally. |
April 1, 2011
 Across the country, American teachers are recognizing the importance of infusing their teaching with international content and themes. Through the Teachers for Global Classrooms program, IREX supports US teachers in their efforts to internationalize their classrooms, effectively reach their diverse students, and continually enhance their teaching practice. |
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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. |
January 25, 2011
 After becoming a doctor and gaining experience with public health programs, Aziz Nabidzhonov sought a Muskie fellowship to study behavior change to reduce the spread of disease. At Western Illinois University, Nabidzhonov learned about new methods of health communication, leading to a presentation at a national conference and plans to promote health education in Tajikistan. |
