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Youth Without Borders August 5, 2011 by Robert Cronin I’ve worked on civil society development for almost twenty years now. So I’ve seen my fill of inspirational project acronyms and transformative methodologies - each one more synergistic and sustainable than the next: community mobilization, citizen participation, and other grassroots approaches to civil society capacity building. These are methodologies that frame the work of international NGOs like IREX around the world. And don’t misunderstand my lighthearted sarcasm, I believe in these concepts quite deeply and have dedicated myself to them passionately.	International Year of Youth: Inclusion of Youth at All Levels July 12, 2011 by Rachel Surkin The extraordinary power of youth to change their own worlds and the world around them strikes me anew every day.I see this power manifest in diverse forms and settings – from the Russian program participant who created a break-dancing school to engage at-risk youth in her small town, to the two teenagers from MetroTeenAIDS who, last week, addressed more than 70 international development professionals about their role in educating thousands of other youth in Washington, DC, about STDs and HIV testing.
To Make a Better World: IREX Then & Now June 30, 2011 by W. Robert Pearson Forty-three years ago today, IREX was created to help advance exchanges, not just of people, but of ideas. As we celebrate IREX’s founding, we honor its original charge by continuing to bring people together, to link institutions both within and across countries and regions, and to host events where the latest thinking and research is shared with the world.	Are They Listening? Shaping Successful Youth Messaging June 21, 2011 IREX and the International Youth Foundation (IYF) are pleased to invite you to the Youth in Development Work Group event. This session will be the third installment of our series of programming on Youth, Media, and Messaging. The event will take place on Thursday, June 30, 2011; 12:00 - 1:30 pm– Brown Bag Lunch. Please RSVP by Monday June 27 and direct any questions to Nick Ashburn at nashburn@irex.org. Please pass this invitation along to any interested colleagues.
World Press Freedom Day 2011: The Promise and Challenge of New Technologies June 15, 2011 by Mark Whitehouse Over 800 journalists, bloggers, freedom of expression advocates, and new media pioneers gathered in Washington, D.C., May 1-3 to celebrate World Press Freedom Day 2011. This year's event, 21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers, marked the first time the United States has hosted the event. The role of new media and citizen journalism in the ongoing events in the Middle East provided an interesting backdrop and relevant case studies for the three days of debate and discussion. IREX, together with the Center for International Media Assistance at NED, the UN Foundation, and the US Department of State served as members of the Executive Committee that planned and organized the event.	Impact of Information and Communications Technology for Communities in Crisis May 26, 2011 Donors and implementers who assisted Chileans in the aftermath of the 2010, 8.8-magnitude earthquake recently stood on stage at an event in Santiago organized by the Telecentre.org Foundation in front of representatives from 50 telecentre networks of 100 countries, to share ways information and communication technologies (ICT) helped ease the pain of the disaster. As is typical in crisis situations,utilities and communications were down, government offices were closed, if not destroyed, and media outlets were not broadcasting, leaving a field of misinformation open and alarming an already distraught population.
IREX President Appointed to U.S. National Commission for UNESCO April 18, 2011 IREX is pleased to announce that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently appointed IREX President W. Robert Pearson as a Commissioner of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.	US Teachers Internationalize Their Classrooms 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.
Georgian Global UGRAD Fellow Named Outstanding Delegate at Harvard’s Model UN March 10, 2011 Archil Sumbadze is one step closer to his goal of becoming a diplomat for his country, Georgia. A fellow of the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia, he was honored as an Outstanding Delegate at the oldest, largest, and most prestigious of Model UN conferences, the Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN).	Connecting Points with Senator Richard G. Lugar March 9, 2011 by Karen Wrightsman Every once in a while, you have the opportunity to connect two points in your life. Mine began when I was a junior in high school and was selected as a participant for the Symposium for Tomorrow’s Leaders program. Founded in 1977 by Senator Richard G. Lugar, the symposium is designed to “increase the awareness of current national and international issues among Indiana’s future leaders.”