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Telecenter Networks and Civil Society April 10, 2007 IREX was grateful for the opportunity to host Mr. Surman, and to hear how communities utilize and adapt telecenters to advance local governance, civil society, and economic opportunities.	New IREX Speaker Series: Technology Serving Civil Society February 26, 2007 IREX announces a new, bimonthly speaker series that will bring a unique, locally-focused perspective to international development policy dialogue in Washington, DC.
Career Forum and Job Fair 2006 October 11, 2006 On September 30, 2006, 114 ECA alumni from across Russia came to the 2006 Career Forum and Job Fair (CF/JF) in Moscow to learn how to develop a successful career in Russia today.	Avis T. Bohlen, Foreign Policy Expert, Becomes Chair of IREX Board of Directors Elizabeth Jones, Executive Vice President for APCO Worldwide, Joins IREX Board September 11, 2006 IREX announces that Avis T Bohlen, Public Policy Scholar and former US Ambassador, has been named Chair of the Board of Directors for IREX. Elizabeth Jones, Executive Vice President for APCO Worldwide and former US Ambassador, is also joining the IREX Board.
IREX Announces Grant Opportunities to Support Education, Media, and Civil Society Projects in Africa and Asia August 1, 2006 IREX announces grant opportunities to support education, media, and civil society projects in Africa and Asia.	HIV/AIDS and Youth: IREX Alumnae Continue Their Activism and Volunteerism May 30, 2006 After working on HIV/AIDS prevention for two months in Siberia, Megan Buskey and Emily Feder returned to the United States to organize the “Young Global Leaders Summit: Fighting AIDS,” a youth conference held at New York University.
Media and the Community: Demonstrating Corporate Responsibility in Ukraine April 25, 2006 How does a community in a transitional country maintain a social safety net for the poor, disabled, and elderly in the face of the inevitable dislocations as one system replaces another?	Local Tajik NGO Fights Bribery through Media and Public Discussion April 4, 2006 In Tajikistan today, the existence of corruption is as pervasive as society’s indifference to corruption. Low wages, high unemployment, and the absence of functioning civic institutions or invested, responsible government all contribute to a sense of helplessness permeating the Tajik landscape, while the wary population has come to see corruption as a normal phenomenon.
IREX Hosts First Public Lecture on New Amendments to Russian NGO Regulation March 5, 2006 Since their ratification on January 19, 2006, the new amendments to NGO legislation in Russia have caused a stir among domestic and international NGOs. Forcing changes in several existing laws regulating NGO activity, the new amendments provide a convoluted set of regulations on many aspects of NGO activity including registration, inspection, cause for closure, and foreign participation in domestic NGO activity.	A Moldovan Community Brings Warmth to the Maria Biesu Arts School February 16, 2006 What could bring a national celebrity and a US diplomat to the small Moldovan town of Stefan Voda in the dead of winter? They came to see and applaud the results of the community’s hard work to improve conditions for students at their local arts school.