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Fellows Reflect About Cross-Cultural Exchange for International Education Week November 12, 2010 View videos from Global UGRAD in Eurasia & Central Asia fellows about International Education Week in the US	Pensioner Teaches IT Skills to Peers at Biblionet Library November 11, 2010 In Odorheiu Secuiesc, pensioners are now learning how to stay in touch with family and loved ones online at their local library.
Conflict Mitigation through Youth Leadership in Lebanon October 25, 2010 by Sulaiman Bah Peace and stability are precursors to democracy. Moreover, a democracy respects diversity. Lebanon is a small country in the Middle East with a multi-confessional demographic that has not found the right formula for its 18 confessional communities to live together peacefully.	What Does Internet Freedom Mean to You? Views from Iraq October 18, 2010 by Michael Clarke IREX and IWPR hosted a conference that brought together government, media, and civil society to discuss the issues of technology, media, advocacy, and governance in Iraq. IREX asked the panelists, "What does Internet freedom mean to you?"
Fellows Collaborate to Raise Funds for Flood Relief in Pakistan October 13, 2010 The Global UGRAD in Pakistan fellows at the University of Arkansas in collaboration with the Red Cross Student Organization and other student groups organized a fundraiser for Pakistan flood relief on Monday, September 25, 2010.	Invisible Light October 1, 2010 Alumni Project Brings New Opportunities to People with Visual Impairment
Teaching Fellow Brings Russian Culture to Greensboro, NC August 8, 2010 A native of St. Petersburg, 2009-2010 Teaching Fellow Yelena Francis is passionate about sharing her culture, not only with the students in her Russian language and Russian literature and media courses at Bennett College for Women, but with the Greensboro community at large.	Muskie Fellow Experiences North Dakota-Style Community Action May 6, 2010 This spring, Sirjoddin Eshmatov, a Muskie fellow from Uzbekistan studying agricultural economics at North Dakota State University, was proud to join the community action and contribute to help prevent flooding in the city that has become his new home.
TEA 2009 Alumni Put Their Experience Into Practice January 21, 2010 Alumni of the 2009 TEA program returned to their home countries in November 2009 and have been steadily working to put their experience into practice in their schools and communities.	Knowing Their Rights: Muskie Alumnus Advocates for Hospital Patients December 18, 2009 In 2008, Dr. Kemal Goshliyev returned to the Central Skin and Venereal Disease Hospital in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan with a master’s degree in public health and a commitment to improve the institution he’d worked at for over 10 years.