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Business Fellow Meets Investor Warren Buffett December 16, 2009 Bakai Madybaev, a 2009 Muskie fellow from Kyrgyzstan, had the chance to meet the investor, businessman and philanthropist Warren Buffett in November.	Web 2.0 Training Helps UGRAD Alumna Launch Popular HIV/AIDS Blog December 8, 2009 Over 70% of youth in Kyrgyzstan have misconceptions about HIV/AIDS, according to a recent study by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
Muskie Fellow Volunteers to Teach University's First Russian Course in Twelve Years November 18, 2009 For the first time in twelve years, Georgia Southern University (GSU) has a Russian language and cultural course thanks to the volunteer efforts of Saida Akbarova, a 2008 Muskie fellow from Uzbekistan studying in GSU’s graduate education program.	Muskie Fellows Volunteer to Monitor Polls on Election Day in Virginia November 13, 2009 On November 3, 2009, Virginians elected a new governor, and Muskie fellows Alexandru Mocanu and Andriy Olenyuk were in the thick of the excitement as poll monitoring volunteers.
Alumni Organize Therapeutic Dance Classes for Youth With Disabilities in Kyrgyzstan November 2, 2009 From September 2-11, Aicholpon Jorupbekova, a 2004 Muskie alumna, organized therapeutic dance classes on the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan for 25 young people from Obereg, a rehabilitation center which serves children and youth with autism, epilepsy, Down’s syndrome, infantile paralysis, and other conditions.	Internship Experience Will Help Muskie Fellow Strengthen Legal Aid in Georgia October 29, 2009 Andro Gigauri, a 2008 Muskie fellow from Georgia, learned more about the U.S. legal aid system during his summer internship at the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in Washington, DC and made connections that will help him expand legal aid to low-income people in his home country.
UGRAD Alumna Connects Russian and Chinese Students in Khabarovsk September 4, 2009 Located only 30km from the Chinese border, the Khabarovsk State Academy of Economics and Law (KSAEL) attracts many Chinese students pursuing higher education abroad.	UGRAD Alumna Organizes Camp for Children with Disabilities in Kazakhstan July 30, 2009 UGRAD alumna Zhanar Zhaxylykova (2007-2008) believes that kids with disabilities have the right to perform in concerts, play sports, socialize, and do all the other things their peers without disabilities often take for granted.
New Orleans Experience Inspires Fellow to Promote Community Service in Kyrgyzstan June 19, 2009 Muskie fellow Ruslan Karabukaev and several of his MBA classmates at the Georgia Institute of Technology spent their winter break volunteering in New Orleans with the Saint Bernard Project, which aims to help rebuild the lives of Hurricane Katrina survivors, family by family.	Community Service Humanizes HIV/AIDS Epidemic for Muskie Fellow April 24, 2009 “No matter how many movies or news stories you’ve watched about [people living with HIV/AIDS], it’s totally different from actually dealing with them on [a daily basis].