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Understanding a Community One Door at a Time January 18, 2011 by Amy Bernath Muskie fellow Marianna Tanina worked with other graduate students to conduct an assessment of community participation in city planning. After gathering input from community members, Tanina made recommendations for improvements to the City of Mesquite.	Human Trafficking Awareness Day – Highlights of IREX’s Efforts to Combat Trafficking January 11, 2011 IREX is working to make a better world through its efforts to fight human trafficking.
Eurasian Fellows Pitch-in Across the Nation December 10, 2010 Participants of the Global UGRAD in Eurasia and Central Asia Program actively participated in volunteer events in their host communities.	Muskies Moving Beyond ‘You’ve Got Mail’ November 11, 2010 by Amy Bernath When Moldovan diplomat and Muskie fellow Radu Cucos first accessed the internet as a teenager, he wasn’t thinking about technology as a tool for increasing government transparency.
Acting Together, Performing Peace October 7, 2010 by Susie Armitage Art can be a transformative force for healing – and for turning would-be soldiers into ambassadors for peace.	TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grant Award Recipients Announced September 20, 2010 by Sarah Dye IREX is pleased to announce the recipients of the TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grants competition for the Fall 2010 cycle.
Changing the Dynamics of Adult-Youth Interaction August 26, 2010 by Susie Armitage Firdavs thinks I can’t see his mouth moving. I’ve asked him and the other teachers not to tell the youth at our theater camp in Tajikistan what to say, and to let the campers create scenes and dialogue on their own.	Creating and Sustaining Positive Spaces for Youth August 11, 2010 by Susie Armitage From time to time since I started focusing on youth development projects at IREX, I’ve thought back to my first day of ninth grade. I went to a big public high school with around 2,000 students, and I was a little lost, not really sure what to get involved in, or who my friends were going to be anymore.
People-centric Conflict Resolution August 9, 2010 One of my college professors was an Israeli member in low-level peace talks, in his case focused on the transportation link between Gaza and the West Bank. He told me a great story of particularly heated conversations with his Palestinian counterpart during discussions in Rome, and leaving the room feeling such anger and frustration that he didn’t think he could speak with the man again.	TEA Alumna Leads Workshop on Teaching Methods in Tajikistan July 12, 2010 Zeboniso Muradova, a TEA alumna from Tajikistan, led a one-day workshop in January for teachers on cooperative learning and multiple intelligences.