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IREX Named One of the 50 Best Nonprofits to Work for in 2012 April 3, 2012 In the April 2012 edition of The NonProfit Times IREX is named one of the Top 50 Best Nonprofits to Work For.	Teachers Build Bridges of Mutual Understanding March 30, 2012 by Anna Wolf When 88 master educators from every region of the world came together last week at a four-day workshop in Washington, D.C., they shared more than the teaching methodologies they had cultivated over the course of the six-week program: they shared a new sense of mutual understanding gained from the partnerships they had forged with schools across America.
VIDEO: "Women of IREX" Wrapping Up the Celebration of Women’s History Month March 29, 2012 We hope you enjoyed the series of stories, blogs and twitter conversations surrounding International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month and the themes of inspiring futures, educating and empowering women and girls. In celebration of all the women who work with IREX and participate in our programs, we are pleased to share a short video of some of the “Women of IREX.”	Women's History Month: Lessons for Teachers on Promoting Gender Awareness March 28, 2012 by Karen Bovard Last year, Karen Bovard, a teacher from Connecticut, traveled to Indonesia as a fellow of the TEA-ILEP U.S. Teacher Exchange Program. Upon returning, she created an advanced high school course called “Women in a Global Context” to cultivate an understanding of worldwide gender issues in her students. In this blog, Karen discusses the evolution of the course and what she learned from preparing and delivering it.
How Far to Take Empowerment? Genuine Youth Engagement: What does it look like? How to achieve it? March 16, 2012 IREX and the International Youth Foundation (IYF) are pleased to invite you to the first Youth in Development Work Group event for the 2011-2012 season.The brown bag lunch event will take place on Wednesday March 21, 2012 12:00 - 1:30pm at IREX. Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 20, and direct any questions to Courtney Bjoregaard at cbjorgaard@sidw.org.	Meet the Photo Contest Judges March 14, 2012 We are excited to announce the judges for the Make a Better World Photo Contest. The panel consists of experts in the fields of photojournalism, communications and international development. They will decide the winners in two categories: Grand Prize and Best in an IREX Focus Area.
Libraries Are Helping Countries Reach Millennium Development Goals March 14, 2012 A new report published by Beyond Access shows how libraries are helping countries reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Libraries Powering Development: How Public Libraries contribute to the Millennium Development Goals highlights public library systems, government initiatives, and community library networks around the world that already serve as partners in the development process.	Global Partners Invaluable for Innovation at U.S. Non-profits March 12, 2012 by Michelle Weisse Sulaimanova is one of 64 international leaders who contributed their skills and expertise to U.S. domestic organizations through the Community Solutions Program (CSP), bringing substantive, lasting change to American communities. Leaders from around the world brought their technical skills and unique country perspectives to bear on community improvement in the U.S.
A Month of Conversations & Celebrations about Women March 2, 2012 As March is Women’s History Month and as International Women’s Day is March 8, it’s a busy and exciting time for organizations and individuals who work year-round for gender equality.	IREX’s Make a Better World Photo Contest Begins! March 1, 2012 IREX is pleased to announce the launch of our first ever public, professionally juried photo contest! The contest seeks for photographs of individuals and scenes representing the IREX tagline, “Make a Better World” around the world in one or more of IREX’s seven focus areas: Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Education, Gender, Media, Technology for Development, and Youth.