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May 31, 2008
 Educational Fellowships in the United States provide opportunities for advancement at multiple levels of career studies. A recent example is that of two Moldovan fellows, graduate student Nadine Gogu and undergraduate student Mariana Oprea, who both pursued journalism at different stages of their lives and for different reasons, but both gaining valuable experience that would help them upon their return home. |
May 20, 2008
 The terms “frozen conflicts” and “unrecognized states” have commonly been used by analysts and researchers when referring to the current ethnic and separatist disputes in Eastern Europe and Eurasia that have continued over the course of many years—and in some cases over a decade—without resolution. In Eurasia alone, there are currently four such “frozen conflicts” resulting from the Soviet legacy: Transnistria (Moldova), Abkhazia (Georgia), South Ossetia (Georgia), and Nargorno-Karabakh (Armenia, Azerbaijan). |
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January 7, 2008
 The path toward democracy and good governance is often blocked by endemic corruption, which is aided by a political culture that does not value transparency in government. Over the last several years, donors and implementers have increasingly recognized this vital link and developed projects to fight corruption through the promotion of transparency. IREX has begun work on two new projects that recognize the importance of media in this struggle. |
November 19, 2007
 For years teachers and parents of a kindergarten in Comrat, the capital of Moldova’s Gagauzian Autonomous Territory, have been searching for positive outlets to channel their students’ energy. Ana Panaitova, the kindergarten’s director, has led an effort that came with an ideal solution: a gymnasium. And an unused boiler room in the basement of the building provided the ideal venue. |
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November 6, 2007
 The eighth annual International Education Week took place November 12-16, 2007. A joint initiative of the US State Department and US Department of Education, International Education Week is designed to “promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States.” |
October 17, 2007
 Nelea Lupu had no idea what she was getting herself into when she agreed to lead the Moldova Citizen Participation Program (CPP) project to renovate a senior citizens’ home in the western Moldovan city of Ungheni. Despite having minimal experience running such a home and even less experience with community development, Nelea threw herself into the project for the simple reason that no one else was willing to take the lead. |
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July 26, 2007
 As local Eurasian NGOs and individuals expand their role in providing social services and initiating community development projects, an increasing number of young people are looking for ways to get involved. Among those at the forefront of this socially minded movement are alumni of the Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD). |
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. |
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January 10, 2006
 Vitalie Diaconu, a Moldovan MA fellow in International Affairs, conducted his community service with Global Majority, a nonprofit organization in Monterey County. |
January 5, 2006
 Citizens in villages across Moldova are mobilizing to improve their communities with the help of IREX’s Moldova Citizen Participation Program (CPP). |
