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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.	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.”
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.
Multimedia Education Center Opens in Tbilisi, Georgia March 13, 2012 by Rusudan Rukhadze-Tsutkiridze The new Multimedia Education Center opening March 14, 2012 in Tbilisi will change journalism education in Georgia. The Center provides journalism students the opportunity to work in multiple media platforms, alongside professional journalists, using the latest visual media tools.	VIDEO: Inspiring Girls' Futures, the Youth Theater for Peace Story March 9, 2012 IREX is proud to announce the video release of “Inspiring Girls’ Futures: the Youth Theater for Peace (YTP) Story.” More than 100 million girls under the age of 18 will be married in the next 10 years. In Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, young girls are challenging this figure by convincing their parents to allow them to stay in school.
Youth Theater for Peace Featured as Cover Story in EngagingMen.net E-Magazine March 9, 2012 by Anne Johnson This week Faroiz’s story, Performing Empowerment, Changing a Father's Mind, is featured in the EngagingMen.net Stories of Resistance and Change e-magazine alongside stories of men and women from around the world who work for gender equality in their communities.	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.	Biblionet Director Nominated for EU Digital Champion of Romania February 24, 2012 IREX congratulates Biblionet Program Director Paul-Andre Baran on his nomination to serve as European Union Digital Champion for Romania. In its nominating letter, the Romanian Minister of Communications and Information Society Valerian Vreme wrote, “Through his work, Mr. Baran has constantly advocated for the role of ICT in today’s society and …managed to bring a strong contribution to reducing the Digital Divide in Romania.”