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Russian and American Civil Society Leaders Debate Common Concerns July 15, 2010 For two busy days in June, approximately 40 Russian and American thought leaders met in Washington, DC to debate the common challenges and best practices on 10 issues of critical importance to civil society development.	U.S. - Russia Civil Society Summit Opens Doors and Minds for Future Collaboration July 15, 2010
Youth in Chelyabinsk Use Theater to Tackle Difficult Issues June 1, 2010 Katya is an unemployed 18-year-old who steals money from her stepmom and doesn’t remember the last time she talked to either of her biological parents...	EPS Scholar Provides Her Expertise to the US Consulate in Vladivostok May 6, 2010 In March – April 2010, Dr. Natalia Smirnova, Assistant Professor of Business and Economics at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, participated in the US Embassy Policy Specialist program.
High School Student Represents Peers on Government Committee May 1, 2010 For the first time in its history, the Karelian Committee on Reforming the Housing and Public Utilities Sector has invited a school-aged girl to join its ranks.	YDCP Participant Invited to the London International Youth Science Forum May 1, 2010 Natalia Babkina, an active Youth Development Competencies Program (YDCP) participant recently traveled from her remote village in Tyumen Oblast to give a presentation at the youth conference “A Step to the Future” in Moscow.
YDCP Youth Projects Help Russian Cities Gain UNICEF Recognition May 1, 2010 Petrozavodsk and Volgograd, two cities where IREX implements the USAID-funded Youth Development Competencies Program (YDCP), were recently highlighted as Child Friendly Cities because of their active youth programming and policy.	Youth in Petrozavodsk Open Dialogue with Regional Government April 1, 2010
Youth Leadership Camp Helps Woman in North Caucasus Win Scholarship March 26, 2010 When Katya Borisevich first heard about the prestigious Potanin Scholarship, which supports students from across the Russian Federation in designing social and entrepreneurial projects, she dreamed of applying but never imagined she could win.	Russian Journalists Incorporate Multimedia in Newsroom March 25, 2010 by IREX Moscow In the nearly 20 years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, numerous Russian media outlets have become dynamic multimedia organizations, while others have struggled with how to incorporate new technologies.