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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.
Women’s History Month: Empowerment through Education in Senegal March 14, 2012 by Susannah Johnson, Anna Wolf In honor of Women’s History Month 2012, “Women’s Education, Women’s Empowerment,” IREX is pleased to share the story of one teacher in Senegal educating and empowering thousands of girls and their teachers.	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.
Response to Kony 2012 Video from Former Child Soldier Ricky Anywar March 9, 2012 by Ricky Anywar Ricky Anywar, a former child soldier and a Community Solutions Program leader responds to the Kony 2012 video now circulating the web. He and his brother were just 2 of 25,000 Ugandan children abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army and forced into slavery. Few managed to escape with their lives, but Ricky did, and he turned his freedom into a lifeline for other child slaves. Read his response here.	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.	Liberian Bus Project Aims to Drive Votes, Change and Leaders February 28, 2012 After witnessing "The Bus Project" in Oregon, a Liberian returned home to increase youth political participation and government accountability.
Business Savvy Key to Sustainable Media Development in Liberia February 28, 2012 by Bill Burke Liberia has witnessed robust growth in the media sector in recent years, but without a background in business, media managers are struggling to keep their enterprises in operation.	Productive Partnerships: Nonprofits, For-Profits, and International Corporate Philanthropy Day February 27, 2012 by Randal Mason As today is International Corporate Philanthropy Day, we salute private-sector partnerships that seek to make a better world. IREX's work is supported by a mix of funding from government agencies, private foundations, and individual donors. Corporate philanthropy also plays an important role in IREX's programming, especially in such areas as education, technology and media development.