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September 6, 2012
 In partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Beyond Access invites you to Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries on October 3, 2012 in Washington, DC. For more information about the event and to register, please click here.
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September 5, 2012
 Students in the Study of United States Institutes (SUSI) for Azerbaijani Student Leaders on Civic Engagement program recently put theory and knowledge into practice on community projects with topics ranging from environmental awareness, refugees, and disabilities, to women’s issues and orphans in Azerbaijan. |
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August 29, 2012
 When you think of a library, what comes to mind? Row after row of books? The Dewey Decimal System? Kids but no adults? Those stereotypes are outdated. Around the world, libraries are on the front lines of innovative development. |
August 28, 2012
 More than two years after Bibliomist – Global Libraries Ukraine started equipping village libraries with computers, many patrons are using these resources to develop their businesses, reach new customers, and earn more income. Even farmers have discovered the advantages of the Internet. |
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August 20, 2012
 Unemployment in the south of Kazakhstan is among the highest in the country, especially among the nation's youth. With the help of the BOTA Foundation's Social Service Program (SSP) grant, the director of the Microcredit Public Foundation Karazhat Nesie saw this as a serious problem facing his community, and decided to do something about it. |
August 20, 2012
 As the number of democracies increases globally, citizens worldwide look to the U.S. political system as a model of peaceful democracy. Many view the U.S. system as a successful functioning democracy, with citizens playing an active role and flexing a legitimate voice in politics and the selection of leaders. Few outsiders get the chance to participate in the American election process. |
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August 16, 2012
 In the midst of a global youth unemployment crisis, young people in Russia are working to strengthen their job prospects upon graduation from college. What began as a small youth-led project has grown into a new way of doing things at Tambov State Technical University, and the start of successful careers for hundreds of youth in the region. |
August 14, 2012
 The 2012 cohort of Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship fellows arrived to the U.S. this month with a special distinction. These 68 community, business, and government leaders from Eastern Europe and Central Asia are the 20th group of Muskie fellows to begin studies since the program’s inception in 1992. |
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August 10, 2012
 There is much truth to the notion that genuine, effective development solutions come from within developing countries. The proof is evident in the 58 leaders from 28 countries of this year’s Community Solutions Program. Meet Moses Sanga, of Uganda, recently featured in a New York Times article about his organic fuel venture, Eco-Fuel Africa. Sanga, once an accountant, is now an innovator in alternative cooking fuels. |
August 9, 2012
 Ann Stock, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, welcomed more than 150 international youth leaders to the U.S. to begin academic and cultural programs at more than 80 universities and colleges across the U.S.country as part of the Global UGRAD-Pakistan and Global UGRAD in Eurasia and Central Asia programs. Ms. Stock reminded the students that they are citizen ambassadors for their countries, who “will leave a remarkable impact” on their host communities, building relationships “that can and should last.” |
