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Spreading Quality Education: Teachers from 29 countries in U.S. to share curricula, cultures February 10, 2012 For the first time, teachers from Lithuania and Oman joined educators from 27 other nations to further develop their vocations and share cultures in the United States as part of the Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program.	From Velvet to Jasmine: Contextualizing Media Development between Eastern Europe and the Middle East January 13, 2012 by Leon Morse One year ago, Tunisian president Zine el Abidine ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia, resigned his position, and Tunisia embarked upon its transition to a new political structure. The “Arab Spring,” as it came to be called, has inspired many academics, development professionals, and others to draw comparisons to the events in Eastern Europe that roughly 20 years ago resulted in the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Through Global Engagement, Iraqi Universities Rebuild January 12, 2012 by Lori Mason It was mid-September, 2003, and still stifling hot in Erbil, when I first stepped off the small plane onto the narrow strip of pavement serving as a runway at the time. I had been warned about the flight prior to leaving, but nothing could completely prepare me for the small, crowded plane or the spiral nosedive that was to mark my arrival in Kurdistan. I was met in a gravel area by U.S. military personnel who whisked me into a military vehicle, and off to meet my ride.	Community Leaders Return Home Poised to Effect Positive Change December 21, 2011 Communities across the globe will soon participate in innovative development projects, as 64 leaders from 21 countries return home from an extensive leadership training and practicum in the U.S. After four months of working at community improvement organizations and government offices across the U.S. and participating in an online leadership institute, Community Solutions leaders gathered for their closing conference in mid-December.
Celebrations and Challenges December 21, 2011 by W. Robert Pearson This is the moment each year when we celebrate, when we remember all that has been achieved and all the people whose lives we’ve shared over the past year. We look back on what we’ve learned, and we also look forward to the new year and all that it will bring. One year merges seamlessly into the next, and thus we start again. What we’ve accomplished becomes the energy for what we dream still to do.	Fall 2011 TEA and ILEP Alumni Small Grants Award Recipients Announced December 19, 2011 IREX is pleased to announce the recipients of the fall 2011 TEA and ILEP Alumni Small Grants competition. 20 alumni of the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) and 11 alumni of the International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP) will receive funding to support their innovative small grant project ideas.
How to Support Financial Rights and Financial Education for Children and Youth December 12, 2011 by Joyce Warner Now more than ever we have a global responsibility to advance the understanding of financial rights and responsibilities among our young people. Building on our work in education and youth development, IREX was recently invited to join Child & Youth Finance International (CYFI), an exciting movement that is working to bring financial access and education to children and youth around the world . Working together we can not only put a spotlight on this issue, we can make real change for our children and youth and their communities. Here are a few things you can do right now to support the movement:	Human Rights Day: A Viral Video for Human Rights December 9, 2011 In honor of Human Rights Day, IREX is pleased to share the story of how four Jordanian women joined efforts to combat verbal abuse with the help of new media.
2011 Iraq Media Usage Survey Released - New Data on Iraqi Youth Audience December 6, 2011 by Evan Tachovsky Newly released IREX audience research shows that while Iraqis continue to rely on television as their primary source for news and information, social media and mobile devices play an important role in the consumption and distribution of news and information in Iraq. The Iraq Audience Measurement Survey, a periodic study of media usage in Iraq, was commissioned by IREX as part of the Media and Technology for Community Development program. D3 Systems of Vienna, Virginia conducted the survey.	Promoting Peace Through Interfaith Dialogue November 30, 2011 Youth journalist Samir Sabbagh is changing perceptions about the roles youth and religious leaders can play in promoting peace in south Lebanon. Working with the Lebanese youth organization Nahar Ashabab, Samir participates in IREX’s One Community program that provides interfaith training to religious leaders from across Lebanon and supports their interfaith community development projects.