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Taking the Spirit of Service to Rural Pakistan January 31, 2012 by Maryam Jillani Experience volunteering in a kids' center in Iowa inspired an undergraduate to help youth in Pakistan. Fawad co-founded the Innovative Youth Forum (IYF) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, using the leadership skills he developed during his semester at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. “Through my work at the Alley Kid’s Center in the U.S. I did more in one semester than I did in the past twenty years.” explains Fawad.	Bringing Active Learning to Classrooms in the Philippines January 18, 2012 by Emily Longenecker Secondary school teachers from the Division of Surigao City in the Philippines are working together to implement teaching strategies to engage students in active learning in their classrooms. The teachers learned strategies at a professional development workshop facilitated by Maria Ruth Edradan, a Physics and Scientific Research teacher and 2011 International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP) fellow.
Assistant Secretary of State Welcomes Students from Pakistan January 6, 2012 This week Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Ann Stock welcomed nearly 100 undergraduate students from Pakistan to the United States. Participants of the Global UGRAD-Pakistan program, the students will be studying this spring at universities and colleges around the country.	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:	Global UGRAD-Pakistan Cultural Passport Winners Announced December 9, 2011 IREX is pleased to announce the winners of the Fall 2011 Cultural Passport to America competition for the Global UGRAD-Pakistan program. Sonia (University of Arkansas), Maira (Eastern Washington University), Marbaila (Humboldt State University), and Durreshawar (SUNY-Plattsburgh) were selected as exemplary cultural ambassadors because of their participation in a diverse array of cultural events and their regular reflections through blog posts sharing their experiences.
Global Population Growth: Perspectives from India December 9, 2011 An ILEP Alumna will co-host a webinar on population growth on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at 10:00 am EST. In October 2011, the world population reached 7 billion. What does this mean for people around the world? Primary Source is proud to partner with IREX in offering this webinar. Mytheli Sreenivas, Associate Professor of History and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Ohio State University, and Archana Mankotia, ILEP alumna and social studies teacher in India, will share with us their insights and perspectives on population growth in India.	Announcing the Winners of the Global UGRAD-Pakistan Fall 2011 Video Competition November 29, 2011 IREX extends its congratulations to the winners of the Fall 2011 Global UGRAD-Pakistan program video competition, “A Day in the Life of a Global UGRAD-Pakistan Fellow.” Hammad, studying at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and Hassan, studying at Arkansas State University, won for their outstanding videos showcasing their experiences at a U.S. college or university and what they have learned about American culture and values.