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November 18, 2011
 In Chorku, a small community in the Isfara district along Tajikistan’s border with Kyrgyzstan, Robiya is changing attitudes about girls’ education. In this area, only 42% of girls continue their studies after ninth grade; many girls marry early and quit school to take on household responsibilities. Intrigued by a Youth Theater for Peace (YTP) performance at her school, 14-year old Robiya asked to join the local IREX-supported YTP drama group and quickly gained respect among her family, peers, and teachers for her leadership on stage. |
November 14, 2011
 Our work today reaches and helps more people than ever before in our history. These stories highlight just a handful of the 300,000 people IREX has helped this year. |
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November 4, 2011
 Congratulations to USAID on its 50th Anniversary |
November 4, 2011
 Mufara Hamidova provides legal assistance to women in Tajikistan on issues ranging from domestic violence to early marriage. As a manager at the League of Women Lawyers of Tajikistan, she addresses domestic issues through litigation and mediation and also uses media and trainings to inform community groups about the legal status of young girls getting married and the legal and psychological consequences of early marriage. |
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November 3, 2011
 The Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC), a nonprofit network of research and training centers in the South Caucasus, recently released a report by Georgian journalist Mariam Naskidashvili that provides some fascinating insights on Georgians’ attitudes toward work, education, and behaviors as they relate to gender. |
November 2, 2011
 Muskie alumnus Maksym Klyuchar is now a Local Expert/Coordinator in Crimea for the European Union-United Nations Development Program Equal Opportunities and Women’s Rights Programme (UNDP EOWRP). The youth of Ukraine are already benefiting from Klyuchar’s experience in the US and his expertise in gender. |
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October 27, 2011
 Three high school age girls from Kyrgyzstan interested in strengthening their own community development projects visited the United States as part of the Global Connections and Exchange Program. During their trip they met women leaders in technology, government, and business. While in Washington, D.C. they met with staff members from the offices of Congressman Russ Carnahan (Missouri) and Congressman Raul Grijalva (Arizona) to discuss the importance of supporting young women and the use of technology in development. At their host high schools they observed how youth use technology in extracurricular activies and community service. |
October 21, 2011
 The Youth Theater for Peace (YTP) team is very excited to share some more impact news from the program in Tajikistan! |
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October 7, 2011
 IREX congratulates Nobel Peace Prize winners Tawakul Karman from Yemen, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee. They exemplify the power of women civil society leaders to be true peacemakers and embody the focus of IREX's work in gender, conflict resolution, media and civil society development. |
September 22, 2011
 I’ve just returned from a series of meetings in New York. With the UN General Assembly and the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) conference taking place, the energy in the international development community was palpable. I was especially excited to learn about the new Girls Not Brides initiative launched at CGI by The Elders in partnership with the Ford and Nike Foundations, as gender is one of IREX’s core focus areas. |
