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June 13, 2012
 I’ve been fortunate to visit four IREX field offices and one theme loudly surfaces each time- Muskie alumni are everywhere. I hear about their great work from our country directors. I run into them on the streets on my way to meet other alumni. |
June 4, 2012
 Saidahmad Ikromov defies the stereotype of the sober law student buried under a mound of case law books. He has stepped outside the classroom to link academia to real world practice in order to serve the community surrounding the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. Ikromov has contributed more than 50 hours of free legal assistance to lower income, unemployed, and underprivileged individuals at community Citizenship Fairs in the fall and spring and at the McGeorge School of Law’s Elder Law Clinic. |
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June 4, 2012
 A domestic abuse helpline in Kazakhstan extends free counseling and advice to about 15,000 youth throughout Almaty and Astana, thanks to a recent grant from the BOTA Foundation. |
May 24, 2012
 Professor Michael Brown had never heard of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) when Muskie fellow Askhat Yerkimbay began his studies at the University of Wyoming last fall. Six months later, Brown traveled to Almaty to teach a journalism seminar and to sign a formal cooperation agreement between KazNU and the University of Wyoming that will allow for future academic exchanges and collaboration between the two institutions. |
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May 18, 2012
 In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship, the Muskie Eurasia Map highlights the widespread successes and community engagement of Muskie alumni. |
May 11, 2012
 High school gym teachers in Kyrgyzstan are using sports to promote ethnic tolerance and increase gender equality. Last month, teachers Svetlana, Natalia, Nurbek, Nurlan and Furkhat travelled to the United States as part of the Kyrgyzstan Innovations in Coaching Kids (KICK) program. On their first visit to the United States, the coaches came to observe American gym classes and meet with their coaching peers to learn new sports training methodologies and tools for integrating conflict mitigation strategies and girls more effectively into their schools’ sports programming. |
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May 2, 2012
 Forty-five front-line journalists and activists whose work is advancing media freedom in their countries will now have the opportunity to attend the commemoration in Tunis, Tunisia on May, 3-5, 2012. |
April 27, 2012
 IREX is pleased to host the Information and Communications Technology Policy & Innovation in Education Conference (ICT4EDU) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on May 18-19, 2012. The ICT4EDU conference aims to demonstrate the benefits of technology and internet in schools in hopes to further advance technology in Kyrgyzstan’s education system. |
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April 27, 2012
 Women in Katerynopil Central Raion, Ukraine are changing their lives for the better thanks to the local library. Through a grant from Bibliomist, the library hosts an emergency service for women called “Berehynia” (“Guardian”) and supports local residents suffering from family conflicts and unemployment. Domestic violence victims have become regular library users and are benefitting from online psychological counseling; community members are mastering IT skills; patrons are obtaining employment. |
April 25, 2012
 For over 15 years, IREX has trained girls and young women in technology and ICT leadership in more than a dozen countries. On this second annual Girls in ICT Day, we honor the talented young women participating in two of our programs, Bibliomist and Tech Age Girls. |
