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March 7, 2013
 In honor of International Women's Day, IREX sat down with Nobel Peace Prize laureate and women's rights activist Leymah Gbowee to get her views on the opportunities and challenges facing the global women's movement as well as the role of men in the struggle for gender equality. |
March 5, 2013
 Dr. Joyce Corbett, a museum curator and independent researcher of folk art, received an IREX travel grant to Romania in 1976 to conduct research on folk costumes and textiles. Dr. Corbett recently shared with IREX about her how her research has evolved to investigate cross-cultural influences across national boundaries and where her research has taken her since her first trip to Eastern Europe. |
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March 5, 2013
 We’re going to celebrate International Women’s Day this week, and when we do, the ceremonies will focus on outstanding women. These women will be heroes for all of us - every man, woman and child around the world. When women are able to play more useful and important roles in our societies, everyone benefits, and our horizons keep expanding. |
March 4, 2013
 Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a serious and significant dimension of the conflict in Syria. The Syria Justice and Accountability Center (SJAC) recognizes the unique challenges this presents and is prioritizing training and documentation around SGBV. Documenting these crimes is important, but unfortunately they are especially difficult to prosecute. |
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March 1, 2013
 Our new location is just a few blocks down K Street from our current space. The new address will be 1275 K Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005. |
March 1, 2013
 Between International Women’s Day on the 8th and March being Women’s History Month, this is a time for IREX to reaffirm our ongoing commitment to gender equality and to examine how we and our partners around the world are advancing “The Gender Agenda.” |
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February 26, 2013
 Laura Steinbach, has a new priority for her school: global education. As an administrator for Rawson Saunders School, a school exclusively for dyslexic children in Central Texas, she is busy overseeing everything from bus schedules to curriculum. Now she is adding to her to-do list: Steinbach is supporting one of her teachers, Tina Thammavongsa-Brunson, as she travels to Brazil as part of the Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Fellowship. |
February 25, 2013
 I just participated, via Skype, in the Starobelsk Library's grand celebration of getting computers from the Bibliomist project. It was wonderful to see the library filled with friends and people from the community. A special day. |
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February 25, 2013
 With the support of a tuition assistance program, Aiman Idegeeva now gives back to the community that never gave up on her — an orphanage in Kazakhstan. In exchange for a grant that allows her to attend college, she helps inspire orphaned children to work hard, seek education and envision a better future. |
February 24, 2013
 On International Corporate Philanthropy Day, we at IREX salute our corporate partners by recognizing the important roles that businesses can play in making a better world. Whether through fully funded programs, innovative public-private partnerships, direct technical assistance, or a combination of all three, corporate support is a vital complement to our mix of foundation and government funding. |
