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November 19, 2011
 The deadline is December 2, 2011. |
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 11, 2011
 This year, 400 public libraries in Romania helped 17,000 farmers successfully receive farm subsidies of over $54,000 per library. |
November 4, 2011
 Congratulations to USAID on its 50th Anniversary |
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November 4, 2011
 In October, for just the second time since its 14 year long civil war ended, Liberians went to the polls to elect a president and national legislature. This test was widely seen as a crucial step in sustaining democracy in a nation where fears of renewed violence have been widespread. |
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. |
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September 2, 2011
 In a little over a year, Southern News, a start up regional news website from South Serbia supported by IREX, gained the trust of its readers, respect from its journalism colleagues, and 80,000 unique visitors a month. |
August 18, 2011
 For the past two years, the Tech Age Girls (TAG) project has been implemented in Kyrgyzstan, and the Soros Foundation (SFK) has been a big supporter. Through its Youth Initiative Program, SFK contributed over $8,000 the first year and over $13,000 this year to TAG. Thanks to this generous contribution, TAG was able to bring 26 girls in 2010 and 34 participants in 2011 together in Bishkek for a two-week long intensive technology and leadership training. Partnership with SFK didn’t stop there, as TAG alumni have become active beneficiaries of different opportunities that Soros Foundation offers for youth such as: |
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August 17, 2011
 I recently had the opportunity to contribute to the Impatient Optimists blog, sharing my observations on the role of rural public libraries in supporting the families of migrant laborers. What follows are my thoughts as they appear on Impatient Optimists. |
July 29, 2011
 A group of tech-savvy high school age girls from Kyrgyzstan mingled with U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Pamela Spratlen in July as they proudly showed off information and communication technology (ICT) projects that they had created as participants of the Tech Age Girls (TAG) project. The project gave the girls an opportunity to travel away from their villages and meet each other, along with helping them develop leadership skills, a sense of volunteerism and confidence. |
