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Empowering Citizen Participation in Moldova March 3, 2011 Over the past six years the Moldova Citizen Participation Program (CPP) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by IREX, achieved significant progress in empowering the citizens of Moldova to generate positive change in their communities	The Industrious Spirit of the Moldovan People February 25, 2011 by Shannon Bruder There is an old Moldavian proverb that says: your life has been worthwhile if you have built a house, raised a son, planted a tree, and dug a well.
The Third Leg: Encouraging Public-Private Partnerships in Emerging Markets December 8, 2010 by Troy Johnson Building durable relationships between governments and service providing NGOs may be easier than building them between NGOs and local businesses.	Transnistrian Communities Improve School Studying Conditions November 9, 2010 Five communities in Transistria improved studying conditions for students in preparation for the new school year with support from the USAID-funded, IREX-implemented Citizen Participation Program in Moldova and were recognized for their achievements by district education authorities.
Wrestling Competition Unites Moldovan Youth March 10, 2010 Wrestling tournament brings together sportsmen from across Moldova through the USAID-funded, IREX-implemented Moldova Citizen Participation Program (CPP), encouraging collaboration and healthy living.	Community Initiative Provides Clean Water for Moldovan Town November 15, 2008 The enthusiasm was palpable during a recent opening ceremony in Porumbeni, where citizens had united to overcome a series of complex logistical and bureaucratic hurdles to improve their water system. The community accomplished a major renovation project to provide safe drinking water for 75 households, a kindergarten, and the local health center.
Moldovan Community Project Connects with Transnistria July 30, 2008 A USAID-funded community improvement project linked the communities of Dorotcaia and Grigoriopol, situated on opposite banks of the river Nistru, which separates the two cities in the jurisdiction of Moldova and the separatist region Transnistria respectively. Despite their political divisions, the estranged citizens joined efforts to integrate their youth. Each day, three buses carried 200 students to Dorotcaia’s high school so that students could study their native language Romanian with Latin characters (instead of Cyrillic ones).	Moldovan Senior Citizens Project Inspires Young Leader October 17, 2007 by Jeff Whitbeck Nelea Lupu had no idea what she was getting herself into when she agreed to lead the Moldova Citizen Participation Program (CPP) project to renovate a senior citizens’ home in the western Moldovan city of Ungheni. Despite having minimal experience running such a home and even less experience with community development, Nelea threw herself into the project for the simple reason that no one else was willing to take the lead.
A Moldovan Community Brings Warmth to the Maria Biesu Arts School February 16, 2006 What could bring a national celebrity and a US diplomat to the small Moldovan town of Stefan Voda in the dead of winter? They came to see and applaud the results of the community’s hard work to improve conditions for students at their local arts school.	Moldova’s Citizens Take Action January 5, 2006 Citizens in villages across Moldova are mobilizing to improve their communities with the help of IREX’s Moldova Citizen Participation Program (CPP).