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October 19, 2010
 This month, IREX is beginning the USAID/IREX Youth for Change: Building Peace in Rwandan Communities (Y4C) project. I met with Shannon Bruder, who will be managing the project, to get more information about the project’s goals and the current situation in Rwanda. |
September 5, 2010
 Youth develop leadership skills and increase cross-cultural understanding through camp organized as part of the USAID-funded, IREX-implemented Youth Initiative for the Promotion of Peace in the North Caucasus (YIPP) program. |
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August 9, 2010
 One of my college professors was an Israeli member in low-level peace talks, in his case focused on the transportation link between Gaza and the West Bank. He told me a great story of particularly heated conversations with his Palestinian counterpart during discussions in Rome, and leaving the room feeling such anger and frustration that he didn’t think he could speak with the man again. |
March 26, 2010
 When Katya Borisevich first heard about the prestigious Potanin Scholarship, which supports students from across the Russian Federation in designing social and entrepreneurial projects, she dreamed of applying but never imagined she could win. |
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March 5, 2009
 From September through December 2008, IREX conducted 56 Conflict Management and Civic Education (CM/CE) trainings for 107 youth between the ages of 17 and 24 representing five North Caucasus republics as part of the USAID-funded Youth Initiative for the Promotion of Peace (YIPP) program. YIPP is a three-year program that constructively engages disenfranchised youth by providing them with new skills and opportunities for economic progress and community involvement. |
