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July 17, 2013
 In honor of Nelson Mandela and Mandela Day, IREX is pleased to highlight the work of two individuals dedicated to community service and helping increase the impact of volunteers: Chris Reyes in the Philippines and Willie Bolden in the US |
April 8, 2013
 Growing up in a small town in the mountainous region of Baltistan, Pakistan Aniqa has first-hand knowledge of the many barriers to higher education . “Many secondary and junior high students do not have any one to guide them regarding what to study. They are unaware of the opportunities available and how to avail the resources around them” says Aniqa. In order to support students from low-income families in her hometown, Aniqa organized tuition-free classes at a local religious center and recruited tutors from Pakistan’s leading universities to teach critical subjects such as mathematics, science, and technology. |
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March 25, 2013
 “A STEM classroom must be a global classroom,” states Sharon Harris, a science teacher in Cincinnati, Ohio and alumna of the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program (TGC). “Science, technology, engineering, and math are not professions that are solitary. We live in a global society with STEM issues that affect us all.” IREX interviewed Ms. Harris in honor of this year’s Women’s History Month theme, “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, and Math.” |
March 22, 2013
 For World Water Day and its 2013 theme, Water Cooperation, it is important to recognize individuals like Rodrigo Ponce who are working towards bridging the societal gaps exacerbating the water conflict in Peru. An environmental activist and 2012 Community Solutions Program (CSP) Leader, Ponce works closely with local individuals and groups in and around the Amazonian city of Tarapoto. |
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March 11, 2013
 Farhan Azhar sits down with reporter, Mark Albert to talk about his experience as a Global UGRAD - Pakistan fellow at Minnesota State University - Mankato. |
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. |
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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. |
January 14, 2013
 The Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Program is now accepting applications from qualified U.S. middle and high school teachers for professional development grant opportunity to internationalize teaching and learning in their classes. Application materials and complete eligibility information is available online. Deadline to apply is Monday March 4, 2013 at 11:59pm Eastern Time. |
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December 6, 2012
 For IREX’s observation of the 16 Days Against Gender Based-Violence this year, we sat down with Ray Dinkins, Prevention Coordinator at Women's Crisis Support Team (WCST) in Josephine County, Oregon, to discuss his violence-prevention programs with high-school-aged boys. |
November 8, 2012
 IREX is pleased to announce the appointment of Edward M. Fouhy as the new Chair of its Board of Directors as well as two new board members Susan King and Greg Rigdon. |
