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We Don't Want to Hide Anymore: Youth Voices on Tolerance August 1, 2013 by Ana-Maria Sinitean "We don't want to hide anymore," said a Roma girl, when explaining why she became involved with a program bringing together Roma and non-Roma youth in community building activities in Moldova and Romania. This sentiment was shared multiple times by Roma youth proudly affirming their ethnicity and sense of belonging. After two years of working in inter-ethnic teams as part of the Youth Civic Engagement and Dialogue Program (YCED), 100 youth from Romania and Moldova recently celebrated the achievements of the YCED Program in Bucharest, Romania. Nineteen youth teams presented the results of their projects, shared lessons learned, and planned for the sustainability of their initiatives.	IREX Announces Winners of 2nd Annual Photo Contest July 30, 2013 IREX congratulates the five winners of our 2nd annual Make a Better World Photo Contest. Contest judges found winners’ photos were creative and technically sound, and also adeptly illustrated IREX’s international work in at least one of three main categories: Technology, Information & Participation, Improving Communities, and Education & Employment. Judges selected the winning photos out of a pool of more than 550 submissions from around the globe.
In Eurasia, New Media’s Arrival Upsets Old Order July 25, 2013 IREX’s latest Europe & Eurasia Media Sustainability Index (MSI) finds that new media sources are rapidly replacing traditional outlets as the preferred source of news. A decade after online media began sapping the advertising revenue of traditional outlets in the West, these same trends are now washing across the region to the east, undermining business models as they go.	Preparing Workforce Ready Global Citizens July 8, 2013 by Jessica Anduiza Working to meet the needs of today’s global workforce, IREX is proud to join with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State to implement the Community College Initiative (CCI) program. This program recruits and selects underserved participants from 12 countries in the Middle East, North Africa, Africa, East Asia, and Western Hemisphere regions for training in the fields of Information Technology, Business Administration, and Agriculture at U.S. community colleges.
Short-Term Research for Long-Term Impact May 23, 2013 IREX is pleased to announce the 2013-2014 Short-Term Travel Grant fellowship recipients. This year's fellows will be traveling to 16 countries across Eastern Europe and Eurasia to perform policy relevant field research. After they complete their fellowship, their research findings will be posted on the IREX online library.	Librarians, Internet Improve Farmers’ Livelihoods in Romania May 15, 2013 A relative handful of librarians have helped 100,000 farmers get $187 million in subsidies via new Internet and computer services in just two years.The Biblionet-affiliated librarians, peppered throughout 30 counties in Romania, helped farmers learn how to use the technology to access financial forms and submit them to the government. The efforts have meant a world of difference for farmers, saving them lengthy trips and expenses and allowing them to be more productive.
Changing Lives at 45 May 6, 2013 by W. Robert Pearson Forty-five years after IREX’s visionary founders established a single overseas office in Armenia, their NGO progeny works with 125 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Over half a million people were touched by IREX staff and projects last year. “Make a better world” is not only our commitment, it is our operational plan. Somewhere around the world at every hour of the day, IREX’ers are making a difference. Yes, it’s people, it’s time, it’s money that make that difference, but the key component is the power of ideas.	IREX Open House & Panel Discussion May 8th April 17, 2013 Please join us for an Open House & Panel Discussion on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 from 8:30 - 10:30am at IREX's new headquarters: 1275 K Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 Come see our new offices and join us for a talk-show style discussion with IREX field staff about using technology and new media in some of our newest projects. Please RSVP to attend.
In Defense of the Library: Moldova Library Launches New Service for Military Personnel April 7, 2013 The Ungheni Public Library has attracted a group of users that are rarely seen walking the halls of Moldovan libraries: soldiers. A new library service has been made available for members of the locally-based "Prut" battalion of the National Army, designed to give the soldiers access to online information and help them communicate with their friends and families back home.	IREX Donates Collection to Local Libraries and Research Centers March 27, 2013 After 45 years of sponsoring U.S. scholar research to Eastern Europe and Eurasia, IREX is pleased to share its alumni publications with local university libraries and research centers. In continuation of its partnership and support of local institutions, IREX donated its collection of Eastern European and Eurasian Studies books, articles, dissertations, and journals to several local universities.