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Success Stories

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Bringing learning and hope back to Ukraine through Pop-up Schools

Regional IDP Forum in Ternopil

Empowering communities: The transformative impact of VIA program’s internally displaced persons councils in Ukraine

Rashyd standing in front of U.S. senate podium

Leveraging CEE experience to support Ukraine’s fight for freedom

A classroom of students sitting at a table with laptops

How UNITY is transforming youth learning in Ukraine’s war-torn communities

A woman, Tetiana Nesterenko, sits by a man who is treating a woman lying down on a bed.

Healing for Ukraine’s frontline villages: impact of mobile medical centers

A facility in Dnipropetrovsk oblast of Ukraine received equipment as a part of the URRF project to improve the conditions in the shelter for internally displaced persons.

Enhancing the Resilience of Ukrainians Amidst Conflict

An image of male and female youth working together in a group. They are all looking down at documents on a table.

Bridging the Gap: How IREX Fosters Trust Between Ukrainian Youth and Local Governments

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Teachers pave the way for critical information engagement in North Macedonian schools

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IREX helps end information blackout in Kharkiv oblast

Man and woman standing on newly rehabilitated sidewalks of Budesti

Budești Village inaugurates community development project to rehabilitate sidewalks

A video camera records a chef who is holding a spatula and preparing a dish.

How Moldovan entertainment TV humanized the COVID-19 response

Photo of four people from the cast and crew of Tur-Retur. They're standing on a road in front of a hill and stream in Moldova.

How a new generation of Moldovan TV producers is transforming the local TV industry

Public Hearing on municipal budgeting process in Moldova

Increasing budget transparency at the local government level in Moldova

Emir Hasanovikj talking to two people and a video camera

Supporting media leaders in Macedonia

Insights

Kristin Lord and others walk around a damaged school

Reflections from Ukraine: A report from IREX President and CEO, Kristin Lord

By:
Kristin Lord
Teacher in a classroom helping students with computer skills

Data for Learning: 5 lessons to make evidence-based education quality improvements

By:
Rebecca Ward
Photo of two young Ukranian females looking at a Future of Work poster.

Preparing youth for the future of work: Research and recommendations from Ukraine

By:
Simon Mairson
National Library of Kosovo.

Private-sector contributions to academic solutions: Five areas of collaboration for a stronger workforce in Kosovo

By:
Rebecca Ward
Citizens at a community meeting in Moldova

How we’re using a holistic approach to strengthen civic engagement in Moldova

By:
The Comunitatea Mea Team
Scrabble pieces that spell the words fake news

Fact-checking has limited impact on fake news stories in Germany

By:
Niko Efstathiou and Bebe Santa-Wood
4 ways to reduce gender-based violence in Ukraine

Four ways to reduce gender-based violence in Ukraine

By:
Yuliya Solovey

News

AI generated photo of students in a classroom

IREX expands Learn to Discern with new AI initiatives in Ukraine

Male and frmale colleagues standing together in a board room in front of a Ukrainian flag

U.S. Under Secretary Uzra Zeya meets with Ukrainian veteran community and IREX to discuss reintegration priorities

Photo of male and female participants at an event, they are sitting at a table with microphones.

Tackling Ukraine’s Workforce Challenges: IREX and AmCham Roundtable on Labor Market Opportunities

IREX joins the Global Opportunity Youth Network

Middle aged man uses machine to buff wood

IREX launches Private Sector-Led Workforce Development Activity in Kosovo

IREX and Development Gateway announce strategic partnership

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IREX launches CYLA (Cohesion through Youth-Led Action) program in Ukraine

Screenshot of the UNITY Youth Advisory Council introductory virtual meeting on Zoom.

IREX launches the Ukraine Identity through Youth Program

By:
James Whittingham

Resources

Photo of young people using mobile devices

Who Influences Ukrainian Youth on Social Media?

BOTA Foundation Final Report

Returning Stolen Assets: BOTA Foundation Final Report

Youth Development Competencies Program Evaluation

Youth Development Competencies Program Evaluation