More about Europe & Eurasia

More about Europe & Eurasia

Success Stories

Man and woman standing on newly rehabilitated sidewalks of Budesti

Budești Village Inaugurates Community Development Project to Rehabilitate Sidewalk

Youth trainers holding certificates.

Youth trainers in the Baltics unite for Media Literacy Skills Month

Five participants completing a media literacy activity online.

Using virtual learning to increase the reach of media literacy training in Serbia

Image of eighteen types of media formats and the text "During the pandemic, 14 M-TAG partners have covered COVID-19 related issues in 18 different media formats."

Georgian media outlets support communities during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Screenshot of a video call with 11 participants.

Georgian and American media outlets work together during COVID-19

Community members celebrate Danas's successful online membership campaign in Serbia.

Serbian citizens support independent journalism through online funding campaigns

Public Hearing on municipal budgeting process in Moldova

Increasing budget transparency at the local government level in Moldova

Photo of Principal Vusal Bairamov of Jandara Public School in Marneuli, Georgia

Leadership training improves graduation rate at minority language school in Georgia

Students collaborating on a science lab activity in Georgia

How Georgian teachers are facilitating student-centered learning in STEM

A journalism student recording another student with a smartphone

Preparing the next generation of reporters in Albania

Emir Hasanovikj talking to two people and a video camera

Supporting media leaders in Macedonia

Insights

Teacher in a classroom helping students with computer skills

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

By:
Rebecca Ward
A group of students sitting around a table during data literacy training supported by the DataZetu program

Safer online – Tips for addressing digital security and the digital divide

By:
Erika Rydergaard
3 participants in training

What we learned about building resilience to manipulative information from Learn to Discern

By:
Katya Vogt
Photo of female veteran standing in a doorway.

How policymakers can support the veteran community in Ukraine: Results from a veteran reintegration survey

By:
Nino Dgebuadze and Yuliya Solovey
Six speakers on a video call at the event.

The power of data for media development: Panelists discuss the Vibrant Information Barometer

By:
Ben Brewer, Stephanie Hess, and Linda Trail
National Library of Kosovo.

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

By:
Rebecca Ward
Photo of seven participants at a table in Jordan. They're looking at printouts and talking to each other.

Studies show pioneering media literacy approach can build citizen resistance to the COVID-19 “infodemic"

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
Ukrainians’ self defense against information war: What we learned from Learn to Discern

Ukrainians’ self-defense against disinformation: What we learned from Learn to Discern

By:
Tara Susman-Peña and Katya Vogt
4 ways to reduce gender-based violence in Ukraine

Four ways to reduce gender-based violence in Ukraine

By:
Yuliya Solovey

News

IREX and Development Gateway announce strategic partnership

Two journalists interview a protester at a demonstration.

New IREX study captures effect of pandemic on media and information in Europe and Eurasia

Image of young people socializing and enjoying a game outside

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
Participants attending the countrywide, livestreamed media literacy lesson in Ukraine.

IREX and partners conduct countrywide media literacy lesson in Ukraine

A teacher with four students in a classroom

IREX will implement three U.S. Department of State Fulbright programs for U.S. and international teachers

Resources

Reporters and residents record a spokesperson with their phones.

Vibrant Information Barometer (VIBE)

Photo of young people using mobile devices

Who Influences Ukrainian Youth on Social Media?

Media Sustainability Index (MSI)

Media Sustainability Index (MSI)

A teacher and students in a classroom in Ukraine. The students are doing a media literacy exercise with orange and blue pieces of paper.

Evaluation of Students’ Ability to Detect Disinformation After Learning Media Literacy Techniques in School

Photo of participants in Learn to Discern's media literacy training

Impact Study on Citizens’ Ability to Detect Disinformation 1.5 Years After Completing a News Media Literacy Program

Achieving Development Impact with an Inclusive Asset-Return Model

Achieving Development Impact with an Inclusive Asset-Return Model

BOTA Foundation Final Report

Returning Stolen Assets: BOTA Foundation Final Report

Youth Development Competencies Program Evaluation

Youth Development Competencies Program Evaluation