Applications Now Available for Tunisia Scholarship Program
Applications are now available for the 2016-2017 Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program for Tunisian students! Sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleTunisian Woman Starts Tech Career Thanks to Scholarship
When Iness stepped off the plane in Springfield, Mo. in the fall of 2014, she never imagined how big a leap she would make toward her career goals in 10 short months.When Iness stepped off the plane in...
View ArticleApply Now to Internationalize Your Campus!
IREX seeks US-based colleges and universities to host undergraduate exchange students in the 2016-2017 academic year. In collaboration with the US Department of State, IREX will select US institutions...
View ArticleSharing IT Skills to Boost the Economy in Tunisia
The city of Sidi Bouzid in Tunisia is most famously known as the birthplace of the Tunisian revolution – a revolution that spread through social media. It may be surprising, then, to find that this...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from IREX to You!
From around the world, IREX staff wish supporters, participants, partners, alumni, and friends a wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year.From around the world, IREX staff wish supporters,...
View ArticleTackling the Rising Human Trafficking Crisis in Libya
“It began by an idea and a need to tackle a crime [being] swept under the rug,” says Community Solutions LeaderZakariya El Zaidy of the origins of his civil society organization (CSO), Mercy Wings...
View ArticleAddressing Human Trafficking in Times of Conflict
Worldwide, 21 million people are victims of human trafficking. In areas of conflict, people are particularly vulnerable to exploitation – erosion of the rule of law and government institutions creates...
View ArticleHolding the Door Open for Civil Society in Closing Spaces
With more than 20 years’ experience strengthening civil society, IREX has helped promote partnerships between government, media, and communities to foster accountability, elevate citizen voices, and...
View ArticleRemaining Hopeful for Civil Society in the Middle East
Since the Arab Spring, civil society in the Middle East has faced strong opposition, threatening to undermine citizen voices and the free flow of information amidst a tumultuous political atmosphere....
View ArticleBridging the Youth Employment Gap in the West Bank
Despite diligently searching for a job, Amneh Bostanji still found herself unemployed 10 months after graduation from An-Najah University.She bucked convention by studying journalism, a career deemed...
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