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Teacher Uses Art as Therapy for Young Iraqi Refugees
As millions of Iraqis face internal displacement, Tania Abul-Baseer Al-Neama wants to help her country and its displaced population. An art professor and university administrator at Salahaddin...
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How Can Technology Improve the Worst Refugee Crisis of Our Time?
Last year, the United Nations Refugee Agency reported that the number of refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons worldwide exceeded 50 million, the most since World War II. The...
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IREX Announces 4th Annual Photo Contest Winners
IREX congratulates the four winners of the 4th annual Make a Better World Photo Contest! Out of submissions from around the globe, the judges found the winning photos were creative, technically sound,...
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Prioritizing Holistic Justice for Syria
Since the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), the international community has focused renewed attention on Syria. Those concerned with the plight of the country were initially hopeful...
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Global Community Leaders Bring New Perspectives to U.S. Partners
The 2015 Community Solutions Leaders have arrived! This is the fifth year of the Community Solutions Program (CSP), which connects community leaders from over 30 countries around the globe with...
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Palestinian Youth Gain Skills and Improve Their Communities
“We are making a difference where we always thought it was not a possibility. We are making a distinctive contribution,” said 20-year-old Batoul Abu Faraj, a young Palestinian woman from Jericho in the...
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Creating a Safe Space for Egypt's Women
Working as a female professional in a male-dominated society, Egyptian Community Solutions Program (CSP) Leader Nihal Saad Zaghloul experiences the cultural and societal inequalities between men and...
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2016 Community Solutions Program – Applications Now Open!
Do you work to create safe spaces for women and girls in your community? Do you advocate for clean energy, green schools, or banning plastic bags? Do you work with youth to build more peaceful...
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Libyan Journalists Report on Conflict Dividing Their Country
With the rise of independent media after the 2011 revolution, Libyans were hopeful for a new era in which freedom of speech would become a cornerstone of a new state and rule of law. However, as...
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Refugees in Europe: An Opportunity for Justice
Over the past month, news on Syria has been dominated by the growing refugee crisis. An estimated 3,000 migrants, many of whom are Syrian, are arriving by boat and land to Europe each day. Over 4...
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New Report Shows Gains for Palestinian Youth
According to a recent assessment, youth who participate in activities at Youth Development Resource Centers (YDRCs) are far more prepared than their peers to enter a productive, engaged adulthood,...
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IREX Seeks Experts to Select Community Development Fellows
Be a part of a global professional development program that promotes community development, gender equality, government transparency, and much more! IREX seeks qualified experts to take part in the...
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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...
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Tunisian 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...
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Apply 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...
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Sharing 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...
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Happy 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,...
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Tackling 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...
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Addressing 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...
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Holding 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...
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