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A Partnership to Improve Primary Education and Student Health in Cambodia

May 15

Posted by Lali Chania, Deputy Director of Health

As Deputy Director of Health, over the past month, I was able to join Board Member Jane Okun Bomba as she conducted an oversight visit to our programs in Cambodia. It was very inspiring to see project activities and how it impacts lives of many children and families. In Cambodia, IRD works to improve the quality of primary education and student enrollment and to improv... more

Filed Under: Health & Hygiene, Education, Nutrition, Partnerships, Youth, Asia & Pacific, Cambodia

Jordanian Community Offers Guests Tour of New School

Apr 19 Posted by IRD HQ

As Jasna Basaric-Keys stepped out of her car at the inauguration of the Khawla Bint Al-Azwar Basic Co School in Mashare, she received a special welcome from students. The school, one of eight built by IRD for the Jordan Schools Project (JSP), is supported by community, parent, and student coalitions (CPSC) established under the Community Partnerships for Mobilization in... more

Filed Under: Building Infrastructure, Civil Society, Health & Hygiene, Education, Middle East & North Africa, Jordan

In Her Own Words: Carmenza Becerra on IRD’s Work to Assist and Empower Colombian Victims of Violence

Feb 15 Posted by IRD HQ

I “stumbled” into the development world over 25 years ago and have worked in Washington DC, Nigeria, Macedonia, Nicaragua, Peru, and Egypt. In 2011 IRD offered me the opportunity to come to Colombia, my birth-country, to work on a program that supports conflict victims. I was thrilled at the opportunity to support my own country. I officially took over as... more

Filed Under: Civil Society, Conflict Mitigation, Capacity Building, Education, Partnerships, Women & Gender, The Americas, Colombia

Ligaya Diaz: IRD Programs Empower Women to Help Individuals & Families

Feb 1 Posted by IRD HQ

Ligaya Diaz, a Filipina, began working with IRD Cambodia as a food technologist in March 2005 on a USDA Food for Progress Project. When asked why she joined IRD, Ligaya said “I have always wanted to join a development organization, because my parents worked in grassroots organizations in the Philippines. IRD gave me the chance to apply my skills in a food production proj... more

Filed Under: Civil Society, Food & Agriculture, Health & Hygiene, Capacity Building, Economic Growth, Education, Jobs, Nutrition, Partnerships, Women & Gender, Youth, Africa, Liberia

In Her Own Words: Rula Katkhuda on IRD and Development for Women

Jan 25 Posted by IRD HQ

My name is Rula Abu-Kishk Katkhuda, and I am a mother of three children living in Amman, Jordan. I am an Arab, born in Nazareth. At age 4, I moved with my family to Ames, Iowa. After my father completed his doctorate, we moved back to Nazareth and then to the West Bank town of Ramallah, where I graduated from high school. I joined IRD by pure chance in Septe... more

Filed Under: Building Infrastructure, Civil Society, Emergency Response, Capacity Building, Education, Jobs, Partnerships, Refugees, Women & Gender, Youth, Middle East & North Africa, Jordan, West Bank