Welcome to IREX Europe

IREX Europe is an international nonprofit development organisation specializing in designing and implementing civil society, independent media, education, and Internet access programmes. The IREX Europe approach emphasizes partnerships with local development organisations to expand capacity, build sustainable institutions and effect change. More

Supporting Emerging Civil Society Organizations Working with Young Lebanese

IREX Europe is working on the Youth Community Mobilisation Program project, funded by Global Opportunities Fund of the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office. The project is a targeted intervention addressing the causes of radicalization among young people in Lebanon. More

Iraq Media Sustainability Index (MSI)

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The second annual Media Sustainability Index (MSI) for Iraq has been implemented by IREX Europe with the support of UNESCO. More than 50 Iraqi journalists, editors, media managers and civil society activists took part in two regional panels in the northern and southern sectors of the country and one national panel, contributing their insights and analysis to provide this comprehensive review of the media environment. The MSI looks at the enabling environment for media, free speech protections, access to public information, the professionalism of journalists, the plurality and independence of the media market, the quality of management, and the strength of supporting institutions. The use of a standardized methodology allows for tracking of results over time. The Iraq MSI is available in English and Arabic.

Trainings Hone Role of Central Asian NGOS and Journalists

IREX Europe in partnership with the BBC World Service Trust is implementing the “Fostering a Culture of Human Rights in Central Asia” project. The project is funded by the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) and aims at advancing the rights of women in Central Asia by equipping journalists with the skills necessary to raise awareness and hold policymakers accountable. Additionally the project—which focuses on Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan—builds the capacity of civil society organizations to work with vulnerable groups.

Mobile Cinema Brings Constructive Dialogue to Bangladesh’s “Media Dark Space”

Just after evening prayers on a cool spring night in February, thousands of Bangladeshis young and old tumbled into a village school yard, chattering excitedly. Sitakunda, a  community of 5,000 people in the country’s poorest province, has no electricity, and the arrival of a high-tech cinema truck promising an evening’s entertainment generates a great deal of local buzz. Full Article

The 40-minute film shown (produced through the Mobile Cinema project), "Bangladesh: In Search of Freedom," is available online in five chapters on YouTube:

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5

News Archive

International Conference Launches “Mobilizing the Media in Support of Women’s and Children’s Rights in Central Asia” Project
February 2008

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		IREX Europe assists in the development of nations and peoples by providing services, programs, infrastructure and technologies that strengthen civil society, independent media, education and the functioning of democracy. Learn more about IREX Europe.

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