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I NTE RNATI ONAL R E S EARCH & E XCHANG E S BOARD

AN N UA L R E PO R T 2 0 0 1

The need to develop IREX’s four

core areas—higher education,

independent media, Internet

development, and civil society—

has never been more relevant.

Mark G. Pomar, IREX President

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L e t t e r f r o m

t h e P r e s i d e n t

In a world of shifting geopolitical realities, IREX continues to expand its programs bothgeographically and thematically. The tragic events of September 11, 2001, dramaticallyunderscored the vital importance of supporting international cooperation and mutualunderstanding—goals IREX has pursued since its founding 34 years ago. The need to developIREX’s four core areas—higher education, independent media, Internet development, and civilsociety—has never been more relevant.

Among the many new programs IREX has started in 2001, I’d like to cite three that illustratethe depth and diversity of our program portfolio.

One is the University Administration Support Program (UASP), whichbuilds on IREX’s long commitment to higher education and scholarly work.Through a training symposium, intensive exchange fellowships, and pilotproject grants, UASP gives rectors, deans, and other university managers insix countries the skills and resources they need to improve theiradministrative systems.

In 2001, IREX also was awarded the Russian Independent Print MediaProgram (RIPMP). Through RIPMP, IREX provides crucial technical supportto Russian independent media. Specific activities include institutionaldevelopment of IREX’s local NGO partner (the Press DevelopmentInstitute), providing legal resources to Russian media, expanding businessdevelopment and greater financial self-sustainability of non-state regionalnewspapers, and improving the professional level of journalists.

IREX also greatly expanded its support of local NGOs last year by launching three newregional anti-trafficking and support programs for women. Through these programs, IREX seeksto prevent trafficking through public awareness, educational campaigns, and empowerment andjob skills training for women. These efforts are designed to reach women before they are lured orsmuggled out of their home countries.

IREX is proud of its ability to design, fund, and implement these andother new, cost-efficient programs. As the chart on this page shows, we’vekept our general administrative expenses to just seven percent,maximizing the resources that go directly to participants and institutions.

These are only a few of IREX’s accomplishments in 2001.I encourage you to read through our annual report for more details.

We thank all of our funders for their continuing support.

Mark G. PomarPresident

General AdministrationCosts 7%

General Program Costs 93%

Fiscal Year 2001General Administration and Program Costs

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IREX Global Presence21 countries, over 125 cities, 16 time zones

AlbaniaTirana

ArmeniaEghegnadzorGorisGyumriKapanTsakhkadzorVanadzorYerevan

AzerbaijanAli-BayramlyBakuGenceLenkoranMingechevirNakchivan

BelarusBrestGomelGrodnoMinskMogilevMolodechnoPolotskVitebsk

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBanja LukaSarajevo

Bulgaria Sofia

CroatiaZagreb

GeorgiaBatumiGoriKutaisiPotiTbilisiZugdidi

KazakhstanAktobeAlmatyAstanaAtyrauKaragandaKyzyl-OrdaPetropavlovskSemipalatinskShymkentTarazTurkestanUst-Kamenogorsk

KyrgyzstanBalykchyBishkekJalal-AbadKara-BaltaKarakolNarynOshTalas

MacedoniaSkopje

MoldovaBaltiCahulCauseniChisinauComratOrheiSorocaUngheni

RomaniaBucharest

RussiaEkaterinburgIrkutskKhabarovskMoscowNizhny NovgorodNovosibirskRostov-na-DonuSamaraSt. PetersburgTomskVladivostokYakutskYuzhno-Sakhalinsk

TajikistanDushanbeKhojand

TurkeyIstanbul

TurkmenistanAshgabatDashoguz

UkraineBrodyCherkasyChernihivChernivtsiDnipropetrovskDonetskDrogobychIvano-FrankivskKharkivKhmelnitskyKirovohradKomsomolskKryvyj RihKyivLuhanskLutskLvivMarhanets MykolayevMyrgorod

OdesaPoltavaRivneSevastopolSumyTernopilUzhhorodVinnytsyaYaltaZaporizhzhyaZhovty VodyZhytomyr

United StatesWashington, DC

UzbekistanAndijanAngrenBukharaFerganaGulistanJizzakKarshiNamanganNavoiNukusSamarkandTashkentUrgench

Yugoslavia, Federal Republic ofBelgrade, SerbiaPodgorica, MontenegroPristina, Kosovo

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About IREX

IREX (the International Research & Exchanges Board) is the premier US nonprofit organization specializing in higher education, independent media, Internet development, and civilsociety programs in the United States, Europe, Eurasia, the NearEast, and Asia.

Since its founding in 1968, IREX has supported over 15,000students, scholars, policymakers, business leaders, journalists, and other professionals. IREX serves as a major resource foruniversities, governments, and the corporate sector in understandinginternational political, social, economic, and business developments.

The IREX Mission

• Foster democracy in transitioning societies.

• Strengthen and help internationalize educational,nongovernmental, and media organizations.

• Support the highest-quality research in the social sciences and humanities.

• Identify and train the next generation of leaders by workingtogether with universities, nongovernmental organizations,foundations, governments, and corporations.

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The development of a civil society relies upon the knowledge and skills of its citizens and the quality of itseducational institutions. IREX higher education programs give individuals in the United States and overseasthe resources and opportunities they need to conduct cutting-edge social science and humanities research,increase their professional knowledge, and advance their leadership skills. IREX also helps strengtheninstitutions of higher learning through the training of university administrators and faculty; the development ofnew curricula, academic programs, and disciplines; and the enrichment of universities with visiting studentsand scholars.

In 2001, IREX gave individual fellowships to 120 US scholars, students, and faculty for study, research, andcollaborative projects and nearly 200 fellowships to international students, scholars, and professionals.

Supporting University ReformIn March 2001, IREX conducted a survey of university administratorsin Eurasia. From the results,IREX created the UniversityAdministration Support Program (UASP).

Funded by the CarnegieCorporation of New York, UASPaddresses what the survey showedto be the most crucial need: trainingfor university managers. “It hasbecome absolutely clear thatadministrative reform is required,”remarked Alexander Korobovof Vladivostok State University.To facilitate such reform, IREXprovides training, exchangeopportunities, and pilot grants thatenable participants from Belarus,Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia,Ukraine, and Uzbekistan toexamine and adapt successful US university models.

Building Leadership in a Changing WorldTatiana Baksheeva came fromRussia to study environmentalpolicy and planning at ClevelandState University’s Levin College ofUrban Affairs. In addition to hercoursework, she volunteered at theEarth Day Coalition’s StudentEnvironmental Congress. There shedrafted environmental action plansfor high school students on issuessuch as clean drinking water.She traveled to local high schoolsto discuss with students howto formulate an environmentalproject and carry it out in theirneighborhoods.

This dynamic combination ofcommunity service and graduate-level study is the hallmark of theRussian-US Young LeadershipFellows for Public Service Program(YLF). A program of the Bureau of

Advancing Higher Education

Paul Gaston, Provost of Kent StateUniversity, Ohio, shown speaking about university mission developmentand strategic planning during the“International Symposium onUniversity Administration: Methodsand Models”

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Educational and Cultural Affairs(ECA) of the US Department ofState, YLF embodies IREX’sresolve to develop the nextgeneration of world leaders bycombining the rigors of academictraining with the enrichment ofvolunteer work. As Russian fellowYegor Ivanov maintains, “Being aparticipant in [YLF] proved to beone of the greatest and excitingexperiences in my entire life.”

Creating Opportunities for CollaborationThe past decade has been one ofrapid transformation in thecountries surrounding the Blackand Caspian Seas. A lack of basicand comparative data, however, hashindered attempts at understandingthis diverse and changing region.With this in mind, IREX designedand launched the Black andCaspian Sea CollaborativeResearch Program in 2001

(with support from The StarrFoundation). By providing grants toresearch teams consisting of oneUS scholar and two or morescholars from different countries ofthe Black and Caspian Sea region,the program facilitates the sharingand exchange of ideas and researchtechniques. Project topics rangefrom the study of gender issues inGeorgia to the study of minoritiesin Iran.

Participants and advisory membersnetworking at the Black and CaspianSea Collaborative Research Programworkshop in Istanbul, Turkey, August 2001

Having interacted with IREX for most of

the thirty-five years of my academic career, I have been

especially impressed by IREX’s successful adaptation after

the end of the Cold War. It [IREX] remains as indispensable

for American scholars as it does for scholars in its partner

countries, and every dollar allocated to its programs

reaches very far.

Dr. Vojtech Mastny, Senior Research Scholar

at the Woodrow Wilson Center, 2001 STG scholar to Romania

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White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer (center) met with (from left to right) FSA ContemporaryIssues fellow Nataliya Khyzhnyak,IREX President Mark Pomar, formerECA Director of Policy and EvaluationRobert McCarthy, and YLF fellowGueorgui Savinov at the White Housein December 2001.

Enabling Citizen Access to Independent Radio and TelevisionMreza Plus, a network of private,independent television stationslinking the three main ethnicgroups in Bosnia, featuresindependent local news and isdistributed across Bosnia andHerzegovina (BiH). Mreza Plus’distribution approach, programcontent, and financial success isunprecedented in the region.IREX, along with otherinternational organizations, has

worked with Mreza Plus from itsinception, providing consulting and grants for equipment andprogramming.

With funding from USAID,IREX provided key assistance inhelping B92 TV launch Serbia’sfirst national independent eveningnews program and provide live

coverage of the Milosevic trial.IREX has also collaborated withthe BBC to provide studios andequipment for the Association of Independent Radio (AIR), a network of 11 radio stations airingindependent news throughoutCroatia. AIR quickly expandedfrom the original 11 to 15 stations,

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IREX has designed and implemented independent media programs in more than 15 countries across Europeand Eurasia. By providing balanced and unbiased information—and by serving as a forum for politicalexpression—independent media strengthen civil society, informing the public of important social, political,and economic issues. This promotes government accountability, fights corruption, contributes to economicdevelopment, and prevents and mitigates conflict.

IREX focuses on developing the capacity of local independent media by offering training, consulting, smallgrants, and legal support. Working in cooperation with local media, donors, and other international NGOs,IREX helps independent print and broadcast outlets improve professional journalism standards, adoptcompetitive business practices, develop supportive institutions, and create a legal environment conducive tofree media.

In 2001, IREX awarded nearly 200 grants worth over $8 million to support independent media in 11countries of Europe and Eurasia.

Supporting Independent Media

The network of independent televisionstations Mreza Plus continued to growrapidly in 2001. With its increasingnumber of affiliates, the network’sfootprint was already reaching 85% ofthe country’s population by its firstanniversary (see map).

and by the end of 2001 was gainingstrength in its efforts to become aself-sufficient radio network.

Protecting the Rights of Journalists andIndependent MediaWhen a draft law on politicaladvertising was up for review inUkraine, there was concern that the law’s vague terms could allow widespread censorship.In response, lawyers from IREX’sLegal Defense and EducationProgram, part of the USAID-funded ProMedia/UkraineProgram, analyzed the draft andpresented their arguments againstit to representatives of the Councilof Europe and in public forums.Thanks to the efforts of IREX and others, the draft was rejected.

IREX provides support andtraining for those journalists,lawyers, and judges who areworking within the context ofUkrainian law. “The work done by your program must be

continued,” wrote Zhyzn Luhanska,a participant in an IREX legalseminar, “because the creativity ofjournalists must develop in theframework of Ukrainian andEuropean law.”

Ekaterina Lysova is a younglawyer practicing in the emergingfield of media law in the RussianFar East, a region notorious for itsattempts at impeding independentjournalism. Lysova’s efforts todefend the right of journalists andnewspapers to publish aresupported by the RussianIndependent Print Media Program(RIPMP). A USAID-funded IREXprogram, RIPMP works inconjunction with Russia’s PressDevelopment Institute to provideindependent Russian media withcrucial technical and materialsupport. “The importance of thework we do,” says Lysova, “is thatwe teach journalists, and ultimatelythe Russian people, to think freelyand to be fearless in expressingtheir viewpoints and opinions.”

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The importance ofthe work we do,”says Ekaterina Lysova, a

young lawyer practicing in

the emerging field of media

law in the Russian Far East,

“is that we teach journalists,

and ultimately the Russian

people, to think freely and to

be fearless in expressing their

viewpoints and opinions.

Georgy Gongadze, a journalist knownfor his intense investigations intogovernment corruption, was murderedin September 2000. This monument tothe controversial Gongadze and hisefforts was stolen, broken, recovered, andplaced in front of the news agency wherehe worked (seen here) in May 2001before being stolen again.

Drawing upon its extensive media experience, IREX publishes the annual MediaSustainability Index (MSI), a valuable tool that analyzes the status and progress ofindependent media in 20 countries. This chart depicts the indicators used in the MSI to assess the state of the free press, with Georgia’s results being used as an example. The full report is available online at www.irex.org/msi.

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Creating Connectionsacross CommunitiesNaryn, a town in rural Kyrgyzstan,now has four computers available tothe public, providing this isolatedcommunity with its first taste of theInternet. Meanwhile, people inTurkmenistan, despite the closingof all cyber-cafés and the country’sonly independent Internet serviceprovider, still have access to theInternet. Keeping people in theseand other Eurasian countriesconnected is the groundbreakingInternet Access and TrainingProgram (IATP).

Administered by IREX since1995, IATP is a program of the Bureau of Educational andCultural Affairs (ECA) of the USDepartment of State. Through thisflagship program, IREX providesfree Internet access and training in11 countries throughout CentralAsia, the Caucasus, and WesternEurasia. From major cities to smallcommunities, IATP encouragesinformation sharing, networkbuilding, and collaboration amongECA program alumni and otherprofessionals and localorganizations.

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For over 10 years, IREX has been a leader in using the Internet as a dynamic tool for regional development.The Internet promotes democratization, creates new resources for the exchange of ideas, and opens a windowto the West. By providing training and access, IREX stimulates expanded use and understanding of theInternet and computers—bridging the digital divide between transitioning countries and the West.

IREX training is extensive. Scholars, journalists, women’s organizations, human rights and community groups,disabled individuals, and schools have all received training at public Internet access sites. Additionally, IREXmakes vast quantities of information available on the Internet by hosting websites, databases, and resourcepages, and by supplying online instruction.

In 2001 IREX:• Managed 95 public access computer sites in 11 countries of Eurasia• Trained approximately 14,000 individuals in computer and Internet use• Provided Internet and e-mail access to more than 32,000 unique users• Helped local users create roughly 1,500 new websites

Promoting Internet Development

+78%

Number of IATP SitesIn 2001 the number of IATP sites grew 78%from 50 to 89.

+83%

Free Access UsersPer MonthThe volume of usersreceiving free accessincreased 83% from 6,000to 11,000.

Internet TrainingPer Month The number of peopletrained also increasedsignificantly, by 58% from1,900 to 3,000.

+58%

Under IREX’s administration, the ECA-funded IATP program saw a dramaticincrease in public access sites, users, andpeople trained in 2001. Through thetraining-of-trainers system, exponentialgrowth is developing as local users spreadtheir knowledge to others.

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Using Technologyto Inspire ActionIREX staff at the Kirovohrad,Ukraine, access site held a freetraining seminar for a group ofdisabled citizens from a localsports club. The club’s president,Nikolay Simukhov, stated that thepurpose of the seminar was “toimprove health and completelyrelease participants from disability,if possible.” After being taught howto use e-mail and basic softwareapplications, and learning how toscan, edit, and send pictures, manyof the participants were inspired to

learn Web design to createwebsites that can help them find new club sponsors.

Similarly, an IATP courseoffered at a school for the deaf inSamarkand, Uzbekistan, inspiredstudents to teach what they hadlearned to other deaf individuals.Both the students and theadministrators were very gratefulfor the e-mail and Internettraining—the only Internet coursein the region for deaf students—which they see as instrumental inhelping students succeed in thenew economy.

IREX published The Internetin Russia: On the Eve ofGreat Changes, whichexamines the growth of theInternet in Russia from 1990 to1999. Available in bothRussian and English, the bookwas made possible with fundingfrom the Carnegie Corporationof New York.

Internet today is an essential part of our life,

but for most Belarusian people it is still a luxury toy rather

than a means to speak to the world. According to the

UN statistics, for every 100 Belarusian citizens only 0.3%

of them have access to computers with Internet accounts.

Tamara Stepanova, Community Connections alumna 2001, IATP/Brest site user, and organizer of Internet training for women’s NGOs

IREX helped Kazakhstani schoolchildren express their sympathies to those whose liveswere affected by the tragic events of September 11. The children’s paintings, drawings,and letters are part of the CHILDREN’S VOICES AGAINST TERRORISM effort and can beviewed at www.antiterror.freenet.kz

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In April 2001, the Siberian CivicInitiative Support Center conducteda campaign to promote volunteerism,through which local citizens donated over 2,000 hours of laborand $50,000, making SpringCharity Week its largest publicphilanthropic event of the year.

Further west, in the Samararegion of Russia, the PovolzheAssociation succeeded inattracting $40,000 insupplemental funds to supportinnovative social programming byschools, shelters, family centers,and other municipal institutions.

Much of the success of thesecampaigns comes from theassistance provided by IREXthrough the Promoting andStrengthening Russian NGODevelopment Program (Pro-NGO). Funded by USAID, Pro-NGO has succeeded inempowering thousands of RussianNGOs and civic activists. Duringjust six months in 2001, IREXprovided over 16,000 trainingsand consultations in critical areassuch as fundraising andorganizational development.

Building Civil Society

Stimulating Community Involvement

In 2001, the USAID-funded Pro-NGO program awarded grants in 12 categories inRussia. The largest percentage of grants was received by organizations supporting youthand children and disabled people.

Disabledpeople21.2%

Youth and children 38.9%Orphans 6.2%

Alcoholics and drug addicts 1.8%Indigenous people 1.8%

The environment 4.4%

Disabledchildren14.2%

Women0.9%

Elderlypeople1.8%

Citizens in thejudicial system1.8% Local

community 6.2%

Refugees 0.9%

Pro-NGO Small Grant BeneficiariesTypes of 2001 Grants, by Sector

IREX is dedicated to promoting open, democratic societies by strengthening the third sector—nonprofitorganizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and community initiatives. By providing resources andtraining, IREX programs enhance the capacity and effectiveness of third-sector organizations, helping them toincrease civic activity in their communities.

IREX civil society programs address an array of issues, including women’s empowerment, local governance,economic development, rule of law, and social sector support. In 2001, IREX disbursed over $2 millionacross 53 grants to local organizations, ranging from $2,000 to over $150,000. IREX’s support included:

• 20 grants to Russian women’s crisis centers totaling over $170,000• $1.6 million in grants to support 23 NGO resource centers that provided more than 16,000

consultations to local NGOs and civic initiatives from human rights to youth issues• 19 grants to promote partnerships between Russian and US organizations in the areas of

public health, rule of law, the environment, business development, and social sector support

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Throughout Eastern Europe andEurasia, NGOs are working to endthe rising international crisis oftrafficking in women and girls. Toaid the effectiveness andsustainability of theseorganizations, IREX providessupport through the TraffickingPrevention and InformationDissemination Program (TPID)and the Regional EmpowermentInitiative for Women. Fundedrespectively by USAID and theInternational Labor Affairs Bureau

of the US Department of Labor,these programs focus on sixlocations where the problem isparticularly prevalent—Bulgaria,Lithuania, Moldova, Romania,Russia, and Serbia. Throughpublic awareness, educationalcampaigns, and empowerment andjob skills training, these programsreach out to vulnerable women,reducing their risk of becomingtrafficking victims.

Funded by USAID, IREX’sSustaining Partnerships into theNext Century Program (SPAN)helped form enduring collaborationsbetween Russian and USorganizations. SPAN supported such projects as the first-ever skincell bank in Russia, a program totrain women entrepreneurs, disabilityawareness for schoolchildren, andenvironmental monitoring ofindustrial enterprises.

Under SPAN, over 197,600individuals received training; morethan 820 products were created,

including reference manuals,curricula, databases, and retailgoods; 2,138 micro-credit loanswere issued; and SPAN partnersparticipated in the creation of 16new municipal, regional, andfederal policies.

While SPAN ended in 2001,IREX continues to promoteinternational partnerships throughthe USAID-funded Partnerships,Networking, Empowering, andRoll-Out Program (PartNER).

Promoting International Partnerships

Strengthening NGOs to Empower Women

Funded by USAID, IREX’sProgram to Support CrisisCenters for Women in Russia(WCC) has supported 35 crisiscenters, enabling them toprovide counseling and otherforms of support. IREX’scounter-trafficking programsgrew out of experiences learnedfrom working with these centers.

The US CongressionalHuman Rights Caucusinvited IREX to participatein a Members’ Briefingentitled “Trafficking ofWomen and Children,” inJune 2001. IREX’s RebeccaBryan, shown here, was oneof five panelists who discussedthe global atrocities involvedwith the trafficking of womenand children.

Over 90,000 beneficiaries received information and social

services from NGOs supported by the Pro-NGO Small Grants program.

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Statement of ActivitiesYear Ended June 30, 2001(With Comparative Totals for 2000)

Temporarily PermanentlyUnrestricted Restricted Restricted Total 2001

Revenue and Support:Grants and Contributions $33,955,274 $1,108,967 — $35,064,241Other revenue 234,808 — — 234,808Net assets released from restrictions 1,166,173 (1,166,173) — —In-kind support 6,842,160 — — 6,842,160

Total Revenue and Support 42,198,415 (57,206) — 42,141,209

Expenses:Program activities 32,410,043 — — 32,410,043General administration 2,477,159 — — 2,477,159In-kind expenses 6,842,160 — — 6,842,160

Total expenses 41,729,362 — — 41,729,362

Change in net assets beforeinvestment income (loss) 469,053 (57,206) — 411,847

Investment Income (Loss) (404,013) (230,954) — (634,967)

Change in net assets 65,040 (288,160) — (223,120)

Net assets (Deficit):Beginning (444,129) 3,585,040 2,920,000 6,060,911

Ending $(379,089) $3,296,880 $2,920,000 $ 5,837,791

*IREX’s financial statements have been audited by McGladrey & Pullen, LLP”

Fiscal year 2001 continued to build on IREX’s accomplishments, exhibited by another high growth year of30% over 2000. As shown by the chart, IREX has averaged a growth rate of over 20% per year for the past10 years—growing from $5.5M to $42M in 2001.

During this period IREX has maintained low administrative costs, with general administration comprisingonly 7% of actual expenses in 2001.

IREX’s CPA firm, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, has audited the following Statement of Activities, Change inNet Assets, and Balance Sheet.

Financial Report

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IREX Balance SheetAs of June 30, 2001

ASSETS

Cash, Cash Equivalents $ 546,753Other Current Assets 3,998,288Fixed Assets, Net 204,262Investments 4,466,570

TOTAL ASSETS $9,215,873

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

TOTAL LIABILITIES $3,378,082

TOTAL NET ASSETS $5,837,791

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $9,215,873

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President’s Circle($1,000 and up)Stephen Cohen Katrina van den HeuvelGeorge L. Yaney

Benefactor ($500–$999)Douglas C. SmithJames R. Walczak

Supporter ($250–$499)Daniel R. BrowerSarah Claflin PrattRichard Gardner RobbinsAngela E. Stent

Friend ($100–$249)3 anonymous donorsSona AronianLois E. BeekeyRobert L. BelknapBenjamin Lee BenfordGijsbertus Koolemans

Beynen Joseph Crane BradleyElizabeth A.R. Brown Alan CienkiEdith W. ClowesJames Franklin CollinsJonathan Charles

CoopersmithHanns-Bertold DietzAlton S. DonnellyJames T. FlynnZiva GaliliJanice M. Gintzler Elizabeth Ann Goldstein Evelyn HardenFrank HoleDiane P. Koenker Roger William KoenkerHugh McLean James R. MillarCharles H. MindelDavid Nalle

Barbara H. ParteePatricia PolanskyAzade-Ayse RorlichJeffrey John RossmanKety RostiashviliChristine Ruane Catherine Rudin Christine Ann RydelJames P. ScanlanLouise I. ShelleyDarrell SliderPeter T. SuzukiCharles H. SwordElizabeth Kridl Valkenier Milos Velimirovic Marshall WinokurRichard S. Wortman

Other (up to $99)3 anonymous donorsJames O. BaileyDaniel BalmuthMaria Z. Brooks Wayles BrowneInta Gale CarpenterTimothy Mark CheekTimothy J. CooleyRobert V. DanielsNathaniel Davis

Barbara Alpern EngelGeorge Michael EnteenDaniel FieldAnne O. FreedAntonia Glasse Andre Louis GodduSamuel Robert GoldbergerKatherine E. GraneyMichael F. HammAlison L. HiltonLarry Eugene HolmesFrederick KelloggPamela Ziemba Kladzyk John Doyle KlierNancy O. LurieClaudia Sue MacdonaldOksana MalanchukBonnie C. MarshallKermit Eubank McKenzieVictor MoteHugh PhillipsPeter Brian ReddawayRobert Allen RothsteinWilliam Chase TaubmanRobert E.WeinbergJeanne L. WilsonGayle WimmerStanley B. Winters

IREX Funders List

IREX gratefully acknowledges financial and in-kind support from the following sources in 2001:

Major Funders

• Carnegie Corporation of New York• Covington & Burling• John J. and Nancy Lee Roberts• Microsoft Corporation• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)• ProMetric• The Starr Foundation• US Agency for International Development (USAID)• US Department of Labor, International Labor Affairs

Bureau (ILAB)• US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and

Cultural Affairs (ECA)• US Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and

Research (INR)

Public & Private Supporters

• Cable News Network (CNN)• Coudert Brothers, LLP• Delta Airlines, Inc.• Open Society Institute (OSI)• Press Now• Swedish Helsinki Committee• The Huang Hsing Foundation (USA)• The People Technology Foundation• Thomson Foundation• World Bank Institute

IREX’s Scholar Support Fund Donations(1/1/01–12/31/01)

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Higher Education• Armenian Middle School Level

Teachers Training Program (MLT)

• Black and Caspian SeaCollaborative Research Program

• Black Sea Regional PolicySymposium

• Caspian Sea Regional PolicySymposium

• China Resident Fellows Program

• Education Information Centers(EIC)

• Elementary-Level TeacherTraining in Armenia (ELT)

• FREEDOM Support ActContemporary Issues FellowshipProgram (CI)

• Fulbright Senior Scholar Program

• Huang Hsing Foundation Chun-tuHsueh Lecture Series

• Individual Advanced ResearchOpportunities Program (IARO)

• John J. and Nancy Lee RobertsFellowship Program

• Mongolian Language TrainingProgram

• Mongolia Research FellowshipProgram

• New Independent StatesEducational Advising Coordinator(REAC)

• Policy Forum Program

• Regional Scholar ExchangeProgram (RSEP)

• Return to Romania Project (RTR)

• Ron Brown Fellowship Program

• Russian-US Young LeadershipFellows for Public ServiceProgram (YLF)

• Short-Term Travel Grants Program (STG)

• University Administration SupportProgram (UASP)

Independent Media• Kosovo Independent Media

Program (KIMP)

• Montenegro Independent MediaProgram (MIMP)

• ProMedia Regional Project

• ProMedia Albania

• ProMedia Armenia

• ProMedia Belarus

• ProMedia Bulgaria

• ProMedia Bosnia and Herzegovina

• ProMedia Croatia

• ProMedia Kosovo andMontenegro

• ProMedia Macedonia

• ProMedia Romania

• ProMedia Serbia

• ProMedia Ukraine

• Russian Independent Print MediaProgram (RIPMP)

Internet Development• DOT-COM

• Internet Access and TrainingProgram (IATP) in the Caucasus

• Internet Access and TrainingProgram (IATP) in Central Asia

• Internet Access and TrainingProgram (IATP) in WesternEurasia

Civil Society• Community Connections in

Armenia (CC/Armenia)

• Community Connections inAzerbaijan (CC/Azerbaijan)

• Community Connections inKazakhstan (CC/Kazakhstan)

• Community Connections in Russia(CC/Russia)

• Partnerships, Networking,Empowering, and Roll-OutProgram (Volga PartNER)

• Prevention of Trafficking inWomen and Girls Program

• Program to Support Crisis Centersfor Women in Russia (WCC)

• Promoting and StrengtheningRussian NGO DevelopmentProgram (Pro-NGO)

• Regional Empowerment Initiativefor Women (REIW)

• Sustaining Partnerships into theNext Century (SPAN)

• Technical Services forStrengthening Democracy andGood Governance (IQC)

• Trafficking Prevention andInformation Dissemination (TPID)

IREX Programs 2001

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IREXManagement

Mark G. PomarPresident

Paige AlexanderVice President

Robert CroninDirector of Partnerships and Training Division

Randal MasonDirector of Development

Joyce WarnerDirector of Academic Exchanges and Research Division

Mark WhitehouseDirector of Media Development Division

Shakeh P. AkopianController

IREX Board of Directors

Mr. John J. Roberts, ChairmanAmerican International Group, Inc.

Dr. Coit D. BlackerStanford University

Mr. Robert CloughMicrosoft Corporation

Dr. Naomi F. CollinsConsultant

Mr. Franz B. EhrhardtCASCA Consulting LLC

Dr. Ellen MickiewiczDuke University

Dr. James R. MillarThe George Washington University

Dr. L. Jay OlivaNew York University

Dr. Mark G. Pomar, Ex OfficioPresident, IREX

Mr. Frank PonzioSymbolic Systems, Inc.

Dr. Sarah Claflin PrattUniversity of Southern California

Mr. John H. SchmidtBoeing Commercial AirplaneGroup

Mr. Kurt A. WimmerCovington & Burling

Mr. Barry ZorthianAlcalde & Fay

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