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Journalists Reveal the Secret World of Offshore Tax Havens

May 21, 2013 | by Gerard Ryle, Marina Walker-Guevarra

Open Space and Open Society in Haiti

May 15, 2013 | by Cécile Marotte
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What is the Color of School Closures?

May 21, 2013 | by Patrick St. John
Mass school closures have sadly become a commonplace occurrence in urban school districts across the country.

Education for All in Kyrgyzstan

May 16, 2013 | by Valentyn Deichman
What does inclusive education look like in Kyrgyzstan? At Obereg Rehabilitation Center, some students are finding out.
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Freedom of Expression Should Not Be a Luxury: LGBTI Rights in Georgia

May 14, 2013 | by Zoe Brogden
The director of IDENTOBA, an Open Society grantee working in Georgia, speaks frankly about the barriers faced there by the LGBTQI community.

All Kids Deserve a Second Chance

May 10, 2013 | by Sarah Baker
The practice of putting children on sex offender registries is one glaring example of how we have failed to provide true justice for kids.

Open Society Foundations and the World Bank Get Behind Education for Roma

May 10, 2013 | by Eleanor Kelly
In Frumuşani, the Roma Education Fund, supported by the World Bank and Open Society Foundations, is working to break through barriers local Roma children face when it comes to completing their primary school education.

Boyhood and Poverty Are Not Medical Conditions

April 17, 2013 | by Kate Lapham
In the United States, health and education policies are colliding with dramatic results in levels of ADHD diagnosis

A New Way to Sustain the Campaign

March 28, 2013 | by Shawn Dove
BMAfunders.org will facilitate engagement, collaboration, and strategic decision making among funders, nonprofits, and policymakers working to promote positive outcomes for black men and boys in America.

We Laugh Together, We Educate Together: A Hungarian Campaign on Inclusive Education

March 22, 2013 | by Laura Cziszter, Boglarka Fedorko
The Hungarian civil society organization UCCU Roma Informal Education Foundation recently launched a campaign film designed to raise awareness and encourage discussion on the issue of inclusive education in Hungary.

Uzbekistan Must End State-Sponsored Slavery

March 13, 2013 | by Mark P. Lagon, Bennett Freeman
Each year the Uzbek government forces hundreds of thousands of its own citizens to pick cotton. But the U.S. State Department now has a chance to pressure Uzbek authorities to curb human trafficking.
Grantee Spotlight

Democratizing Debate in Colombia through Hip-Hop

March 7, 2013 | by Hernan Bonomo
La Familia Ayara is a grantee of the Open Society Youth Initiative's Global Debate program. Their groundbreaking work integrating debate and hip-hop is highlighted in this post and in the accompanying video.

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