Human Rights and Media Freedom: Tajikistan
As a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia and a former state of the USSR, Tajikistan is relatively stable. However, the recent conflict in the southern region of Gorno-Badakhshan in July 2012 saw severe fighting, and nervousness among the population has increased due to the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan. Additionally, journalists reporting on […]
Social Entrepreneurship
This program, with visitors from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, will examine the rise of social entrepreneurship in the U.S. and how innovation can drive social and environmental change. Meetings will examine the concept of social entrepreneurship, as well as government initiatives that support civic engagement and innovation. Through examination of successful models of social entrepreneurship, […]
