Internet Access and Training Program (IATP)

IATP News - January 7-21, 2005

Alumni Conduct IATP Trainings

1,415 alumni led 1,725 training sessions at IATP access sites in 2004;
During the past year, more than 14,000 IATP users participated in alumni-led trainings sessions;
IATP, with the help of alumni, trains an average of 7,076 people each month.
More IATP Statistics

Central Asia

IATP users

Citizens of Tajikistan Discuss Preparations for Parliamentary Elections Online
On January 14, over 30 citizens of Tajikistan, including alumni of US government-sponsored exchange programs, journalists, educators, and students, gathered in nine IATP access sites across the country for an online discussion about the upcoming parliamentary elections with Muhibullo Dodojonov, Chair of the Central Commission on Elections and Referendums, Mahmud Saraev, Press Secretary of the Presidential Administration on Elections, and representatives of political parties. More

Western Eurasia

IATP Ukraine Organizes Discussion about the Ukrainian Presidential Elections with IATP Users from Other Countries in the Former Soviet Union
On January 17, IATP Ukraine organized a regional Internet conference, entitled Presidential Elections in Ukraine: Lessons of Democracy. More than 50 journalists, alumni of US government-sponsored programs, and other interested people participated from IATP access sites in Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan. More

Caucasus

IATP users

IATP Advances English Methodology Development in Zugdidi, Georgia
On January 15, the IATP access site in Zugdidi, in cooperation with the Atinati association, conducted a seminar for seven English teachers. IATP staff introduced the teachers to a range of interesting online materials allowing the teachers to acquire information about new resources and methodologies. More