PROTECTING CHILDREN
An IRC-supported school in Thailand is making sure that Burmese refugee and migrant children can get an education and at the same time be protected from child labor, trafficking and abuse.
RESCUING LIVES
Millions of people from communities devastated by East Africa's worst drought in 60 years still need urgent help, but ongoing violence is making it harder to reach them. The IRC is continuing to deliver lifesaving aid.
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The IRC is joining forces with DC Entertainment's We Can Be Heroes campaign. Together, we aim to help millions of people suffering the effects of drought and famine in the Horn of Africa.
NEW ROOTS IN AMERICA
With support from the IRC, refugees from around the globe who have fled war and persecution are providing nutritious food for their families and planting new roots in their adopted communities in the United States.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities to restore safety, dignity and hope, the IRC leads the way from harm to home.
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Education is the right of every child – but for children in countries recovering from war or natural disaster, it is far more than that. It's also a chance for them to heal. That's why the IRC works to promote safer schools and help educators respond to cases of violence and abuse.
Sir John Holmes warns in the Huffington Post that the world's newest country -- South Sudan -- faces a ‘perfect storm’ of unresolved issues with Sudan, tribal clashes, growing violence along its northern border, and a new food crisis.
The IRC is moving into Afghanistan's northwest Badghis province, to bring emergency drought aid to 3,000 families.
A girl dances across a new footbridge in the rural Mutare district of eastern Zimbabwe. Before the bridge was built, local children had to wade across the river to get to school -- a dangerous trip when the water level was high.
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Voices for the IRC
Jencarlos Canela is an award-winning musician and star of Telemundo’s top-rated telenovela, “Mi Corazon Insiste.” Inspired by his father’s journey as a refugee from Cuba, Jencarlos has been volunteering with the IRC in Miami for several years.
IRC in the Press
January 21, 2012 | Al Jazeera
January 23, 2012 | The Global Journal
January 23, 2012 | Mashable
Donor's Corner
“This organization is A+ in every sense, [with a] track record (since 1933) of going to crisis zones to rescue and rebuild. They live up to their motto: From Harm to Home.”
— International Rescue Committee donor "mlcastillo" in a five-star review posted on Charity Navigator
— International Rescue Committee donor "mlcastillo" in a five-star review posted on Charity Navigator
