Photo Essays
8,000 goatsPakistan Floods, Pakistan08.31.2011
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The IRC is helping flood-afflicted farming families in Pakistan’s Sindh province, one goat at a time. Many lost all their belongings, their crops, and their livestock in last year’s devastating floods. Pi James, the IRC’s communications coordinator for our Pakistan programs, recently visited Sindh, while the IRC was coordinating a massive distribution of 8,000 goats. Here are some of her photos. | ||
Inside our work in KenyaKenya08.16.2011
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Kenya is home to hundreds of thousands of refugees, and the IRC supports them and native Kenyans with clean water, health care and protection during emergencies, and with job training and education on legal rights and protections. | ||
New RootsNew Roots, United States08.16.2011
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When refugees arrive in the United States, they have left everything familiar behind. The IRC's New Roots program brings refugees together to share experiences and feel a connection to their new home through community gardening and nutrition and micro-enterprise programs. | ||
Freedom Fete 2011US - Atlanta, GA08.12.2011
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Your gift to the IRC in Atlanta's 2011 Freedom Fete will directly fund the IRC in Atlanta's work creating opportunities for refugee to thrive in America.
Whether you buy a virtual ticket or two or choose to give at our auction, or both, your attendance at Freedom Fete will make a powerful difference in the lives of refugees we are resettling today.
The photos that follow illustrate how your donation can help the IRC in Atlanta's programs.
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Inside our work in PakistanPakistan Floods, Pakistan08.11.2011
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The IRC has worked in Pakistan for over 30 years, providing health care, education, job training and other essential services. In 2010, the IRC reacted within hours to the monsoon flooding that left more than a fifth of the country inundated and continues to help Pakistan recover and rebuild. | ||
Inside our work in UgandaUganda08.09.2011
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The IRC helps Ugandans as they recover from conflict by encouraging peaceful community participation. The IRC is also providing vital services like health care, clean water and helping Ugandans look ahead with quality education, job training and financial support. | ||
A lifeline in the desertHorn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya08.02.2011
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Every day hungry, exhausted, and desperately ill Somali refugees and their children are brought to an IRC-run field hospital in the Dadaab refugee camp in northern Kenya. The IRC’s Peter Biro reports on how the refugees are being nursed back to life and health. | ||
Inside our work in SomaliaSomalia08.02.2011
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Somalia faces systemic conflict and poverty and now is struggling to recover from the effects of widespread famine that ravaged the region in 2011. After stepping up its services to address this emergency, the IRC is continuing to provide essential services and promote development. | ||
Inside our work in EthiopiaEthiopia07.28.2011
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The IRC is in Ethiopia helping refugees and local residents to stay safe, make a living and gain access to education, clean water and health care. | ||
Fleeing the DroughtHorn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya07.15.2011
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At least 1,200 refugees are arriving at Dadaab refugee camp in northern Kenya every day from drought-stricken Somalia. They are exhausted and hungry. Most have lost everything they owned and many have sold whatever they had left to pay for the bus or car fare. The IRC's Sophia Jones-Mwangi tells their stories. |





