Since 1933, the IRC has provided hope and humanitarian aid to refugees and other victims of oppression and violent conflict around the world.
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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC's Felix Leger on VOA today t.co/vzvenVNEJ1
May 22, 2013
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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC will provide 70,000 liters of clean water daily--enough potable water for 5,000 people a day to drink, cook and bathe #…
May 22, 2013
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Less than 10 yrs after fleeing Somalia, Amal Kahim Jama & her family became refugees again, in Syria: t.co/wZkmKWqy00 via @AJEnglish
May 22, 2013
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@IRCPress You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Crisis in Darfur, 10 Years On" t.co/guLOti8F02
May 21, 2013
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RT @IRCPress: Race against time to aid new #Darfur #refugees in Chad before rains begin: t.co/z6eDBFeR1I
May 21, 2013
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Every day, IRC humanitarian workers are rescuing lives. Here, they offer a glimpse of their experiences, the challenges they face and the courageous people they meet by sharing videos, photos and stories.
Posted by The IRC on October 11, 2012
What’s it like to be a girl growing up in the world's newest nation? Girls we work with in South Sudan answer your questions about their daily lives, their hopes and dreams, and the challenges they face. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Education, South Sudan | Tags: education, International Day of the Girl | 9 Comments
Posted by The IRC on October 10, 2012
When refugees arrive in the United States, they leave behind everything familiar. For many that also means losing ties to the land and a tradition of growing their own food. In response, the IRC has launched a nationwide program that helps refugees establish community gardens, farmers markets, food pantries and farm-based businesses. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - Boise, ID, US - Phoenix, AZ, US - Salt Lake City, UT, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: new roots, urban gardening | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter Biro on October 10, 2012
Life in a refugee camp is difficult and fraught with uncertainty. Many refugees must cope with traumatic memories of violence, the loss of loved ones, and the destruction of their homes and property. The IRC helps with intervention and counseling. more »
Posted in Health, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, refugee camps, resettlement, mental health, depression |
Posted by Ned Colt on October 9, 2012
In Kyrgyzstan, IRC engineer Aigul Alimbekova and her colleagues are helping to rebuild communities that were ravaged by four days of deadly ethnic riots in 2010. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Kyrgyzstan | Tags: sanitation, water, humanitarian aid |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on October 5, 2012
A small group of Somali women traveled some 300 miles from the world’s largest refugee camp to Kenya’s bustling capital this week to take part in the Nairobi International Trade Fair. more »
Posted in Women, Kenya | Tags: refugees, livelihoods, Somali refugees, women, poverty | 1 Comments
Posted by The IRC on October 3, 2012
What was a trickle only months ago is becoming a steady flow. During the first seven months of the year, close to 9,000 refugees crossed into Iraq from Syria. However, since early August, more than twice that number have arrived here. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Gender based Violence, Iraqi Refugees, Legal Aid, Women, Syria Crisis, Iraq | Tags: refugees, Iraqi refugees, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees |
Posted by The IRC on October 3, 2012
There’s nothing like homegrown vegetables from a garden—especially for newly arrived refugees tilling American soil for the first time. The IRC's New Roots program helps refugees in the United States stay connected to the agricultural traditions they’ve brought from their own countries. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States | Tags: refugees, new roots, resettlement |
Posted by The IRC on October 2, 2012
As part of Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, actress Eva Mendes visited the IRC-supported Girls With a Future program in Freetown, Sierra Leone. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Gender based Violence, Women, Education, Africa, Sierra Leone | Tags: Sexual Violence, education, Half the Sky, Eva Mendes, Girls With a Future |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on October 2, 2012
IRC medical staff members have been treating cases of cholera since mid-September in Hagadera refugee camp, part of the massive Dadaab refugee complex in northeastern Kenya. more »
Posted in Health, Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, health, cholera, Somali refugees, Dadaab |
Posted by The IRC on October 1, 2012
Agnes Libbi Smith lost her father during the civil war in Sierra Leone and her mother when she was 13 years old. Agnes was physically abused and raped by a teacher who promised her an education. She found help from the IRC. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Education | Tags: Sexual Violence, Half the Sky |
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