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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 Ned Colt on May 30, 2013
IRC Lebanon country director Bryce Perry discusses what we are doing to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon and warns that the crisis has outstripped the capacity of aid agencies to respond. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Emergency Response, Humanitarian Aid, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, war, Syrian crisis |
Posted by The IRC on May 29, 2013
One in every four Syrians has been displaced by a devastating civil war. The IRC is on the ground to help. See how your support is translating into lifesaving assistance both within Syria and in neighboring countries. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Emergency Response, HIV/Aids, Humanitarian Aid, Mothers, War, Education, Syria Crisis, Syria, Middle East, Iraq, Jordan | Tags: refugees, emergency relief, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees |
Posted by The IRC on May 28, 2013
Following record floods in Pakistan in 2010, the IRC provided women with training to become tailors. These women now sew clothing for neighbors in their villages and play an active role in rebuilding their communities. more »
Posted in Natural Disasters, Women, Asia, Pakistan | Tags: livelihoods, Pakistan floods, women, poverty, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The IRC on May 21, 2013
Heidi Lehmann is director of the IRC's women's protection and empowerment programs. In a new video for the NoVo Foundation, she shares her motivation for being part of the movement to end violence against women and girls. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence | Tags: girls, Sexual Violence, women, Novo Foundation |
Posted by The IRC on May 20, 2013
Google's video thank-you to the 1 million developers who have used its tools to build innovative maps spotlights an aid map that shows the IRC's work helping Haitians recover from a devastating earthquake. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: Haiti Earthquake, maps, humanitarian aid, Google |
Posted by The IRC on May 17, 2013
Young mothers celebrate their graduation from an IRC parenting program last week in northern Uganda. During two decades of war, many young women were separated from their parents or lacked positive parental role models. more »
Posted by The IRC on May 16, 2013
For decades, the United States has provided protection to refugees and asylees who face persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion. Call the Senate Judiciary Committee today in support of a bill that would improve these protections. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, Advocacy, how to help, asylees, immigration reform, #CIRmarkup |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on May 15, 2013
Since 2009, the IRC has trained and equipped nearly 700 volunteers in northern Uganda to provide lifesaving health care to children in remote communities struggling to recover from a decade of civil war. Meet two of these dedicated health workers. more »
Posted in Health, Post conflict, Africa, Uganda | Tags: health, Kitgum, LRA, community health workers, Lamwo, child health | 6 Comments
Posted by Terah Edun on May 12, 2013
“We’re on track to deliver more than 50 babies this week,” says Judith, head midwife for the IRC's women's health center at the Yida refugee settlement in South Sudan. “The average is 35 babies per week, but recently we delivered 21 babies in one night." more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, South Sudan | Tags: refugees, Sudanese refugees, women, mothers, maternal health, South Kordofan |
Posted by Jordan Helton on May 11, 2013
For Hadya, her walk across the graduation stage this weekend at the University of Richmond is a validation of her family’s aspirations that date back to their decision to leave Afghanistan in the 1990s, a time when the Taliban forbid girls from getting an education. more »
Posted in Afghani Refugees, Resettlement, Education, United States, US - Charlottesville, VA, Afghanistan | Tags: refugees, resettlement, education, Afghan refugees, women | 2 Comments
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