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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 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 by The IRC on May 10, 2013
Every baby deserves a healthy start, but mothers living in crisis zones face life-threatening risks when trying to give birth. This Mother's Day, give a Safe Delivery Rescue Gift to a special mom in your life. more »
Posted by Aisha Bain on May 9, 2013
The women's collective Femmes Lèves-Toi (Women, Rise Up) is a force for change in eastern Congo, starting at the community level. The IRC's Aisha Bain recounts an inspiring meeting with its members. on the Huffington Post. more »
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Posted by The IRC on May 9, 2013
Triphose was only 13 years old when she and her little sister became separated from their parents following election violence in Ivory Coast in 2010. She and her mother Genevievre share the story of their separation and what happened after IRC social workers located the girls. more »
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on May 8, 2013
Cavine Akello sells traditional pancakes at a market stall in Kitgum, Uganda. An IRC program for young mothers helped her to save enough to open her business. Since the rebel Lord's Resistance Army was driven from the region, thousands of people have returned from displacement camps to rebuild their communities. more »
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Posted by The IRC on May 7, 2013
Mohammed Musa suffers from tuberculosis and lives in an abandoned government ministry building in Mogadishu, Somalia. "We have almost no food and medicine," he told the IRC's Peter Biro. more »
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Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on May 7, 2013
As northern Uganda struggles to recover from the long and brutal LRA conflict, the IRC is reintroducing local agricultural traditions to a generation that grew up without them, and teaching older farmers modern methods that can result in more bountiful harvests. more »
Posted by Ned Colt on May 3, 2013
The search for unaccompanied children continues through the night at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, where IRC caseworkers walk through arrival tents looking for young people who’ve crossed from Syria without a close relative. more »
Posted by The IRC on May 1, 2013
Yesterday, the International Rescue Committee hosted our first Google+ Hangout that gave an inside look into how IRC communications and media officers bring stories of our work from the field to our supporters. Watch it now. more »
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Posted by The IRC on April 25, 2013
American University's chapter of Project Nur hosted a cultural fair to support the International Rescue Committee's work with Syrian refugees. more »

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