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In the New York Times, our work with rape survivors
Posted by The.IRC on October 10th, 2011
In a column published yesterday in the New York Times, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Nicholas D. Kristof takes readers inside a rape treatment center the IRC runs in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He tells the stories of three-year-old Jessica and other staggeringly young patients at the center. more »
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Photo of the Day: Scarecrow, Salt Lake City
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 10th, 2011
Not your average scarecrow... but then, this is not your average garden ... It's part of the IRC's New Roots initiative, a New Roots farm in Salt Lake City. You can read more about the IRC's farming programs in the U.S. in today's New York Times. more »
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Sierra Leone: "The girls are being blamed" - IRC in the New York Times
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 9th, 2011
The IRC's Amie Kandeh speaks with Nicholas D. Kristof about the youngest patients the IRC treats in its rape center in Freetown, Sierra Leone. For the full story, read Kristof's stunning Sunday New York Times column: "In This Rape Center, the Patient Was 3." more »
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Photo of the Day: Computer savvy, Atlanta
Posted by The.IRC on October 7th, 2011
These boys in Atlanta enjoy computer time -- part of an IRC program that provides refugees of all ages with computer training and other important skills to prepare them for school and work in the United States. more »
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Quoted: A family tradition
Posted by The.IRC on October 6th, 2011
Tom and Sandy Ehlers began supporting the IRC in 1979. “Tom and I talked about the IRC on our very first date” explains Sandy. “I told Tom that I had been in Hong Kong in the summer of 1962 and watched thousands of refugees fleeing China into the city. Tom responded by telling me about the IRC.” more »
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Photo of the Day: Growing strong, Central African Republic
Posted by The.IRC on October 6th, 2011
In the Central African Republic, years of conflict have disrupted health services. The IRC helps women stay healthy during pregnancy and gives babies the nutrition, immunizations and other necessities to grow strong. more »
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Photo of the Day: Red tape, Haiti
Posted by The.IRC on October 5th, 2011
A man looks through a fence at the presidential palace in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, which was badly damaged in the powerful earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010. The IRC is helping people cut through red tape and obtain copies of important documents that were lost in the quake. more »
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Photo of the Day: Feeding calves, Oregon
Posted by The.IRC on October 4th, 2011
Kyi Hser, 27, a Burmese refugee, feeds calves at Threemile Canyon Farms, a large dairy near Boardman, a town on the banks of the Columbia River in northeastern Oregon. The IRC has helped dozens of refugees get a job at the dairy. more »
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Photo of the Day: Soccer match, Congo
Posted by The.IRC on October 3rd, 2011
Children attending Rushege primary school in Tongo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, play a football match against a rival school. more »
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On location with Half the Sky
Posted by melissa.winkler on October 3rd, 2011
The IRC's Melissa Winkler is in Sierra Leone, on location with the film crew of Half the Sky, a documentary series to air in 2012 on abuses and inequities faced by women and girls around the world and inspiring women who are combating them and finding solutions. more »
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