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Posted by Sinziana.Demian on November 30th, 2011
A woman who was displaced from her village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo due to ongoing violence was one of thousands of beneficiaries at a Non-Food Items Fair the IRC organized this month. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: South Kivu, conflict |
Posted by The.IRC on November 29th, 2011
Uwizera Desange teaches fourth grade in an area of the Democratic Republic of Congo that is still being ravaged by violence. "If I didn't come to teach there would be an empty classroom," she says. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: children, education, conflict | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on November 29th, 2011
IRC nutrition specialist Sirat Amin speaks with NEWS.com.au about the challenges health workers face treating the youngest victims of the famine in East Africa. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: drought, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, famine, Minhaj Gedi Farah, Sirat Amin |
Posted by The.IRC on November 28th, 2011
Take action and make your voice heard during the 16 Days of Activism to end violence against women (November 25 - December 10). Send a Wake Up Call to your friends, family and networks and start the conversation. more »
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence | Tags: video, 16 Days, violence against women, women |
Posted by The.IRC on November 28th, 2011
$120 can provide a goat for a disaster-stricken family, providing milk for malnourished children as well as a chance to begin rebuilding their lives. more »
Tags: refugees, natural disasters, howtohelp, Floods, Rescue Gifts |
Posted by Jane Yang on November 25th, 2011
As the sun sets over Dadaab, my IRC colleague Ruth Kimaathi happily takes time out after a long day to sip tea and talk with me about her job: counseling courageous women who have endured conflict and famine in Somalia. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Domestic Violence, Africa, Kenya | Tags: 16 Days, domestic violence, drought, Sexual Violence, natural disasters, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, women, famine |
Posted by Peter.Biro on November 25th, 2011
The IRC's innovative economic empowerment programs help survivors of war, persecution or natural disaster rebuild homes, restore cropland, start businesses or get job skills training. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Africa, Liberia | Tags: livelihoods, women, how to help, Rescue Gifts, economic recovery, economic empowerment | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on November 24th, 2011
A big thank you from all of us at the IRC for everything you do to support the IRC's work. Have a wonderful holiday! more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: Burmese refugees, refugee resettlement, Thanksgiving |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 22nd, 2011
The audience was enthralled when Grammy winning recording artist and IRC Voice John Legend performed his hit song "Wake Up" at our Freedom Award Dinner in New York earlier this month. more »
Posted in United States, US - New York, HQ | Tags: video, John Legend, IRC Voices, Wake Up, 2011 Freedom Award |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 22nd, 2011
The IRC is responding to a cholera outbreak in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp that threatens Somalis who have fled fighting and the region's worst drought in six decades. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, drought, health, cholera, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid |
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