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201112

IRC Rescue Gift tops New York Times holiday giving list
Posted by The.IRC on December 4th, 2011
An IRC Rescue Gift -- a flock of chickens -- leads Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Nicholas D. Kristof's annual round-up of great charities and meaningful holiday gifts. The column appeared in today's New York Times. more »
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Photo Share: Fresh fish for sale
Posted by The.IRC on December 3rd, 2011
Women sell fish at their market stall in Monrovia, Liberia: In the aftermath of war, one giant step toward recovery is the rebuilding of local economies — and market-savvy women are often natural entrepreneurs. more »
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Noted: Invisible and overlooked -- refugees with disabilities
Posted by The.IRC on December 3rd, 2011
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Read a new blog in the Huffington Post by the Women's Refugee Commission's Sarah Costa in honor of this day. more »
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After the tsunami: Helping survivors with disabilities recover
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on December 2nd, 2011
More than eight months after a tsunami ravaged northeastern Japan, IRC partner AAR is continuing to assist survivors with disabilities and others who have had difficulty accessing aid. more »
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Springing into action
Posted by George.Rupp on December 2nd, 2011
When the water dries up, when the floods come, when the militants pillage, the IRC is hard at work doing what we do best -- saving lives. Right now, we have an extraordinary opportunity. Special friends of the IRC will match your online donation dollar for dollar -- up to $1.54 million -- through December 31. more »
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This Week's Voices: "If I didn't come to teach there would be an empty classroom"
Posted by The.IRC on December 2nd, 2011
Hear from a teacher who is trying to keep kids learning amid crisis in eastern Congo --- plus, other notable quotes touching on the work of the IRC around the world. more »
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World AIDS Day
Posted by The.IRC on December 1st, 2011
Thirty years after the first cases of HIV/AIDS were reported, IRC programs all over the world are marking the day with awareness-raising activities about preventing the spread of HIV and supporting people living with the disease. more »
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IRC in the news
Posted by The.IRC on December 1st, 2011
Ahead of Congo’s national elections, Ciaran Donnelly, the IRC’s Congo country director, participated in a wide-ranging debate before a live audience in Kinshasa on the question of whether the Democratic Republic of Congo is a failed state. more »
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Looking at barriers refugees encounter in accessing health care
Posted by The.IRC on December 1st, 2011
The IRC in Atlanta has collaborated with the federal Centers for Disease Control in a study of Iraqi refugees in Georgia that identifies barriers refugees encounter in accessing the health care system. more »
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