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Posted by The.IRC on August 26th, 2012
The IRC is grateful for the outpouring of support and interest from all of you wanting to help earthquake survivors in Haiti as they cope with the latest crisis to hit their shores: Tropical Storm Isaac. Here is some information about how you can best make a difference. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: emergency relief, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, howtohelp, Tropical Storm Isaac |
Posted by The.IRC on August 25th, 2012
Heavy rains and winds continue as Tropical Storm Isaac passes over Haiti. IRC teams have been assessing damage and preparing to distribute emergency relief. Support our work. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Haiti | Tags: emergency relief, natural disasters, Tropical Storm Isaac |
Posted by The.IRC on August 24th, 2012
As Tropical Storm Isaac nears landfall in Haiti tonight with 70-mph winds and lashing rains, the IRC is prepared to deliver emergency relief. Some 400,000 homeless earthquake survivors are right in the storm's path. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Haiti | Tags: emergency relief, Tropical Storm Isaac |
Posted by Jane Yang on August 23rd, 2012
Around the world, many people living with asthma have difficulty taking their medication using inhalers. An IRC pharmacist in a Kenyan refugee camp has come up with an inexpensive and eco-friendly solution. more »
Posted by The.IRC on August 22nd, 2012
From rural Idaho to the streets of the Bronx, refugees are at work in America—growing fresh produce, raising organic livestock, and building small businesses. more »
Posted by The.IRC on August 22nd, 2012
Some 40,000 refugees from the brutal conflict in Syria have fled to neighboring Lebanon. More than half of them are women and girls. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Women, Syria Crisis, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, violence against women, emergency response, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on August 22nd, 2012
In June, star chef David Burke visited refugee farmers at the IRC’s New Roots garden in the Bronx where he improvised a gourmet lunch using herbs and greens gathered from the farm. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, new roots, resettlement, David Burke |
Posted by The.IRC on August 21st, 2012
The primary threat to women in West Africa is not war or armed gangs, it’s their husbands. The IRC has enlisted the help of 450 marketing students from around the world to raise awareness about domestic violence. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone | Tags: domestic violence, women, IRC Think-in | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on August 20th, 2012
Prevention proves the best defense against deadly malaria in Thai refugee camps. IRC health workers are visiting families in the camps to help them avoid being bitten by mosquitoes that carry the malaria parasite. more »
Posted in Health, Thailand | Tags: Burmese refugees, Malaria, refugee camps, Tham Hin, World Mosquito Day |
Posted by Ned Colt on August 17th, 2012
Sitting in on Mohammad’s class, one can see just how engaged his students are. They sit in groups of four, working together to solve a language question. When they need insight from their teacher, Mohammad comes to their desk. He is one of dozens of teachers in the West Bank using the "Healing Classrooms" approach to education. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Education, Middle East, West Bank and Gaza Strip | Tags: education, conflict, Palestinians, Healing Classrooms |
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