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Posted by The.IRC on November 30th, 2012
Find the perfect gift for all the women and girls on your shopping list. Whether you give School Supplies in your daughter's name or honor your mom with a Maternal Healthcare Rescue Gift, you'll support our vital work around the world. more »
Tags: how to help, Rescue Gifts |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on November 30th, 2012
A baby's first meal in two days at a camp near Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. An estimated 140,000 people have been displaced by recent fighting between rebels and government soldiers ouside the city. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, D.R. Congo | Tags: emergency relief, Goma, North Kivu, conflict |
Posted by The.IRC on November 30th, 2012
The stories from refugees we met about what drove them out of Syria were harrowing - massive destruction from random shelling and bombing, arrests and torture, attacks on families, including rape. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Jordan | Tags: refugees, IRC-UK, conflict, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by The.IRC on November 30th, 2012
Listen to a recording of our recent phone briefing for donors about the IRC’s New Roots program, which uses community gardening, nutrition education, and small-business farming to help recently resettled refugees become self-sufficient. more »
Tags: community gardening, new roots, urban refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on November 29th, 2012
An IRC team yesterday began an assessment of the damage and destruction inflicted on health clinics and schools by fighting between rebels and government soldiers outside the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Education, Africa, D.R. Congo |
Posted by The.IRC on November 29th, 2012
KPBS San Diego yesterday ran a charming radio / TV feature about the IRC's after school program for refugee children who need one-on-one attention -- and their parents. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Education, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, video, resettlement, education, news |
Posted by The.IRC on November 27th, 2012
There are many ways to help on #GivingTuesday. You can do a world of good by sharing this picture and helping us spread the word. more »
Tags: howtohelp, #GivingTuesday |
Posted by Ned Colt on November 27th, 2012
Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." It's particularly true for Afghanistan, where an entire generation has known nothing but conflict. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Education, Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: children, education, #GivingTuesday |
Posted by The.IRC on November 26th, 2012
With online shopping, you can do a world of good. There's an IRC Rescue Gift for everyone on your holiday shopping list. In our "Cyber Monday" gift guide: gifts for moms, dads and kids. more »
Posted by The.IRC on November 26th, 2012
When violence broke out in Kenya after the disputed 2008 presidential elections, more than 1,300 people lost their lives. With new elections scheduled for this coming March, the IRC is working with Kenyan partners to avert a repeat of the past. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Post conflict, Peace, Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Kenya | Tags: 16 Days, domestic violence, peace, Sexual Violence, conflict, women, Peace Initiative Kenya | 2 Comments
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