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Photo: Warming generosity, Salt Lake City
Posted by The.IRC on November 19th, 2012
Thanks to everyone who donated to one of the IRC’s winter clothing drives, to help refugee families who recently arrived in the United States stay warm through the cold months! more »
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By the soles of their feet
Posted by The.IRC on November 16th, 2012
The IRC's Maggie Fleming recently traveled with an IRC health team to deliver crucial medicines to remote clinics in South Sudan. She reports on the arduous journey they took during the rainy season. more »
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Rescue Gifts - the perfect gift is back
Posted by The.IRC on November 16th, 2012
This holiday season, choose a symbolic gift for anyone on your shopping list that can rescue lives. Each Rescue Gift represents one of the many lifesaving tools of the IRC's work around the world. more »
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Girl power, Kenya style
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on November 15th, 2012
In many ways, 19-year-old Susan Kayongo is a typical Kenyan teenager. Brought up by her grandmother in one of Nairobi’s poorest neighborhoods, she did well in primary school but could not afford to continue her education. Her future looked bleak, like so many young women in her country with little education and work. more »
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Hurricane Sandy: Help for refugees in the U.S.
Posted by The.IRC on November 13th, 2012
The IRC continues its emergency relief efforts in Haiti to assist some of the most vulnerable people affected by Hurricane Sandy. Now we are also providing help to affected refugee communities in the United States. more »
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What citizenship is about
Posted by The.IRC on November 13th, 2012
For many refugees who are given sanctuary in the U.S., citizenship represents the ultimate sense of belonging in their new country. The IRC has joined forces with the New Americans Campaign to help them achieve that goal. more »
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Nigeria: Returning home to uncertainty as floods recede
Posted by The.IRC on November 9th, 2012
People displaced by Nigeria’s worst seasonal floods in 50 years have been able to start returning to their homes, the IRC's team on the ground reports. Many will return with no resources to begin recovery. more »
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Photos from last night's Freedom Award Dinner
Posted by The.IRC on November 8th, 2012
Here are the first photos from last night's Freedom Award Dinner in New York, benefiting the IRC. Special guests included Michael Bloomberg, David Burke, Jencarlos Canela, Anna Deveare Smith, Eden Grinshpan and Scott Pelley. more »
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Join us on November 15: New Roots community gardening phone briefing
Posted by The.IRC on November 7th, 2012
Learn how resettled refugees are building new lives from the bounty of American soil by joining us on our upcoming Briefing from the Field call, November 15. more »
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Voting for the first time
Posted by The.IRC on November 6th, 2012
TODAY contributor Brooke Hauser's story about U.S. citizenship — and immigrants voting for the first time — features a young refugee resettled by the IRC in New York and a caseworker with the IRC in Salt Lake City. more »
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