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From child soldier to teacher: Ador's story
Posted by The.IRC on December 3rd, 2012
A former child soldier in South Sudan, Ador Riak Nyiel attended school for the first time in a refugee camp, eventually becoming a special needs teacher. Today he's enrolled in a pioneering IRC/University of Nairobi Master's degree program that aims to improve education for refugees. more »
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Noted: Watchlist report on children and armed conflict in Colombia
Posted by The.IRC on April 3rd, 2012
A report released today by the IRC-affiliated Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict highlights the severe risks children are facing in Colombia’s armed conflict. more »
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Uganda today: The legacy of Joseph Kony and the LRA
Posted by Cristine Better... on March 12th, 2012
The IRC has been in northern Uganda since 1998 and our team, made up mostly of Ugandans, really understands the terrain. While Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army have most likely left the country, their violent legacy lives on. more »
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Protecting Africa’s children from Joseph Kony and the LRA [Behind the Headlines]
Posted by The.IRC on March 11th, 2012
Ugandan Joseph Kony leads a rebel group called the LRA (the Lord’s Resistance Army) that has terrorized villagers in four countries in central Africa for over 20 years. Learn how the IRC has been helping the LRA's victims. more »
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Calling for help
Posted by The.IRC on February 8th, 2012
Stories of horrific violence in Congo are all too common; however, there are even more attacks—especially on women and children—that we don’t hear about. Learn how an IRC-affiliated program is using cell phones to connect those who have experienced violence with those who can help them. more »
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Noted: "On the ground in Africa"
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 30th, 2011
IRC president George Rupp moderated a panel discussion on Africa on Monday that featured former IRC communications officer Emily Holland, co-author of a memoir about child soldiers in Liberia. more »
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Join the fight for children’s rights
Posted by George.Rupp on October 20th, 2010
Since 1989, no president has taken the final step required for ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The time has now come to end this embarrassing state of affairs. more »
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Children on the frontlines
Posted by Ruth.Fertig on May 29th, 2010
"When you become a soldier, your soul changes. It is like dying today and being reincarnated into another life." - Pierre, a boy featured in a short film the IRC recently screened called, "On the Frontlines: Child Soldiers in the DRC." more »
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Uganda: “We were drilled to become killers”
Posted by The.IRC on January 23rd, 2009
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Starting over, one stitch at a time
Posted by The.IRC on November 28th, 2008
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