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In Iraq, keeping kids safe in school
Posted by Heather Hansen on February 7th, 2012
Iraq’s education system, once a leader in the Arab world, has suffered severely as a result of three decades of war and conflict. Now the IRC and the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, have partnered to create a training program to help teachers and students address some of the worst problems. more »
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Photo Share: Homework help, Sierra Leone
Posted by The.IRC on January 27th, 2012
Helping boys with their homework after school in the Kenema district of southeastern Sierra Leone. The IRC and our local partners raise awareness of the dangers of child labor and the importance of education. more »
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Photo Share: School performance, Japan
Posted by The.IRC on January 16th, 2012
Children practice for a student performance at Karakuwa elementary school in the tsunami-wrecked town of Kesennuma, Japan. The IRC and our partner Peace Winds Japan have helped to furnish the school. more »
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Protecting children in Colombia's war
Posted by The.IRC on January 4th, 2012
At first, she said, they treated her “like a queen.” But shortly after recruiting then-nine-year-old Sofia from a small village in Colombia, the guerilla fighters began beating and raping her. more »
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Last-Minute Gift Idea: A Safe, Fun Space for Children
Posted by The.IRC on December 24th, 2011
$80 can deliver supplies for a child-friendly space in the wake of disaster, including art materials, games and other fun items that let kids get back to being kids. more »
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Healing Classrooms: Helping kids cope after crisis
Posted by Jen Steele on December 20th, 2011
Jen Steele, IRC education program officer, describes the success of Healing Classrooms, a program that trains teachers working in crisis zones to help traumatized children and creates secure and nurturing learning environments. more »
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A teacher's courage
Posted by The.IRC on November 29th, 2011
Uwizera Desange teaches fourth grade in an area of the Democratic Republic of Congo that is still being ravaged by violence. "If I didn't come to teach there would be an empty classroom," she says. more »
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John Legend spotlights the critical needs of refugee children
Posted by The.IRC on November 8th, 2011
We are delighted that Grammy Award winning musician John Legend is teaming up with the International Rescue Committee as an IRC Voice to raise awareness of the humanitarian needs of young refugees. more »
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"They are not allowed to be children"
Posted by Peter.Biro on November 8th, 2011
The IRC's Peter Aturia explains the importance of education to parents in a rural area of Uganda where children are often the breadwinners of the family. The IRC enrolls kids in safe schools with well-trained teachers more »
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Photo of the Day: Math lesson, Liberia
Posted by The.IRC on October 11th, 2011
A teacher walks his students through a math problem at the Zelemai primary school in Lofa, Liberia's northernmost county, The IRC educates over 16,000 Liberian children and youth. more »
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