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Horn Of Africa Drought
Posted by The.IRC on July 19th, 2012
The IRC and six other international aid organizations are warning that a critical shortage of funds is putting tens of thousands of lives at risk in Kenya's Dabaab refugee camp, the world’s largest. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, drought, Advocacy, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, famine, Dadaab |
Posted by The.IRC on June 22nd, 2012
War, drought and famine come together to create a ‘perfect storm’ of devastation and suffering in East Africa. Learn more in an exclusive IRC phone briefing on June 27. RSVP by June 25. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Sahel Crisis, Africa, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, humanitarian aid, famine |
Posted by The.IRC on June 18th, 2012
Join us on June 27 for a phone briefing from the field as IRC experts assess the widening drought disaster in Africa and describe the impact of the IRC's response. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Events, Horn of Africa Drought, Sahel Crisis, GenR, Africa, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali | Tags: drought, humanitarian aid, famine, Sahel | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on June 15th, 2012
Father's Day is June 17. Honor a special dad in your life by giving him a symbolic Rescue Gift that bolsters the IRC's relief efforts in East Africa. An eCard can be sent within minutes! more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, father's day, famine |
Posted by The.IRC on April 26th, 2012
Cultivating acceptance for the importance of early childhood education, especially for girls, has been an uphill battle in an isolated community of nomadic herders in Kenya. Learn how an IRC water tank helped fill the local school's classrooms with new students. more »
Posted in Health, Education, Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: water, education, Turkana, We Can Be Heroes | 2 Comments
Posted by Jane Yang on April 17th, 2012
Adolescent girls in Hagadera face problems ranging from female genital mutilation to forced marriage and sexual violence. IRC-trained mentors are helping them develop confidence, social skills and economic acumen. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Horn of Africa Drought, Domestic Violence, Africa, Kenya | Tags: violence against women, Dadaab refugee camps, Eastleigh | 1 Comments
Posted by Jane Yang on April 12th, 2012
The son of subsistence farmers from southern Somalia, Ahmed Hassan Osman is pursuing his dream of becoming a doctor while he works with the IRC to help other Somali refugees in Kenya. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Humanitarian Aid, Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: aid workers, drought, health, refugee camps, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, nutrition |
Posted by The.IRC on January 20th, 2012
The IRC's Kurt Tjossem on the violence hindering aid efforts for tens of thousands of Somalis in need of humanitarian assistance ... plus, other notable quotes touching on the IRC's work around the world. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Somalia | Tags: news, quoted, Somali refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on December 28th, 2011
“His mother never thought he would recover,” said the IRC nurse-nutritionist who monitored infant Minhaj Gedi Farah’s extraordinary recovery from life-threatening malnourishment, anemia, and tuberculosis. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Kenya | Tags: refugees, drought, malnutrition, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, famine, children health |
Posted by George.Rupp on December 26th, 2011
The IRC strives to meet the challenges of new and ongoing humanitarian crises in our increasingly restive world. Each day this week, I will share an example of the extraordinary assistance that IRC supporters helped us to deliver in 2011. First, an update on the Horn of Africa crisis. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, famine |
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