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Photo Share: Making your own fun in Tanzania
Posted by The.IRC on June 9th, 2011
Boys in a refugee camp in Tanzania play with a homemade bicycle. Children are particularly vulnerable when forced from their homes into temporary conditions. more »
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Japan’s tsunami: Helping ‘overlooked’ survivors
Posted by Shinko Tana on May 12th, 2011
I am visiting the Asunaro Home, a low, white building perched on a small mountain above Rikuzentakata -- one of the worst-hit cities in Japan’s devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Established seven years ago, the facility offers people with autism and other mental disabilities opportunities to build vocational skills and earn an income. more »
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Helping Haiti’s organizations get back on their feet
Posted by Natalie Parke on March 31st, 2011
Cynics occasionally refer to Haiti as “the Republic of NGOs,” claiming that the country has lots of well-intentioned non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with little to show for their goodwill. Fair enough. But I’m not a cynic. I firmly believe that the vibrancy of local organizations in Haiti can and will translate into meaningful development for the country. more »
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On the Libyan border: Helping freedom fighters or terrorists?
Posted by Anne.Richard on March 29th, 2011
Sad to say, measures legislated after 9/11 now restrict aid groups abroad and prevent people fleeing dictatorships from entering the United States as refugees. As the world backs opponents of Muammar Qadhafi in Libya, it’s time to review the impact of these laws: are they doing more harm than good? more »
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Southern Sudan: “Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst”
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on January 7th, 2011
The IRC is preparing for every likely scenario that may arise in the aftermath of the referendum in Southern Sudan. Over the last few months our regional team based in Nairobi, has been coordinating contingency planning meetings with colleagues in Southern Sudan and neighboring Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia. more »
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Haiti: Looking for Jean's father [CNN Video]
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 14th, 2010
Four-year-old Jean lost his mother in the Haiti earthquake. The IRC's family tracing team is doing everything they can to help him find his father. more »
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Helping Haitian quake survivors feel safer [Photos]
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 11th, 2010
The IRC's Lucy Carrigan shared these photos from a workshop the IRC organized for the security committee in one of the makeshift camps that sprang up after the Haiti earthquake. more »
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Haiti: How the IRC puts your donations to work [CNN Video]
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 28th, 2010
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A crisis worse than Darfur
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on June 3rd, 2009
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George Rupp analyzes Darfur [Video]
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on June 2nd, 2009
IRC president George Rupp analyzes the situation in Darfur and Sudan's expulsion of humanitarian aid groups in this interview with BigThink. more »
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