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@IRCPress You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Crisis in Darfur, 10 Years On" t.co/guLOti8F02
May 21, 2013
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RT @IRCPress: Race against time to aid new #Darfur #refugees in Chad before rains begin: t.co/z6eDBFeR1I
May 21, 2013
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RT @MoveEndViolence: Why do we need a #movement to end #VAWG? #MovementMaker Heidi Lehmann of @theIRC on the blog. t.co/H74c80BdAs
May 20, 2013
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@Doylech @oneworldadopt @Just_Naomi_chan @socialfund @AFRIpads @tamaraduker @lynndalsing @HuTerra @scribblymouse thanks for your support!
May 20, 2013
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RT @IRCuk: Thanks @LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall for an excellent concert & for supporting our work w. Syrian refugees #TheAsfar…
May 20, 2013
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Mothers
Posted by The.IRC on May 17th, 2013
Young mothers celebrate their graduation from an IRC parenting program last week in northern Uganda. During two decades of war, many young women were separated from their parents or lacked positive parental role models. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Uganda | Tags: LRA, conflict, mothers, Lamwo, parenting |
Posted by terah.edun on May 12th, 2013
“We’re on track to deliver more than 50 babies this week,” says Judith, head midwife for the IRC's women's health center at the Yida refugee settlement in South Sudan. “The average is 35 babies per week, but recently we delivered 21 babies in one night." more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, South Sudan | Tags: refugees, Sudanese refugees, women, mothers, maternal health, South Kordofan |
Posted by The.IRC on May 10th, 2013
Every baby deserves a healthy start, but mothers living in crisis zones face life-threatening risks when trying to give birth. This Mother's Day, give a Safe Delivery Rescue Gift to a special mom in your life. more »
Posted in Health, Mothers | Tags: Mother's Day, mothers, humanitarian aid, Rescue Gift |
Posted by The.IRC on May 9th, 2013
Triphose was only 13 years old when she and her little sister became separated from their parents following election violence in Ivory Coast in 2010. She and her mother Genevievre share the story of their separation and what happened after IRC social workers located the girls. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, Ivory Coast | Tags: children, Mother's Day, mothers |
Posted by Susan Purdin on July 13th, 2012
This Tuesday was the first birthday of Aluel Auger, who was born in an IRC-supported clinic one day after her country -- South Sudan -- gained independence. What does her future hold? more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Health, Mothers, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: children, mothers, South Sudan independence |
Posted by The.IRC on July 11th, 2012
In the struggling new nation of South Sudan, the IRC is building maternal health clinics in extremely remote communities, staffing them with trained South Sudanese midwives. more »
Posted in Health, Mothers, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: maternal health, South Sudan independence |
Posted by Peter.Biro on July 6th, 2012
Ripping up clouds of red dust, the IRC ambulance flies along the potholed roads leading to the South Sudanese town of Aweil. Inside, 19-year-old Arek Mawien lies on a stretcher grimacing in pain as she struggles to give birth to her first baby. more »
Posted in Health, Women, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: midwives, mothers, maternal mortality, maternal health, traditional birth attendants | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on June 20th, 2012
While Esther was giving birth to triplets at an IRC clinic in Congo, fighting swept through her village forcing everyone, including her husband and other children to flee. She doesn’t know where they are and can’t return home. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Mothers, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: World Refugee Day, North Kivu, photos, conflict, mothers |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on June 11th, 2012
For more than 15 years, millions of people in eastern Congo have lived under constant threat of violence or suffered brutal attacks. One mother shares her story of survival. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Mothers, Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: South Kivu, conflict, poverty, Rapid Response to Population Movements |
Posted by The.IRC on May 11th, 2012
In honor of Mother's Day, we wanted to pay tribute to the amazing, courageous moms we meet every day in our work responding to the world’s worst humanitarian crises. more »
Posted in Women | Tags: refugees, Mother's Day, women, mothers, humanitarian aid |
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