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May 24, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Urban Refugees
Posted by The.IRC on December 23rd, 2010
Peter Biro, the IRC’s Bangkok-based senior communications officer, writes in Slate about urban refugees in Thailand and presents a gallery of photos. more »
Posted in Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, humanitarian, urban refugees, photos, news, conflict |
Posted by Anne.Richard on December 17th, 2010
In mid-November, I visited the Eastleigh neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. I went to meet refugees from Somalia who are being helped by the IRC. The refugees had fled a chaotic situation in their homeland. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Kenya | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, urban refugees, conflict, Somali refugees, refugees in Kenya |
Posted by The.IRC on December 13th, 2010
I stepped off of a teeming street into Aamina’s apartment, where the floury, slightly sour scent of injera lingered in the air. A round stove, a small TV, and a set of bunk beds lined the teal-gray walls of the one-room flat that Aamina shares with her two children and two employees. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, Nairobi, urban refugees, Women's Refugee Commission, Ethiopian refugees, refugees in Kenya, Eastleigh | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 10th, 2010
The IRC and our partner Kituo Cha Sheria are concerned that Kenyan police are indiscriminately raiding the homes of refugees and making random arrests of individuals suspected of being in Kenya illegally. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, Kenya | Tags: humanitarian, Nairobi, urban refugees, conflict, Somali refugees, Ethiopian refugees, refugees in Kenya, Eastleigh | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 24th, 2010
Last year, YouTube video volunteer extraordinaire LisaNova visited an IRC garden in San Diego where refugees from eight countries are setting down new roots in the United States. Here's another look at the video Lisa made about their first harvest. more »
Posted in New Roots, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, video, LisaNova, resettlement, urban refugees, YouTube, urban farming, commmunity gardens, San Diego |
Posted by Misha Cohen on November 4th, 2010
Photographer and IRC volunteer Misha Cohen has been telling the story of the Bhutanese Timsina family’s first months in the U.S. in pictures. Misha's newest photo essay chronicles the celebration of Diwali, a Hindu holiday. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, bhutanese refugees, humanitarian, New York City, urban refugees, photos, Timsina family, Diwali |
Posted by The.IRC on September 29th, 2010
You might remember the One in 8 Million piece which ran last summer in the New York Times about Bhutanese refugee, Tika Chapagai, and his wife Chandra. Well, the series, as a whole, won an Emmy on Monday night. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, bhutanese refugees, urban refugees, news, New York |
Posted by Misha Cohen on June 22nd, 2010
Freelance photographer and IRC volunteer Misha Cohen has been telling the story of the Bhutanese Timsina family’s first months in the U.S. in pictures. Since their arrival in the U.S., the Timsina family is able to enjoy freedoms that were stripped from them in Bhutan. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, bhutanese, Bronx, humanitarian, Misha Cohen, NYC, urban refugees, Nepal | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on April 22nd, 2010
This Earth Day, we're celebrating resettled refugees from around the world who are helping to make their new communities in the United States a little bit greener. more »
Posted in New Roots, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, community farms, community gardening, Earth Day, humanitarian, Michelle Obama, new roots, urban refugees |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on April 15th, 2010
On a whirlwind tour to promote her initiative to end childhood obesity, First Lady Michelle Obama had a brief respite today in a green oasis. It was the unlikeliest of oases: a 2.3-acre strip of land along a busy San Diego street, transformed with hard work--and great hopes--by 80 refugee farmers into a bountiful garden. more »
Posted in New Roots, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, community garden, humanitarian, Michelle Obama, New Roots Community Farm, urban farm, urban refugees |
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