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RT @wrcommission: Ever think cell phones could help protect children's rights? Well they are! Find out how in this new #blog t.co ...
Feb 8, 2012
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@infoasaid Thanks for sharing that resource. We'll pass it on to our media team.
Feb 8, 2012
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@winmitch No, it's not the same program. More on our programs in Kenya: t.co/Py9peewR.
Feb 8, 2012
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Make a difference in the life of a #refugee - volunteer with the IRC in Tucson! Your skills & passions needed: t.co/N6PPdMbM
Feb 8, 2012
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In #Congo’s massive southern province of Katanga, the IRC's community-driven reconstruction program, ‘Tuungane,’ h t.co/y42qNqLO
Feb 8, 2012
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Posted by The.IRC on February 8th, 2012
Stories of horrific violence in Congo are all too common; however, there are even more attacks—especially on women and children—that we don’t hear about. Learn how an IRC-affiliated program is using cell phones to connect those who have experienced violence with those who can help them. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: children, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, human rights, child soldiers, Women's Refugee Commission, South Kivu, conflict, women, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 12th, 2012
In Haiti, where violence against women has increased dramatically since the January 2010 earthquake, the IRC gives teenage girls safe places to go to talk with their peers and explore their feelings with trained counselors. more »
Posted in Women, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: girls, Haiti Earthquake, women | 3 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 11th, 2012
In the wake of the devastating January 2010 earthquake, many women and girls are living in makeshift crowded camps in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. As Wanja explains, women face the threat of physical and sexual assault in these teeming and often poorly lit settlements. more »
Posted in Women, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: Haiti Earthquake, women, Wake Up Call | 0 Comments
Posted by George.Rupp on December 30th, 2011
In October, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote two columns about the epidemic of child rape in Sierra Leone. His reports were heart-wrenching, describing girls of tender age requiring treatment at an IRC rape center. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Sierra Leone | Tags: girls, Sexual Violence | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 12th, 2011
This holiday season, give an IRC Rescue Gift to someone special. $90 can buy a strong lockbox for a village savings and loan association, giving women a secure place to keep the money that will help build stores and stock shelves. more »
Posted in Africa, Ivory Coast | Tags: women, village savings and loan, Rescue Gifts | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 10th, 2011
Today, December 10, is International Human Rights Day — today also marks the end of the "16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence." We’d love to know why you’re passionate about making a better world for women and girls. Share your story. more »
Posted in Women | Tags: 16 Days, women, International Human Rights Day | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 9th, 2011
Tomorrow, the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize will be presented jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman for their work on women’s empowerment. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Liberia | Tags: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, conflict, women, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakul Karman, Nobel peace prize | 0 Comments
Posted by heidi.lehmann on December 8th, 2011
At the Dadaab refugee camp, where the IRC provides lifesaving services to refugees fleeing the drought and famine in Somalia, there has been a four-fold increase in reports of sexual violence since the start of the crisis in June. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: Sexual Violence, Dadaab, Somali refugees, women | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 3rd, 2011
Women sell fish at their market stall in Monrovia, Liberia: In the aftermath of war, one giant step toward recovery is the rebuilding of local economies — and market-savvy women are often natural entrepreneurs. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Liberia | Tags: livelihoods, conflict, women, Rescue Gifts, economic recovery | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on November 28th, 2011
Take action and make your voice heard during the 16 Days of Activism to end violence against women (November 25 - December 10). Send a Wake Up Call to your friends, family and networks and start the conversation. more »
Posted in Women | Tags: video, 16 Days, violence against women, women | 0 Comments
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