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May 17, 2013
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RT @DCComics: Amazing. 2.6k of you gave $150K+ to #WeCanBeHeroes. Big thanks from DCComics @SavetheChildren @mercycorps @theIRC t.co…
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: Storm weakened & then dissipated Thurs, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh.
May 17, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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Women
Posted by Susan Purdin on May 2nd, 2012
Every year during childbirth, over 500,000 women worldwide die from preventable causes during pregnancy and childbirth. In Africa, these risks have given rise to the saying: “A woman who is pregnant has one foot in the grave.” more »
Posted in Mothers, South Sudan | Tags: refugees, Mother's Day, women, mothers, Rescue Gifts |
Posted by The.IRC on April 24th, 2012
Basketball is much more than a game in Salaam Dunk, a stirring documentary about an Iraqi women’s basketball team. For the young women on the team, it is a blissful release from the realities of a war-torn nation. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Women, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: sports, women, what we're watching |
Posted by Jane Yang on April 23rd, 2012
In Kenya, matters of money are typically considered the man’s province. In an effort to address cultural inequities that affect economic growth, the IRC has been bringing spouses together to talk about the importance of setting goals collectively, as a family. more »
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Kenya | Tags: urban refugees, Women's Rights, women, poverty |
Posted by The.IRC on April 20th, 2012
The IRC's Marion Dols on how the IRC is providing care for women in the overwhelmed Yida refugee camp, where hundreds of desperate Sudanese fleeing fighting and a severe food shortage are arriving each day. more »
Posted in Health, Mothers, Women, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: health, women, reproductive health, South Kordofan, Yida refugee camp | 3 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on April 20th, 2012
Christine Akello, a farmer and mother of six children, shares the story of how she is rebuilding her life after the the long and brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) conflict in northern Uganda. more »
Posted by The.IRC on April 18th, 2012
The IRC's Elizabeth Pender shares an update from the Yida refugee camp in South Sudan, temporary home to more than 20,000 Sudanese who have fled ongoing fighting and severe food shortages in South Kordofan. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Women, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: refugee camps, Sudanese refugees, humanitarian aid, South Kordofan | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on April 18th, 2012
The IRC's Elizabeth Pender tells CNN how the IRC is helping women and girls who have fled brutal fighting in Sudan's Nuba Mountains only to experience sexual violence in an overflowing refugee camp in South Sudan. Watch video. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Women, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: emergencies, health, Sexual Violence, conflict, women, humanitarian aid, South Kordofan |
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 The.IRC on April 4th, 2012
A young woman proudly displays the bread she baked during a vocational training session organized by the IRC in Burundi, where people are rebuilding their lives after twelve years of civil war. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Africa, Burundi | Tags: Women's Rights, livelihoods, food, Wake Up | 1 Comments
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