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Every day, IRC humanitarian workers are rescuing lives. Here, they offer a glimpse of their experiences, the challenges they face and the courageous people they meet by sharing videos, photos and stories.

“All I wanted was to be with my mother”
Posted by The IRC on May 9, 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 »
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Saving today for a better tomorrow
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on May 8, 2013
Cavine Akello sells traditional pancakes at a market stall in Kitgum, Uganda. An IRC program for young mothers helped her to save enough to open her business. Since the rebel Lord's Resistance Army was driven from the region, thousands of people have returned from displacement camps to rebuild their communities. more »
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Photos: Surviving camp life in Mogadishu
Posted by The IRC on May 7, 2013
Mohammed Musa suffers from tuberculosis and lives in an abandoned government ministry building in Mogadishu, Somalia. "We have almost no food and medicine," he told the IRC's Peter Biro. more »
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Ugandan farmers reclaim killing fields to feed their families
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on May 7, 2013
As northern Uganda struggles to recover from the long and brutal LRA conflict, the IRC is reintroducing local agricultural traditions to a generation that grew up without them, and teaching older farmers modern methods that can result in more bountiful harvests. more »
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IRC reuniting refugee families in Jordan
Posted by Ned Colt on May 3, 2013
The search for unaccompanied children continues through the night at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, where IRC caseworkers walk through arrival tents looking for young people who’ve crossed from Syria without a close relative. more »
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Video: Watch the IRC's first Google+ Hangout
Posted by The IRC on May 1, 2013
Yesterday, the International Rescue Committee hosted our first Google+ Hangout that gave an inside look into how IRC communications and media officers bring stories of our work from the field to our supporters. Watch it now. more »
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Student group supports Syrian refugees
Posted by The IRC on April 25, 2013
American University's chapter of Project Nur hosted a cultural fair to support the International Rescue Committee's work with Syrian refugees. more »
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Photo Share: World Malaria Day
Posted by The IRC on April 25, 2013
Today is World Malaria Day. Half the world’s population is at risk for malaria, an epidemic illness that claims one child every 45 seconds. But preventing it is simple: if families sleep under mosquito nets, instances of malaria are reduced by as much as 90 percent. more »
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IRC completes initial distribution of aid kits inside Syria
Posted by Ned Colt on April 23, 2013
The International Rescue Committee has distributed 70,000 specialized aid kits to those in need inside Syria. more »
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The IRC focuses on immunizations and health care education in South Sudan
Posted by Terah Edun on April 23, 2013
In South Sudan, the International Rescue Committee educates communities about the importance of health care and provides free immunizations to expectant mothers and infants. more »
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