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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.

A teacher's courage
Posted by The IRC on November 29, 2011
Uwizera Desange teaches fourth grade in an area of the Democratic Republic of Congo that is still being ravaged by violence. "If I didn't come to teach there would be an empty classroom," she says. more »
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Quoted: Bringing babies back from the brink
Posted by The IRC on November 29, 2011
IRC nutrition specialist Sirat Amin speaks with NEWS.com.au about the challenges health workers face treating the youngest victims of the famine in East Africa. more »
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Ways to say NO to violence against women
Posted by The IRC on November 28, 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 »
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Rescue Gift of the Week: A Goat
Posted by The IRC on November 28, 2011
$120 can provide a goat for a disaster-stricken family, providing milk for malnourished children as well as a chance to begin rebuilding their lives. more »
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A fearless advocate for Somali women in Dadaab
Posted by Jane Yang on November 25, 2011
As the sun sets over Dadaab, my IRC colleague Ruth Kimaathi happily takes time out after a long day to sip tea and talk with me about her job: counseling courageous women who have endured conflict and famine in Somalia. more »
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Photo Share: Earning a good living, Liberia
Posted by Peter Biro on November 25, 2011
The IRC's innovative economic empowerment programs help survivors of war, persecution or natural disaster rebuild homes, restore cropland, start businesses or get job skills training. more »
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Happy Thanksgiving
Posted by The IRC on November 24, 2011
A big thank you from all of us at the IRC for everything you do to support the IRC's work. Have a wonderful holiday! more »
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Noted: From refugee to Berkeley undergrad, Torbertha Torbor gives big thanks
Posted by The IRC on November 23, 2011
A powerful MTV Act guest blog post from Torbertha Torbor, who also spoke eloquently about her journey from refugee to college student at the IRC's Humanitarian and Freedom Award dinners this year. Such a fitting Thanksgiving story. more »
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Video: John Legend performs "Wake Up" at the 2011 Freedom Award Dinner
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on November 22, 2011
The audience was enthralled when Grammy winning recording artist and IRC Voice John Legend performed his hit song "Wake Up" at our Freedom Award Dinner in New York earlier this month. more »
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Keeping cholera in check in the world’s largest refugee camp
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on November 22, 2011
The IRC is responding to a cholera outbreak in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp that threatens Somalis who have fled fighting and the region's worst drought in six decades. more »
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