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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.

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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Video: You made these smiles possible
Posted by George Rupp on November 22, 2011
The immense challenges the people that the IRC serves face are extraordinary. But amidst all those challenges, there is hope. See the comfort and joy you brought to families on the journey from harm to home. more »
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Rescue Gift of the Week: English Class
Posted by The IRC on November 21, 2011
$150 can pay for a month’s worth of English classes that will give refugee adults the skills to read, write and have confident conversations, greatly improving their career and other opportunities. more »
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Photo Share: Rebuilding after the floods
Posted by Ned Colt on November 19, 2011
Farmers in Sindh, Pakistan who lost their livelihoods to devastating floods last year rebuild a damaged culvert that brings water to their rice paddies. more »
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Quoted: "Making a difference is what keeps me here"
Posted by The IRC on November 16, 2011
IRC nutrition nurse Sirat Amin talks about his work treating severely malnourished Somali refugee children at the IRC's hospital in Dadaab, Kenya. more »
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From the frontlines of the famine -- give a gift that matters
Posted by Bob Kitchen on November 16, 2011
Hear firsthand from the IRC’s emergency response director, Bob Kitchen, how IRC Rescue Gifts are saving lives whenever crises erupt. more »
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Photo Share: A village's first source of clean water
Posted by Sinziana Demian on November 15, 2011
A child collects drinking water from the first ever clean source in his Congolese village, located on a very remote shore of Kivu Lake accessible only by boat. more »
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Noted: On the soccer field, a roster full of refugees
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on November 15, 2011
A terrific piece posted on the New York Times City Room blog today captures the team spirit and endurance of a group of refugees who play in a United Nations soccer league in New York. more »
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Video: Miracle in the desert
Posted by The IRC on November 14, 2011
Minhaj Gedi Farah's remarkable recovery was featured on ABC News this weekend. His transformation -- from a malnourished infant on the brink of death to a chubby, giggling baby -- is a testament to the impact that timely humanitarian aid can have on the millions of people affected by the drought crisis in East Africa. more »
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IRC supporting women in the new Libya
Posted by Ned Colt on November 14, 2011
Libya has no history of independent charitable organizations, but that is changing rapidly. The IRC is supporting a nascent organization aimed empowering women, who played a key role in Libya's revolution. The IRC's Ned Colt speaks with the young and passionate leaders of Phoenix. more »
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