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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC's Felix Leger on VOA today t.co/vzvenVNEJ1
May 22, 2013
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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC will provide 70,000 liters of clean water daily--enough potable water for 5,000 people a day to drink, cook and bathe #…
May 22, 2013
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Less than 10 yrs after fleeing Somalia, Amal Kahim Jama & her family became refugees again, in Syria: t.co/wZkmKWqy00 via @AJEnglish
May 22, 2013
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@IRCPress You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Crisis in Darfur, 10 Years On" t.co/guLOti8F02
May 21, 2013
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RT @IRCPress: Race against time to aid new #Darfur #refugees in Chad before rains begin: t.co/z6eDBFeR1I
May 21, 2013
VOICES FROM THE FIELDTHE IRC BLOG
Soccer Without Borders
Photo: Liliana Vargas/The IRC |
| David Beckham wasn't the only new arrival on the U.S. soccer scene this summer. Forty refugee kids from around the world who arrived in the country just weeks ago recently gathered at a field in Oakland, California, for six days of soccer drills, exercise and tournament-style games. Playing a familiar sport helps build a community and ease the transition to life in America. As Eugenia, a nine-year old refugee from Liberia said, “I want to give a shout out to all of us for showing up and playing our hardest and making new friends.” Photo Essay |
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