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Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2010
Today, Blog Action Day 2010, we're focusing on water issues. Read about how technology and a water faucet transformed the life of a 30-year-old mother of nine in Ethiopia in some incredibly positive -- and even unexpected -- ways. more »
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2010
For Blog Action Day 2009, we joined thousands of bloggers around the world to help focus attention on climate change. Here's a look back at a 2009 post that describes how we are preparing local people for climate-related disasters and helping to reduce their vulnerability to climate change. more »
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2010
Before the IRC restored their water system — which hadn’t functioned properly for around 10 years — residents of Kurmuk, in Ethiopa, had to travel nearly two miles to another village to bring back safe, but expensive, drinking water. more »
Posted by Sergio.Trevisan on October 15th, 2010
Reading news headlines from Somalia, it is easy to think that here is a country without hope. But that impression is far from the truth. The people I have met here have an amazing capacity for living and getting on with their lives, despite abject poverty, a sense of lawlessness and other harsh realities they have to face daily. more »
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2009
Since 2000, the International Rescue Committee has worked to bring water to the people of Ethiopia’s drought zones. Now, IRC water specialists are using cutting-edge technology to find and deliver this valuable resource. more »
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2009
Every year, the IRC aids millions of people displaced by conflict and war. But environmental degradation around the world is creating a new category of people known as “environmental refugees.” What’s more, their ranks are growing rapidly. more »

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