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RT @wrcommission: Ever think cell phones could help protect children's rights? Well they are! Find out how in this new #blog t.co ...
Feb 8, 2012
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@infoasaid Thanks for sharing that resource. We'll pass it on to our media team.
Feb 8, 2012
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@winmitch No, it's not the same program. More on our programs in Kenya: t.co/Py9peewR.
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Make a difference in the life of a #refugee - volunteer with the IRC in Tucson! Your skills & passions needed: t.co/N6PPdMbM
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In #Congo’s massive southern province of Katanga, the IRC's community-driven reconstruction program, ‘Tuungane,’ h t.co/y42qNqLO
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VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Burmese Refugees
Posted by The.IRC on January 26th, 2012
How the town of Nacogdoches, Texas, embodies the IRC’s belief that refugees can translate their skills and experiences into valuable assets that contribute to their new communities. more »
Posted in Resettlement | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, resettlement | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on November 24th, 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 »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: Burmese refugees, refugee resettlement, Thanksgiving | 0 Comments
Posted by Rashida Jones on November 10th, 2011
At an IRC refugee camp in Thailand I saw that the ready availability of water transforms lives. I am buying this gift for my friends this holiday season. more »
Posted by The.IRC on November 1st, 2011
Tens of thousands of Burmese refugees live in Thailand and Malaysia. Many live in refugee camps along the Thailand-Myanmar border. The IRC provides the camps with healthcare, water and other services. more »
Posted in Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, refugee camps, resettlement, humanitarian aid, Photo of the Day | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 27th, 2011
After three months of steady monsoon rains, Thailand is battling its worst flooding in 50 years. The IRC is working with local authorities to assist some of the poorest people in the country to be affected by the devastation. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, flooding | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 27th, 2011
Burmese farmer Tial Biak Lian and his family board an airplane for the first time in their lives. They registered their interest to resettle in June 2009 and two years later finally got the word that they were moving to Indianapolis, Indiana. more »
Posted in Asia | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, resettlement, Resettlement Support Center | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 25th, 2011
Thousands of Burmese refugees move to large cities, like Kuala Lumpur, to find work and begin the process of resettling to a third country. The IRC helps them maneuver through the complicated application process to resettle in the United States and, once accepted, prepares them for their new, and very different lives. more »
Posted in Resettlement, Asia | Tags: Burmese refugees, resettlement, United States, Malaysia | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 25th, 2011
Paddling a makeshift boat through a flooded street in Bangkok's Rangsi area. The IRC is offering support to Burmese refugee and migrant workers who have been stranded by the worst floods to hit Thailand in half a century. more »
Posted in Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, migrants | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 4th, 2011
Kyi Hser, 27, a Burmese refugee, feeds calves at Threemile Canyon Farms, a large dairy near Boardman, a town on the banks of the Columbia River in northeastern Oregon. The IRC has helped dozens of refugees get a job at the dairy. more »
Posted in New Roots, United States | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, new roots, resettlement, agriculture, Photo of the Day | 0 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on July 14th, 2011
I took these photographs of actress and IRC Voice Rashida Jones this week as she was visiting the Tham Hin refugee camp in Thailand. The camp’s residents have fled war and upheaval in Myanmar and have lived in the camp for years, or in some cases, decades. more »
Posted in Rashida Jones, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, Tham Hin, myanmar, Thailand, humanitarian aid, IRC Voices, Rashida Jones | 0 Comments
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