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May 24, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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Child Labor
Posted by The.IRC on July 13th, 2012
The IRC's Sanj Srikanthan has written a compelling blog post for the Huffington Post that details the ongoing drought in the Sahel and the far-reaching and long-term consequences that this crisis has on children. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Children & Youth, Emergency Response, Africa | Tags: child labor, drought, Mali, Sahel crisis |
Posted by The.IRC on January 27th, 2012
Helping boys with their homework after school in the Kenema district of southeastern Sierra Leone. The IRC and our local partners raise awareness of the dangers of child labor and the importance of education. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, Sierra Leone | Tags: children, child labor, education |
Posted by joanne.offer on October 28th, 2009
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, child labor, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Uganda, LRA | 3 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on May 22nd, 2009
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, United States, Uganda | Tags: refugees, child labor, Hilda Solis, humanitarian, Michael Scharff in Uganda |
Posted by Peter.Biro on December 31st, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Humanitarian Aid, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, child labor, humanitarian, Peter Biro in Uganda | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on November 28th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Health, Child Soldiers, Peace, War, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, child labor, humanitarian |
Posted by joanne.offer on August 6th, 2008
In Moroto District, northern Uganda, the IRC is helping working children to get out of the workplace and back in to school. Children who come from poor backgrounds often have to drop out of school to earn money to help their families. For example, Lemukol-Betty, 15, used to work in a quarry, breaking up stones for just 5,000 Shillings a month – that’s about US$3. more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, child labor, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Uganda | 2 Comments
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