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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.
Feb 8, 2012
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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
Feb 8, 2012
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In #Congo’s massive southern province of Katanga, the IRC's community-driven reconstruction program, ‘Tuungane,’ h t.co/y42qNqLO
Feb 8, 2012
VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
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Posted by The.IRC on February 8th, 2012
Stories of horrific violence in Congo are all too common; however, there are even more attacks—especially on women and children—that we don’t hear about. Learn how an IRC-affiliated program is using cell phones to connect those who have experienced violence with those who can help them. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: children, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, human rights, child soldiers, Women's Refugee Commission, South Kivu, conflict, women, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict | 0 Comments
Posted by Heather Hansen on February 7th, 2012
Education is the right of every child – but for children in countries recovering from war or natural disaster, it is far more than that. It's also a chance for them to heal. That's why the IRC works to promote safer schools and help educators respond to cases of violence and abuse. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Middle East, Iraq | Tags: children, education, conflict, schools | 0 Comments
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 | 0 Comments
Posted by Edward Macharia on January 25th, 2012
I met 10-month-old Farhio Abdi Madey the day after she was admitted to the IRC’s ward for severely malnourished children in Hagadera, one of five refugee camps in the Dadaab complex. She weighed less than most newborns. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: children, drought, health, malnutrition, Dadaab, Somali refugees, famine | 3 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 16th, 2012
Children practice for a student performance at Karakuwa elementary school in the tsunami-wrecked town of Kesennuma, Japan. The IRC and our partner Peace Winds Japan have helped to furnish the school. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Japan | Tags: children, tsunami, education, natural disasters, Peace Winds Japan | 0 Comments
Posted by Jane Yang on January 5th, 2012
Six-year-old Ayan, who has cerebral palsy, is one of dozens of young refugees with disabilities who are making good progress at the IRC's pediatric occupational therapy center in Kakuma, Kenya. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Kenya | Tags: children, refugees, Somali refugees, community-based rehabilitation | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 3rd, 2012
Children pose with the IRC DJ at the Kirehe Open Day fair in eastern Rwanda. The DJ, who played songs with community health messages, was very popular, particularly among the children. more »
Posted by The.IRC on January 2nd, 2012
Two kindergartners enjoy their serving of “bouillie,” a floury porridge provided every morning at schools in Gasorwe Refugee Camp in Burundi’s eastern province of Muyinga. more »
Posted by The.IRC on January 1st, 2012
Happy New Year from all of us at the IRC! May 2012 be filled with peace, joy and renewal. more »
Posted in Asia, Japan | Tags: children, education, emergency response | 0 Comments
Posted by Jane Yang on December 30th, 2011
In drought-stricken Turkana, Kenya -- where children were dropping out of school to search for water for their families -- the IRC installed two large storage tanks and started delivering water for the students to carry home. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: children, drought, hygiene, water, education, Turkana | 0 Comments
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