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May 17, 2013
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RT @DCComics: Amazing. 2.6k of you gave $150K+ to #WeCanBeHeroes. Big thanks from DCComics @SavetheChildren @mercycorps @theIRC t.co…
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: Storm weakened & then dissipated Thurs, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh.
May 17, 2013
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May 16, 2013
VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Children
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 refugee camps, Somali refugees, famine | 4 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 | 1 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 |
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 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 | 2 Comments
Posted by Bayleyegn Birhanu on December 28th, 2011
May 23, 2011 was no ordinary day for 10-year-old Tigist Bogale. It was the day her life changed forever -- the day she had the operation that gave her sight for the first time. more »
Posted by Jen Steele on December 20th, 2011
Jen Steele, IRC education program officer, describes the success of Healing Classrooms, a program that trains teachers working in crisis zones to help traumatized children and creates secure and nurturing learning environments. more »
Posted in Children & Youth | Tags: children, education, Healing Classrooms |
Posted by Ned Colt on December 9th, 2011
Masons put the finishing coat on a new classroom at a school in Baghdad. The IRC is funding rehabilitation of schools and teacher training in much of Iraq. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Middle East, Iraq | Tags: children, education, schools |
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