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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC's Felix Leger on VOA today t.co/vzvenVNEJ1
May 22, 2013
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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC will provide 70,000 liters of clean water daily--enough potable water for 5,000 people a day to drink, cook and bathe #…
May 22, 2013
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Less than 10 yrs after fleeing Somalia, Amal Kahim Jama & her family became refugees again, in Syria: t.co/wZkmKWqy00 via @AJEnglish
May 22, 2013
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@IRCPress You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Crisis in Darfur, 10 Years On" t.co/guLOti8F02
May 21, 2013
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RT @IRCPress: Race against time to aid new #Darfur #refugees in Chad before rains begin: t.co/z6eDBFeR1I
May 21, 2013
VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Community-based Rehabilitation
Posted by Jane Yang on January 6th, 2012
“I stepped on a land mine,” 36-year-old John Ngarben told me matter-of-factly. It was June 3, 1993, and
he had been hunting in the Sudanese bush for food. Today John is working with the IRC in Kakuma camp in Kenya, helping other refugees living with disabilities. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, health, Kakuma, Sudanese refugees, humanitarian aid, community-based rehabilitation, land mines, refugee camp | 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 Jane Yang on January 4th, 2012
Dario Waodiond lost the use of both his legs to polio at age 3. Today, he gets around via a hand-powered tricycle provided by the IRC and works as a medical assistant at an IRC hospital. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, Kakuma, disabilities, humanitarian aid, Turkana, community-based rehabilitation | 1 Comments
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