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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
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Domestic Violence
Posted by The.IRC on May 18th, 2012
The IRC's Liz Pender writes in GlobalPost that rape and domestic violence are all too common for Sudanese women who fled the conflict in the Nuba mountains. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: domestic violence, violence against women, Yida refugee camp |
Posted by The.IRC on May 18th, 2012
Farmer and mother Alice Akoko shares the story of how she is rebuilding her life after the the long and brutal LRA conflict in northern Uganda. more »
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Uganda | Tags: domestic violence, LRA, women, Joseph Kony, women_LRA, village savings and loan association |
Posted by Peter.Biro on May 9th, 2012
Domestic violence is rampant in Thailand's refugee camps. The IRC is helping couples resolve their problems by showing them how to communicate better. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Domestic Violence, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, domestic violence, refugee camps, mothers, Mae La | 5 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on May 8th, 2012
Many Somali girls in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp leave school, marry and become pregnant soon after puberty because bearing many children is a sign of prestige in their community. Asha, an 18-year-old mentor to younger girls in the camp, shares her own story. more »
Posted in Women, Horn of Africa Drought, Domestic Violence, Africa, Kenya | Tags: Women's Rights, Somali refugees, Dadaab | 2 Comments
Posted by Jane Yang on April 23rd, 2012
In Kenya, matters of money are typically considered the man’s province. In an effort to address cultural inequities that affect economic growth, the IRC has been bringing spouses together to talk about the importance of setting goals collectively, as a family. more »
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Kenya | Tags: urban refugees, Women's Rights, women, poverty |
Posted by Jane Yang on April 17th, 2012
Adolescent girls in Hagadera face problems ranging from female genital mutilation to forced marriage and sexual violence. IRC-trained mentors are helping them develop confidence, social skills and economic acumen. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Horn of Africa Drought, Domestic Violence, Africa, Kenya | Tags: violence against women, Dadaab refugee camps, Eastleigh | 1 Comments
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on April 2nd, 2012
IRC-supported women's organizations in the Democratic Republic of Congo are using community theater to raise awareness about pressing issues like domestic violence. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: domestic violence, violence against women, International Women’s Day, community theater |
Posted by The.IRC on March 30th, 2012
The "Half the Sky" trailer is out and includes a sound bite from the IRC's Amie Kandeh, whose work with women and girls in Sierra Leone is featured in the film. Mark your calendars - this amazing series will air on PBS in October. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Sierra Leone | Tags: violence against women, women, Half the Sky |
Posted by The.IRC on March 28th, 2012
Check out IRC-UK media officer Stefano Gelmini's latest piece on Huff Post UK about an innovative IRC program tackling violence against women in Ivory Coast through social and traditional media. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Ivory Coast | Tags: IRC-UK, Sexual Violence, women |
Posted by The.IRC on March 27th, 2012
After fleeing drought and famine in Somalia, Saadia and her family arrived on the outskirts of a refugee camp in Kenya last July. Life there was very difficult, and Saadia and her husband started to fight. After he beat her, she turned to the IRC, which gave her support and a new-found confidence. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Horn of Africa Drought, Domestic Violence, Africa, Kenya | Tags: domestic violence, drought, women, famine |
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