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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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RT @MoveEndViolence: Why do we need a #movement to end #VAWG? #MovementMaker Heidi Lehmann of @theIRC on the blog. t.co/H74c80BdAs
May 20, 2013
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@Doylech @oneworldadopt @Just_Naomi_chan @socialfund @AFRIpads @tamaraduker @lynndalsing @HuTerra @scribblymouse thanks for your support!
May 20, 2013
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RT @IRCuk: Thanks @LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall for an excellent concert & for supporting our work w. Syrian refugees #TheAsfar…
May 20, 2013
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Call members of Senate Judiciary Ctte & ask them to retain #CIR provisions that protect refugees & asylees t.co/xLIoPRWloc #CIRmarkup
May 20, 2013
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Dr Congo
Posted by The.IRC on April 16th, 2013
In Congo, the IRC supports increased school enrollment and attendance by building and renovating school infrastructures, training teachers, covering school fees for the most vulnerable students, and giving students of all ages a second chance to learn. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Education, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: DR Congo, education, livelihoods, Democratic Republic of Congo |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on April 29th, 2010
My IRC colleague Peter Biro recently traveled through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo -- one of the most volatile areas in Africa -- where a staggering 1.8 million people are believed to be displaced. more »
Posted in War, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, DR Congo, DRC, humanitarian, conflict | 3 Comments
Posted by tim.lash on June 24th, 2009
Last year we launched a very special online campaign, asking people to send personal messages to survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We wanted to show support for women and girls in Congo by sharing with them messages of solidarity and encouragement from around the world. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, DR Congo, GBV, humanitarian, Sexual Violence, Advocacy, conflict | 3 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 24th, 2009
On the road through Kiwanja on a weekday in December, the only sound was a toddler sobbing. I was accompanying IRC’s North Kivu education team on a school assessment. The school was empty. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, DR Congo, Emily Meehan in Congo, humanitarian, North Kivu, education, conflict |
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