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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.
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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
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In #Congo’s massive southern province of Katanga, the IRC's community-driven reconstruction program, ‘Tuungane,’ h t.co/y42qNqLO
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VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Education
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
This afternoon Brooke Hauser, author of “The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens,” visited our New York headquarters for a discussion about the challenges young refugees must overcome in their new lives in America. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: youth, refugees, education, The New Kids, Brooke Hauser, James Lenton | 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 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 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
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 | 0 Comments
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 | 0 Comments
Posted by Ned Colt on December 5th, 2011
During this past summer, the IRC rehabilitated nine schools in northern Pakistan that were damaged or destroyed in the record flooding of 2010. more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Asia, Pakistan | Tags: education, Pakistan floods | 0 Comments
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