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Posted by The.IRC on September 19th, 2011
Grace Lavela, 26, and her daughter Sanneh Mulbah at home. Grace recently graduated from a course in agricultural science from a technical college she attended with the IRC's support. She then found work with a local nonprofit organization and started her own farm with money she saved. more »
Posted in Education, Africa, Liberia | Tags: farming, West Africa, education, women, Liberia, Photo of the Day |
Posted by The.IRC on September 14th, 2011
The IRC is partnering with the UK-based charity Bidna Capoeira to teach capoeira — a challenging Afro-Brazilian sport and art form — to at-risk children in the West Bank. Proponents say it engenders a positive philosophy and outlook on life—one that is based on respect for the self and others. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Middle East, West Bank and Gaza Strip | Tags: children, education, Photo of the Day, Capoeira, West Bank, Bidna Capoeira, Palestinian Territories |
Posted by Ned Colt on September 12th, 2011
The International Rescue Committee is reaching out to Palestinian youth in an innovative new program aimed at encouraging self awareness and self respect. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Education, Middle East, West Bank and Gaza Strip | Tags: children, education, IRC, Capoeira, West Bank, Palestinians, Bedouin, Bidna Capoeira |
Posted by The.IRC on September 1st, 2011
For seven weeks this summer, the IRC's Newcomer School Readiness Program in Seattle helped newly arrived refugee children and teens prepare for the upcoming school year — their first in the United States. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Seattle, WA | Tags: children, refugees, resettlement, education, photos, Seattle, United States, Photo of the Day |
Posted by Rebecca Balis on April 13th, 2011
Recently I visited Zorgowee, a Liberian town where the IRC is providing emergency aid to refugees who fled the violence in Ivory Coast. There I met Kou Wonbah, a Liberian mother of three who told me she feels a particular connection to these uprooted Ivorians. Kou was once a refugee herself. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, Liberia | Tags: children, refugees, aid worker blogs, humanitarian, education, Ivorian refugees, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Zorgowee, Nimba County |
Posted by George.Rupp on December 29th, 2010
In past updates, I have described the Democratic Republic of Congo as the site of the world’s largest civil war, a conflict that has led to the death of more than five million people. This year I am able to tell a more positive story about Congo. more »
Posted in Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: children, refugees, congo, humanitarian, education, conflict, war |
Posted by The.IRC on December 16th, 2010
Getting young refugees enrolled in school and involved in their new communities is a top priority for the IRC. In part ll of WVIR-TV's series, you'll meet three children as they tackle the English language in Charlottesville, Virginia classrooms. more »
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on August 31st, 2010
An IRC summer program in New York helps young people who grew up in war zones and refugee camps adjust to life and education in the United States. more »
Posted in US - New York, NY | Tags: children, refugees, resettlement, education | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on August 11th, 2010
Haider Alzubaidy, a native of Baghdad, Iraq, remembers running to school to avoid being shot by a sniper. Haider is now a student at the IRC's Summer Youth Academy, learning how to adjust to life and education in New York City. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - New York, NY | Tags: children, youth, refugees, Iraqi refugees, education |
Posted by Anne.Richard on July 23rd, 2010
I was in Haiti earlier this week, visiting IRC colleagues and learning about our programs. The earthquake harmed or destroyed a quarter of all schools in Haiti, leaving 2.5 million children out of school. The IRC and other groups have worked to ensure children are in temporary learning spaces. More, however, is needed... more »
Posted in Education, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, school, education | 1 Comments
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