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Posted by The.IRC on September 9th, 2011
The International Rescue Committee donated this four-wheel-drive vehicle to Rwanguba Health Zone in July 2011 to enable local health managers to supervise their teams and deliver essential drugs. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: health, conflict, humanitarian aid, Photo of the Day |
Posted by The.IRC on September 8th, 2011
As the worst drought in 60 years ravages East Africa, IRC president George Rupp and former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman discuss what the United States can do to anticipate future famines and lessen the devastation. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, drought, George Rupp, hunger, news, natural disasters, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, famine |
Posted by Photo.of.the.Da... on September 5th, 2011
The majority of the nearly 700,000 earthquake survivors in Haiti who are still displaced are living in makeshift settlements on private land. Neighbors came to the rescue as a property owner prepared to lock out these children and families like theirs. more »
Posted in Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: children, natural disasters, Haiti, earthquake, humanitarian aid, evictions, Photo of the Day |
Posted by Sue Dwyer - IRC on September 2nd, 2011
Last week, I wrote about the heart-wrenching generosity of Somali refugees in Dadaab, Kenya who are giving of what little they have to help newly arrived families in need. Today I want to pay tribute to the personal sacrifices of my IRC colleagues in Dadaab -- truly an outstanding group of nurses, nutritionists, doctors, social workers, and field office and logistics specialists. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, drought, refugee camps, Kenya, natural disasters, Somalia, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on September 2nd, 2011
Poor rains in the Horn and East Africa have led to crop failure, loss of livestock and soaring food prices -- and famine has been declared in five areas of southern Somalia. Somali refugees must walk for days to reach the Dolo Ado camps in Ethiopia. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, Ethiopia, drought, water, Kenya, natural disasters, Somalia, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, famine, Dolo Ado, Photo of the Day |
Posted by Pi James - IRC on August 31st, 2011
It's hard to place a value on a goat in a place like Sindh, but it's no surprise that at a recent distribution of thousands of goats, thousands of flood-affected families waited patiently in line. Residents of the Pakistani province are still recovering from last year's devastating floods, which killed livestock and wiped out crops. I was in Sindh recently, for one of the distributions. more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Pakistan | Tags: natural disasters, Pakistan, humanitarian aid, IRC, Floods, Goats, Sindh Province |
Posted by The.IRC on August 30th, 2011
Listen to NPR foreign correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton's report from Dadaab camp in Kenya, where the IRC runs programs to aid refugees fleeing conflict and drought in Somalia. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, drought, news, Kenya, conflict, quoted, natural disaster, Somalia, humanitarian aid, famine |
Posted by Sue Dwyer - IRC on August 24th, 2011
Many others have written about the unfathomable human suffering that is playing out in the Horn and East Africa due to the drought and famine. After visiting the IRC’s programs in Kenya no words seem adequate. The best thing I can offer is to share what is not being reported: the heart-wrenching charitable efforts of Somali refugees themselves. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, Kenya, Somalia, how to help, humanitarian aid, famine |
Posted by melissa.winkler on August 23rd, 2011
Tamam, an IRC health manager in Chad, sent on these images of a recent sandstorm that hit Bahai -- a desert outpost where we aid refugees from Darfur. They really show the remote and extreme conditions in which IRC staff sometimes work in order to bring humanitarian aid to people who need it the most. more »
Posted in Darfur Refugees, Africa, Chad | Tags: Bahai, photos, Darfur, Chad, humanitarian aid, Darfuri refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on August 22nd, 2011
A very sweet DIY fundraiser for drought-stricken East Africa was covered by local TV in Des Moines, Iowa this weekend more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, United States | Tags: refugees, drought, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, howtohelp, famine, East Africa |
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