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Posted by The.IRC on February 15th, 2011
Ma Aye Myint tries out an electronic fare card in the New York City subway. Her native village in Myanmar and the refugee camp where her family lived in Thailand lacked even basic amenities like electricity and running water. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, humanitarian, Karen, resettlement, conflict |
Posted by The.IRC on February 14th, 2011
When I see a refugee, regardless of where they came from, I see myself, so I have a very deep emotional attachment to the issues that affect refugees because my story is their story. And theirs is mine. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Los Angeles, CA | Tags: refugees, Ethiopia, humanitarian, resettlement, conflict, Eskinder Negash, Ethiopian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on February 14th, 2011
"I have never squeezed my husband in public before," says Bhutanese refugee Uma Timsina, standing on a pier in front of the Statue of Liberty with her husband Chet Nath. The couple were spending their first day off together in months in New York's Battery Park. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, how to help, Valentine's Day, last-minute gift |
Posted by The.IRC on February 14th, 2011
The president submits his FY2012 budget blueprint to Capitol Hill at a time when the Executive Branch and Congress are expressing clashing viewpoints on budgets, staffing levels and future directions of US diplomacy and foreign aid. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Washington, DC - Advocacy | Tags: humanitarian, President Obama, Advocacy, foreign aid, diplomacy, Anne C. Richard |
Posted by The.IRC on February 9th, 2011
Female genital mutilation is common among certain groups of refugees in Northern Ethiopia. Kibrom describes what happened when a group of community leaders were given the opportunity to examine and reflect on the harmful aspects of this traditional practice. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Ethiopia | Tags: humanitarian, refugee camps, Women's Rights, women, Wake Up Call, female genital mutilation |
Posted by Desiree Collins on February 8th, 2011
I’ll never forget the day a group of Bhutanese women came into the office with dozens of plastic grocery store bags, all stuffed full and brimming with color. I remember wondering what all these bags were for. Recycling? more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Tucson, AZ | Tags: refugees, bhutanese refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, knitting, how to help, crafts | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on February 7th, 2011
We were on the boat for only seven days. We sailed into Hong Kong harbor at night. And it was one of the most beautiful sights I could ever see. It was much more foreign going from Hong Kong to Green Bay, Wisconsin! more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, conflict, Vietnamese refugees, Trinh Doan |
Posted by The.IRC on February 2nd, 2011
Once, Wilson Ballah struggled to survive in a refugee camp. Today, back home in Liberia, he offers life saving medical aid to those in need. more »
Posted in Health, Liberia | Tags: refugees, aid workers, health, humanitarian, Ivorian refugees, Liberian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on February 2nd, 2011
Solav explains the great difficulty and the great courage it takes for a woman in traditional Iraqi communities to report a rape or sexual violence. The risk is that she will be shunned—or killed. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Iraq | Tags: humanitarian, Women's Rights, conflict, Wake Up Call |
Posted by The.IRC on January 31st, 2011
I believe that it is crucially important for an organization like the IRC to take care of people who fall through the cracks, and to reestablish some balance. My family and I were given the second chance. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, conflict, Vietnamese refugees, Thong Nguyen |
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