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IRC's 'detective work' still reuniting families in Haiti
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 13th, 2011
One year on, the IRC and other aid groups in Haiti are -- amazingly -- still reuniting children and families who were separated in the chaos of the January 12 earthquake. more »
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Haiti, one year after the earthquake - reuniting children and families
Posted by Jennifer Morgan on January 13th, 2011
It's been nearly a year since I first arrived in Haiti to help lead the IRC's efforts to reunite children and families who were separated by the 2010 earthquake. Many thousands of children lost their parents in the disaster, and thousands more lost contact with their living relatives in the chaos that followed. more »
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Haiti marks one year since the earthquake [Audio slideshow]
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 12th, 2011
My IRC colleague Susana Ferreira captured some of the sights and sounds of the day as the people of Port-au-Prince marked the first anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake. more »
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Haiti: The IRC's work by the numbers
Posted by The.IRC on January 12th, 2011
30 camps ... 24,000 medical consultations ... Here are just a few of the numbers that measure the impact of our IRC colleagues working in Haiti. more »
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Haiti's 'miracle baby' one year later [CNN video]
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 12th, 2011
Baby Jenny Alexis was two months old when she was pulled alive from the rubble of her Port-au-Prince home four days after the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake. Thought to be orphaned, Jenny was evacuated to a Southern Florida medical center for urgent treatment. more »
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Cholera after the earthquake [New photos from Haiti]
Posted by Gerald.Martone on January 12th, 2011
IRC cholera response teams are operating in 30 camps throughout Port-au-Prince teaching people about the disease, how to treat it, and how to prevent it. I took these photos of some of the teams at work over the past week. more »
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Southern Sudan: Referendum Day!
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on January 11th, 2011
Today I waited in a line for five hours. I’ve never waited in line for that long – ever! But this was different. I decided to spend the morning with a friend and IRC colleague, Pasquale Ongwen, as he joined millions of others in Sudan to vote in an historic referendum on self-determination. more »
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Noted: A 'Lost Boy' of Sudan returns to rebuild his country [PBS Video]
Posted by The.IRC on January 11th, 2011
The IRC's Susan Purdin is featured in a segment of the PBS program “Need to Know” about Southern Sudan’s independence referendum and the efforts of Salva Dut, a one-time 'Lost Boy', to help rebuild his homeland. more »
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Women helping women in Haiti
Posted by Madeleine Rene on January 11th, 2011
I’m a native of Petit Goave, Haiti. I am 30 years old. When I was 12, I witnessed the rape of my older sister, which caused her death. As I grew up I felt the need to fight against rape which was very common where I lived. When I was 18, my partner beat me but I knew nothing about my rights. I feel very motivated to work as an IRC volunteer because it is an opportunity to help other women facing situations like mine. more »
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Haiti, One Year On: Helping Haitians recover
Posted by The.IRC on January 9th, 2011
The IRC is providing technical expertise, tools, construction materials, and other resources to workers building more permanent camp facilities in preparation for jobs in the building trades as the recovery in Haiti moves forward. more »
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