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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.
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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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Posted by Ned Colt on November 14th, 2011
Libya has no history of independent charitable organizations, but that is changing rapidly. The IRC is supporting a nascent organization aimed empowering women, who played a key role in Libya's revolution. The IRC's Ned Colt speaks with the young and passionate leaders of Phoenix. more »
Posted in Women, Libya | Tags: women, Libya, IRC, VAWG | 0 Comments
Posted by Ned Colt on October 26th, 2011
In the wake of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s death, tens of thousands of Libyans remain displaced by the almost yearlong conflict in the North African nation. The IRC is working to help them. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa | Tags: IDPs, conflict, Libya, humanitarian aid, IRC, Tuarga | 0 Comments
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 Education, Middle East | Tags: children, education, IRC, Capoeira, West Bank, Palestinians, Bedouin, Bidna Capoeira | 0 Comments
Posted by Pi James - IRC on August 30th, 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 | 0 Comments
Posted by Ned Colt on July 8th, 2011
I’d initially heard about Muhammad from another IRC colleague. “He’s amazing,” she said. “At the height of last year’s flooding, when everyone else was fleeing to safety, Muhammad went in the opposite direction.” more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Asia, Pakistan | Tags: Pakistan, humanitarian aid, IRC, Floods | 1 Comments
Posted by Ned Colt on July 7th, 2011
If you’re ever feeling cynical about human nature, I’d like you to meet Muhammad. He’s an IRC colleague who has performed humanitarian work for more than a decade. However, unless you’re a Pakistani living near the Afghan border, you’ll have a hard time finding him! I ‘m fortunate, Muhammad is a colleague of mine, and was in the capital Islamabad recently. more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Pakistan | Tags: aid, recovery, Pakistan, IRC, Floods | 3 Comments
Posted by joanne.offer on February 2nd, 2010
Education is a key component of the IRC’s health programs. So staff recently gave a talk in Kakuma refugee camp on the medical complications surrounding pregnancy in young girls and female circumcision. One of the audience members – Somali refugee Kaho Ahmed Gesso – found the talk very welcome. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Kenya | Tags: health, Kakuma, rescue, Dadaab, Somali refugees, women, refugee, IRC, international rescue committee, female circumcision, FGM | 0 Comments
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