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A woman awaits a checkup at an IRC clinic inside #Syria. t.co/KYCuHf1zWA Photo: Peter Biro/IRC t.co/qptp52tHvi
May 23, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC's Felix Leger on VOA today t.co/vzvenVNEJ1
May 22, 2013
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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC will provide 70,000 liters of clean water daily--enough potable water for 5,000 people a day to drink, cook and bathe #…
May 22, 2013
VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Karamoja
Posted by The.IRC on May 2nd, 2012
Charlotte Watson's striking photos showcase the lives of women in Karamoja, Uganda, and their growing involvement in peace building under the IRC’s Women Building Peace project. more »
Posted in Peace, Women, Africa, Uganda | Tags: Karamoja, peace, photos, conflict, women | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on November 8th, 2011
The IRC's Peter Aturia explains the importance of education to parents in a rural area of Uganda where children are often the breadwinners of the family. The IRC enrolls kids in safe schools with well-trained teachers more »
Posted by Jamie.Kelso on March 16th, 2011
Mark shares his personal commitment to changing culture when and where it is unjust and inhuman. By educating young men and empowering young girls, he is working in Karamoja, Uganda to stop a long-practiced terrible tradition of rape and helping a community to exchange a violent past for the promise and potential of a future built on equality more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Domestic Violence, Uganda | Tags: video, Africa, domestic violence, Karamoja, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, uganda, conflict, war, Wake Up Call |
Posted by The.IRC on June 4th, 2009
With few other opportunities to earn a livelihood in this part of Uganda, local clans are highly protective of their cattle and the few sources available to water them. So, when rival herders try to use their water supply, conflict can occur. And, in an area where automatic weapons are abundant, events can quickly escalate out of control. more »
Posted by The.IRC on June 3rd, 2009
Seated inside the communal hall in St. John’s Church in the remote Ugandan town of Iriiri, Gloria Irota is not attending a service. Rather, she’s learning how to identify symptoms of malaria in young children. Although malaria has long been treatable, it still kills tens of thousands of Ugandan children every year. more »
Posted in Health, Uganda | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Karamoja, Malaria | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on November 13th, 2008
Posted in War, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, civil war, humanitarian, Karamoja | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on November 10th, 2008
Posted in Health, Food, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, firewood, humanitarian, Karamoja | 1 Comments
Posted by joanne.offer on August 25th, 2008
Posted in Peace, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Uganda, Karamoja |
Posted by joanne.offer on August 14th, 2008
Posted in Health, HIV/Aids, Mothers, Women, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, Aids, HIV, HIV/AIDS, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Uganda, Karamoja | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on May 15th, 2008
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