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Keeping cholera in check in the world’s largest refugee camp
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 22nd, 2011
The IRC is responding to a cholera outbreak in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp that threatens Somalis who have fled fighting and the region's worst drought in six decades. more »
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Quoted: "Making a difference is what keeps me here"
Posted by The.IRC on November 16th, 2011
IRC nutrition nurse Sirat Amin talks about his work treating severely malnourished Somali refugee children at the IRC's hospital in Dadaab, Kenya. more »
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Video: Miracle in the desert
Posted by The.IRC on November 14th, 2011
Minhaj Gedi Farah's remarkable recovery was featured on ABC News this weekend. His transformation -- from a malnourished infant on the brink of death to a chubby, giggling baby -- is a testament to the impact that timely humanitarian aid can have on the millions of people affected by the drought crisis in East Africa. more »
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“Face of the famine” baby, Minhaj, before and after
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on November 10th, 2011
The gaunt face of baby Minhaj Gedi Farah came to signify the plight of thousands of malnourished refugee children fleeing famine-devastated Somalia. Today, after being treated by the IRC, Minhaj is the picture of health more »
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Video: "Water means life"
Posted by The.IRC on November 3rd, 2011
In this short clip, a teacher in Kenya expresses his hope that children who have been forced to leave school due to the drought will now be able to continue their studies thanks to water delivered by the IRC. more »
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Video: A forgotten crisis
Posted by The.IRC on October 31st, 2011
The Forgotten Crisis, a new short film by IRC-UK, documents the scale of the damage caused by the drought in Turkana, Kenya. The film also shows how the IRC is helping communities in need get back on their feet. more »
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Photo of the Day: New mom, Kenya
Posted by The.IRC on October 14th, 2011
The IRC focuses on medical care for women -- like this Somali refugee -- during and after pregnancy to ensure that they and their children stay safe and healthy. more »
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Quoted: Volatile situation in East Africa
Posted by The.IRC on September 28th, 2011
Last week at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York, IRC president George Rupp spoke with The Economist about the drought crisis in East Africa and what's being done to help. more »
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A day in Dadaab
Posted by Lobna Hadi - IRC on September 22nd, 2011
I wake up and get out of the blue mosquito net—no breakfast for me as it’s Ramadan—then make my way to one of the camp’s reception center, the first contact point for new arrivals. Hundreds of Somalis are already waiting to be processed and receive basic supplies. They have been walking for days, while fasting, to reach this destination. more »
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In drought-afflicted Turkana, Kenya, fresh water helps fill schools
Posted by stefanie.pfeil on September 21st, 2011
When a crisis strikes, maintaining vital services, such as education, can be incredibly challenging. Nowhere is this more true than in Turkana, a region of northwest Kenya which is suffering from one of the worst droughts of our time. more »
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