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@LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall Hope it's an amazing night! Thanks for your support.
May 17, 2013
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RT @DCComics: Amazing. 2.6k of you gave $150K+ to #WeCanBeHeroes. Big thanks from DCComics @SavetheChildren @mercycorps @theIRC t.co…
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: Storm weakened & then dissipated Thurs, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh.
May 17, 2013
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Call Senate Judiciary Cttee & urge them to pass #CIR that includes protections for asylees & #refugees: t.co/4OQrSoAGVt #CIRmarkup
May 16, 2013
VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Kitgum
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on May 15th, 2013
Since 2009, the IRC has trained and equipped nearly 700 volunteers in northern Uganda to provide lifesaving health care to children in remote communities struggling to recover from a decade of civil war. Meet two of these dedicated health workers. more »
Posted in Health, Post conflict, Africa, Uganda | Tags: health, Kitgum, LRA, community health workers, Lamwo, child health |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on May 8th, 2013
Cavine Akello sells traditional pancakes at a market stall in Kitgum, Uganda. An IRC program for young mothers helped her to save enough to open her business. Since the rebel Lord's Resistance Army was driven from the region, thousands of people have returned from displacement camps to rebuild their communities. more »
Posted by joanne.offer on August 20th, 2008
Posted in Health, Humanitarian Aid, Peace, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Uganda, Kitgum |
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