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Posted by Peter.Biro on November 25th, 2011
The IRC's innovative economic empowerment programs help survivors of war, persecution or natural disaster rebuild homes, restore cropland, start businesses or get job skills training. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Africa, Liberia | Tags: livelihoods, women, how to help, Rescue Gifts, economic recovery, economic empowerment | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 18th, 2011
Tune in to PBS tonight for the second episode of "Women, War and Peace," the five-part series that spotlights the stories of women in conflict zones. The episode, "Pray the Devil Back to Hell," features Nobel Prize winner Leymah Gbowee and other Liberian women who helped achieve peace for their shattered country. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Liberia | Tags: conflict, women, Leymah Gbowee, Women, War and Peace |
Posted by The.IRC on October 18th, 2011
Amid years of civil war and turmoil in Liberia, schools were closed and education was interrupted. Now with fewer schools and teachers, the IRC is working to get kids back into the classroom. more »
Posted by The.IRC on October 11th, 2011
A teacher walks his students through a math problem at the Zelemai primary school in Lofa, Liberia's northernmost county, The IRC educates over 16,000 Liberian children and youth. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, Liberia | Tags: children, education, Photo of the Day |
Posted by The.IRC on September 19th, 2011
Grace Lavela, 26, and her daughter Sanneh Mulbah at home. Grace recently graduated from a course in agricultural science from a technical college she attended with the IRC's support. She then found work with a local nonprofit organization and started her own farm with money she saved. more »
Posted in Education, Africa, Liberia | Tags: farming, West Africa, education, women, Liberia, Photo of the Day |
Posted by Rebecca Balis on April 13th, 2011
Recently I visited Zorgowee, a Liberian town where the IRC is providing emergency aid to refugees who fled the violence in Ivory Coast. There I met Kou Wonbah, a Liberian mother of three who told me she feels a particular connection to these uprooted Ivorians. Kou was once a refugee herself. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, Liberia | Tags: children, refugees, aid worker blogs, humanitarian, education, Ivorian refugees, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Zorgowee, Nimba County |
Posted by The.IRC on April 13th, 2011
IRC women’s protection expert Liz Pender has been meeting with groups of Ivorian women and girls who fled to Liberia in recent weeks to escape the violence ravaging Ivory Coast. Liz was quoted in an IRC statement released today that expresses concern that those who are reporting incidents of sexual violence represent a tiny fraction of the victims. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Ivory Coast, Liberia | Tags: refugees, Sexual Violence, Ivorian refugees, Liberia, Ivory Coast |
Posted by Elisabeth.Roesch on March 8th, 2011
Margot Wallström’s open style, hands-on attitude and good sense of humor are refreshing for one of the most powerful women in the UN. Not to mention, critically important tools for someone whose job is to confront one of the toughest and most important challenges of our time: rape in conflict. more »
Posted by The.IRC on January 21st, 2011
“We don’t know how long the crisis will last,” says Dr. Folaranmi Ogunbowale, who oversees the IRC’s emergency health care response on the Liberia-Ivory Coast border. “But given the volatile history of this region, we have to be prepared for the worst.” more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, Ivory Coast, Liberia | Tags: refugees, health, humanitarian, conflict, quoted, Ivorian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on December 8th, 2009
Liberia, my country, has just come out of a tumultuous period of war. Young girls were taken as “wives” by fighters during the civil conflict, which officially ended in 2003. Fearing what would happen if they deserted — and with little or no education, skills or support — these kidnapped children were particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse and exploitation. more »
Posted in Women, Liberia | Tags: refugees, 16 Days, 16 Days against Gender Violence, humanitarian |
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