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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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May 16, 2013
VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Livelihoods
Posted by The.IRC on January 25th, 2012
In Burundi, the IRC provides life skills and job training for young people to help them succeed and become independent. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Africa, Burundi | Tags: livelihoods |
Posted by The.IRC on December 3rd, 2011
Women sell fish at their market stall in Monrovia, Liberia: In the aftermath of war, one giant step toward recovery is the rebuilding of local economies — and market-savvy women are often natural entrepreneurs. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Liberia | Tags: livelihoods, conflict, women, Rescue Gifts, economic recovery |
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 George.Rupp on March 17th, 2011
I spent the second day of my visit to northern Ethiopia with the refugee children and young people in Shimelba. The IRC is providing education for all age groups in the camp, from pre-school to adults. We are also providing vocational and skills training. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Ethiopia | Tags: children, refugees, Ethiopia, George Rupp, humanitarian, refugee camps, education, livelihoods, Eritrean refugees | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on February 16th, 2011
Tamah Murfet says the IRC's village savings and loan program in Burundi is inspiring and empowering women in unexpected ways -- from giving them the courage to discuss money issues with their husbands to allowing them to earn a living for the first time in their lives. more »
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Burundi | Tags: refugees, domestic violence, humanitarian, Women's Rights, livelihoods, Wake Up Call, village savings and loan, poverty | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 18th, 2011
The average refugee situation lasts 17 years. When wars end and refugees go home, they often find they don't have the skills they need to get jobs, start their own businesses, and help their countries rebuild. more »
Posted in Post conflict | Tags: refugees, video, humanitarian, refugee camps, Sudanese refugees, livelihoods, Women's Refugee Commission |
Posted by The.IRC on November 11th, 2010
This summer I traveled to the Dadaab region in Kenya, where three refugee camps—among the largest in the world—host nearly 300,000 refugees. In the camps, I met refugee women who talked with me about their struggle to find enough firewood to cook for their families. more »
Posted in Women, Kenya | Tags: refugees, refugee camps, Sexual Violence, livelihoods, Women's Refugee Commission, Kenya, conflict, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, fuel and firewood, women |
Posted by The.IRC on July 26th, 2010
Food is scarce in Ethiopia, where most of the population lives in rural, drought-prone areas in a state of chronic poverty. In 2010, the Government of Ethiopia identified 5.2 million people in need of emergency food aid. Not surprisingly, this hunger crisis also impacts the thousands of refugees living just within Ethiopia’s borders. more »
Posted in Ethiopia | Tags: refugees, Ethiopia, livelihoods, Women's Refugee Commission, WRC |
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