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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
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Posted by The.IRC on May 17th, 2013
Young mothers celebrate their graduation from an IRC parenting program last week in northern Uganda. During two decades of war, many young women were separated from their parents or lacked positive parental role models. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Uganda | Tags: LRA, conflict, mothers, Lamwo, parenting |
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 Kate Sands Adams on May 7th, 2013
As northern Uganda struggles to recover from the long and brutal LRA conflict, the IRC is reintroducing local agricultural traditions to a generation that grew up without them, and teaching older farmers modern methods that can result in more bountiful harvests. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Poverty, Africa, Uganda | Tags: LRA, livelihoods, agriculture, conflict, Lamwo |
Posted by The.IRC on May 18th, 2012
Farmer and mother Alice Akoko shares the story of how she is rebuilding her life after the the long and brutal LRA conflict in northern Uganda. more »
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Uganda | Tags: domestic violence, LRA, women, Joseph Kony, women_LRA, village savings and loan association |
Posted by The.IRC on April 20th, 2012
Christine Akello, a farmer and mother of six children, shares the story of how she is rebuilding her life after the the long and brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) conflict in northern Uganda. more »
Posted by The.IRC on March 26th, 2012
In response to the recent groundswell of public interest in Joseph Kony, we put out a call for questions about the situation in Uganda and other countries impacted by the LRA. Here are answers to a selection of the ones we received via social media. more »
Posted in Uganda | Tags: refugees, LRA, uganda, Joseph Kony, KONY 2012 | 2 Comments
Posted by Anne.Richard on March 13th, 2012
Thanks to the "KONY 2012" video made by the San Diego-based organization Invisible Children, millions of people are suddenly interested in humanitarian crises in Central Africa. This is great news, but the challenge now is to translate that concern into constructive activism... more »
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, Uganda | Tags: LRA, Advocacy, take action, Joseph Kony, KONY 2012 |
Posted by Cristine Better... on March 12th, 2012
The IRC has been in northern Uganda since 1998 and our team, made up mostly of Ugandans, really understands the terrain. While Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army have most likely left the country, their violent legacy lives on. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Child Soldiers, Women, Africa, Uganda | Tags: LRA, child soldiers, conflict, humanitarian aid, Joseph Kony, Kony2012 |
Posted by The.IRC on March 11th, 2012
Ugandan Joseph Kony leads a rebel group called the LRA (the Lord’s Resistance Army) that has terrorized villagers in four countries in central Africa for over 20 years. Learn how the IRC has been helping the LRA's victims. more »
Posted in Child Soldiers, Uganda | Tags: Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, uganda, child soldiers, Joseph Kony, night commuters |
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