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New Roots
Posted by The.IRC on June 5th, 2012
Posted in New Roots, US - Salt Lake City, UT | Tags: new roots |
Posted by The.IRC on March 20th, 2012
A little greenery in honor of this first day of spring: A gardener tends to his crops at the New Roots Community Farm run by the IRC in San Diego, CA. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, new roots, resettlement, commmunity gardens | 1 Comments
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on March 16th, 2012
On a recent visit to a Thai refugee camp, IRC Voice Sarah Wayne Callies discovered that, for a refugee, growing your own food can be much more than just a means of accessing vital nutrition. more »
Posted in Resettlement, Food, Women, New Roots, Asia, Thailand | Tags: new roots, refugee camps, urban farming, IRC Voices, Sarah Wayne Callies in Thailand |
Posted by George.Rupp on December 31st, 2011
Two new IRC programs help refugees deepen their roots in America while staying connected to traditions and identities they left behind overseas. more »
Posted in New Roots, United States | Tags: new roots, citizenship |
Posted by Rashida Jones on December 19th, 2011
Check out IRC Voice Rashida Jones’s blog, “The Best Gifts Save Lives,” in the Huffington Post. Rashida describes her visits to IRC programs in San Diego and Thailand and talks about the IRC Rescue Gifts she's giving for the holidays. more »
Posted in United States, US - San Diego, CA, Thailand | Tags: refugees, new roots, IRC Voices, Rashida Jones |
Posted by The.IRC on December 13th, 2011
Bindya Tamang and her family lived for 15 years in a refugee camp in Nepal, where she helped to put food on the table by growing vegetables. Today she's a member of the IRC's New Roots community garden in the Bronx. more »
Posted in New Roots, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, new roots, resettlement |
Posted by Rashida Jones on November 10th, 2011
At an IRC refugee camp in Thailand I saw that the ready availability of water transforms lives. I am buying this gift for my friends this holiday season. more »
Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, new roots, howtohelp, IRC Voice, Rashida Jones, Rescue Gifts |
Posted by The.IRC on October 13th, 2011
Refugee gardeners participating in the IRC's New Roots program at Drew Gardens in the Bronx. New Roots brings resettled refugees together to share experiences and feel a connection to their new home through community gardening. more »
Posted in New Roots, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, new roots, resettlement, Photo of the Day, urban gardening |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 11th, 2011
A story published in the New York Times yesterday spotlights community farms around the United States dedicated to refugee agriculture – including the IRC’s own New Roots program. more »
Posted in New Roots, United States, US - New York, NY, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, new roots, resettlement, agriculture |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 10th, 2011
Not your average scarecrow... but then, this is not your average garden ... It's part of the IRC's New Roots initiative, a New Roots farm in Salt Lake City. You can read more about the IRC's farming programs in the U.S. in today's New York Times. more »
Posted in New Roots, United States, US - Salt Lake City, UT | Tags: refugees, new roots, Photo of the Day, resettlment, New York Times |
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