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Video: Tutoring refugee children in San Diego
Posted by The.IRC on November 29th, 2012
KPBS San Diego yesterday ran a charming radio / TV feature about the IRC's after school program for refugee children who need one-on-one attention -- and their parents. more »
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Communal gardening helps refugees sink roots in a new land
Posted by The.IRC on September 5th, 2012
In a story published today in the Washington Post, the IRC's Ruben Chandrasekar describes how community gardening benefits refugees who have been granted sanctuary in the United States. more »
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Underreported: The Syrian refugee crisis [Audio]
Posted by The.IRC on August 10th, 2012
The IRC’s Melanie Megevand in Jordan and Sanj Srikanthan in Lebanon discuss the Syrian refugee crisis on WNYC radio's "The Leonard Lopate Show." more »
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This Week's Voices: Lives at risk in Somalia
Posted by The.IRC on January 20th, 2012
The IRC's Kurt Tjossem on the violence hindering aid efforts for tens of thousands of Somalis in need of humanitarian assistance ... plus, other notable quotes touching on the IRC's work around the world. more »
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Video: Refugees call Atlanta home
Posted by The.IRC on December 7th, 2011
In a story that aired on Monday, CBS Atlanta looked at how the IRC helps refugees restart their lives, and interviewed a family who left everything behind. more »
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This Week's Voices: "If I didn't come to teach there would be an empty classroom"
Posted by The.IRC on December 2nd, 2011
Hear from a teacher who is trying to keep kids learning amid crisis in eastern Congo --- plus, other notable quotes touching on the work of the IRC around the world. more »
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Video: Miracle in the desert
Posted by The.IRC on November 14th, 2011
Minhaj Gedi Farah's remarkable recovery was featured on ABC News this weekend. His transformation -- from a malnourished infant on the brink of death to a chubby, giggling baby -- is a testament to the impact that timely humanitarian aid can have on the millions of people affected by the drought crisis in East Africa. more »
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Quoted: Volatile situation in East Africa
Posted by The.IRC on September 28th, 2011
Last week at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York, IRC president George Rupp spoke with The Economist about the drought crisis in East Africa and what's being done to help. more »
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Quoted: Preventing the next famine
Posted by The.IRC on September 8th, 2011
As the worst drought in 60 years ravages East Africa, IRC president George Rupp and former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman discuss what the United States can do to anticipate future famines and lessen the devastation. more »
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Quoted: "The crisis is not over" in Horn of Africa
Posted by The.IRC on August 30th, 2011
Listen to NPR foreign correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton's report from Dadaab camp in Kenya, where the IRC runs programs to aid refugees fleeing conflict and drought in Somalia. more »
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