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Posted by The.IRC on May 28th, 2013
Following record floods in Pakistan in 2010, the IRC provided women with training to become tailors. These women now sew clothing for neighbors in their villages and play an active role in rebuilding their communities. more »
Posted in Natural Disasters, Women, Asia, Pakistan | Tags: livelihoods, Pakistan floods, women, poverty, humanitarian aid |
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 Kate Sands Adams on April 9th, 2013
Looters are creating chaos in the Central African Republic (CAR) following last month's coup, putting what is already one of the world's poorest countries on the brink of a hunger crisis. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Africa, Central African Republic | Tags: hunger, conflict, poverty, humanitarian aid |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on February 6th, 2013
A farmer forced to flee his home supports his family and fellow Somalis by devoting himself to a humble but essential job—cleaning a camp for displaced persons. more »
Posted in Africa, Somalia | Tags: drought, sanitation, livelihoods, photos, conflict, poverty, We Can Be Heroes | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 18th, 2012
A photo share for International Migrants Day (December 18): Saw Khu, the IRC’s senior advocacy officer in Thailand, chats with a migrant mother working on the docks of the capital, Bangkok. more »
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on December 17th, 2012
With global demand for honey on the rise, the IRC is working with the Zimbabwe government to support smallholder farmers learning the art of beekeeping. more »
Posted in Africa, Zimbabwe | Tags: livelihoods, poverty, beekeeping |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on October 5th, 2012
A small group of Somali women traveled some 300 miles from the world’s largest refugee camp to Kenya’s bustling capital this week to take part in the Nairobi International Trade Fair. more »
Posted in Women, Kenya | Tags: refugees, livelihoods, Somali refugees, women, poverty | 1 Comments
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on August 8th, 2012
Thanks to IRC-supported village savings groups, women once destitute are now opening small businesses, acquiring plots of land, raising animals, and contributing to daily expenses in their households. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: North Kivu, livelihoods, South Kivu, conflict, women, poverty, VSLA | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on August 6th, 2012
IRC vice president Michael Kocher recently spoke with American Public Media's Marketplace about the dire economic situation for Syrian refugees who have fled to Jordan. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: refugees, conflict, poverty, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees |
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