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Rescue Gifts

CNN: "Why goats and chickens make great holiday gifts"
Posted by The.IRC on December 13th, 2011
Rescue Gifts on CNN: "Just donating money to a charity can be impersonal ... it's difficult to know where your money actually goes. But charity 'gift catalogs' give people the ability to quantify their donation and give symbolic gifts." more »
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Rescue Gift of the Week: Community Cash Box
Posted by The.IRC on December 12th, 2011
This holiday season, give an IRC Rescue Gift to someone special. $90 can buy a strong lockbox for a village savings and loan association, giving women a secure place to keep the money that will help build stores and stock shelves. more »
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Video: Gifts that give back
Posted by The.IRC on December 10th, 2011
WABC TV reports: "Skip the mall crowds and browse your way to gifts guaranteed to make you feel good — a goat and a garden can feed a family far into the future. International Rescue Committee's Rescue Gifts provides an array of philanthropic options." more »
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The buzz about Rescue Gifts
Posted by The.IRC on December 7th, 2011
We’re delighted to see IRC Rescue Gifts — holiday gifts that save lives— getting mentions in so many gift guides this year. Here’s just a sampling. more »
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IRC Rescue Gift tops New York Times holiday giving list
Posted by The.IRC on December 4th, 2011
An IRC Rescue Gift -- a flock of chickens -- leads Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Nicholas D. Kristof's annual round-up of great charities and meaningful holiday gifts. The column appeared in today's New York Times. more »
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Photo Share: Fresh fish for sale
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 »
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Rescue Gift of the Week: A Goat
Posted by The.IRC on November 28th, 2011
$120 can provide a goat for a disaster-stricken family, providing milk for malnourished children as well as a chance to begin rebuilding their lives. more »
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Photo Share: Earning a good living, Liberia
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 »
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Rescue Gift of the Week: English Class
Posted by The.IRC on November 21st, 2011
$150 can pay for a month’s worth of English classes that will give refugee adults the skills to read, write and have confident conversations, greatly improving their career and other opportunities. more »
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From the frontlines of the famine -- give a gift that matters
Posted by bob.kitchen on November 16th, 2011
Hear firsthand from the IRC’s emergency response director, Bob Kitchen, how IRC Rescue Gifts are saving lives whenever crises erupt. more »
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