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Posted by The.IRC on June 14th, 2013
In January, we introduced you to Hassan Omar Ibrahim, a Somali who was forced to flee his home due to the famine and was living at Carafat camp, in Galkayo, Somalia. This is the next chapter in his story. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Somalia | Tags: drought, sanitation, Galkayo |
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 Ned Colt on October 9th, 2012
In Kyrgyzstan, IRC engineer Aigul Alimbekova and her colleagues are helping to rebuild communities that were ravaged by four days of deadly ethnic riots in 2010. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Kyrgyzstan | Tags: sanitation, water, humanitarian aid |
Posted by Jane Yang on April 20th, 2012
As Earth Day approaches, a look at how the IRC is working with a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering refugees and improving the quality of their lives and their environment. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Kenya | Tags: Kakuma, sanitation, Kakuma_environment, environmental health |
Posted by The.IRC on March 29th, 2012
The International Rescue Committee is deploying an emergency team to Mali to set up urgent humanitarian aid programs as drought ravages the country and flaring violence and political instability force thousands from their homes. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Sahel Crisis, Africa, Mali | Tags: drought, health, sanitation, water, emergency response, humanitarian aid, Mali, Sahel | 6 Comments
Posted by Tatenda Gonye on March 11th, 2011
Yesterday I wrote about how a decade of economic troubles has eroded Zimbabwe's water and sanitation infrastructure, leaving its people vulnerable to cholera and other water borne illnesses. Today I'll describe how my IRC colleagues and I are working in eastern Zimbabwe to help restore community water systems and respond to outbreaks of disease. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Zimbabwe | Tags: aid worker blogs, health, humanitarian, hygiene, sanitation, water, cholera, community health workers, Zimbabwe | 3 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 5th, 2011
The IRC has worked in partnership with government agencies to rehabilitate water and sanitation systems at health clinics and youth centers and built latrines, showers, and safe water points in settlements for displaced people. more »
Posted in Health, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: health, humanitarian, hygiene, sanitation, water, Haiti Earthquake, cholera |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 3rd, 2010
The unsanitary conditions in Port-au-Prince's tent settlements and slums are ripe for the spread of cholera. The IRC's Susana Ferreira shared these photos of our environmental health team treating water in camps where people don't have a safe supply. more »
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