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Posted by The.IRC on April 9th, 2012
Every day, millions of women and girls confront threats to their safety, their health, their livelihoods and their dignity. Pledge to spread the word. more »
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Posted by The.IRC on April 4th, 2012
A young woman proudly displays the bread she baked during a vocational training session organized by the IRC in Burundi, where people are rebuilding their lives after twelve years of civil war. more »
Posted by The.IRC on March 28th, 2012
Fatuma, a widow, sells salt, sugar, rice and other staples from her roadside stall in the Galkacyo district of central Somalia. Poor access to clean water in her community ended in tragedy for her daughter. more »
Posted by Susan Dentzer on March 22nd, 2012
Reducing domestic violence in West Africa will require changing the status of women in society, chiefly among men. One of the IRC’s partners in this process in Liberia is a faith-based organization called Servants Of All Prayer. more »
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on March 13th, 2012
For Emelda Musabyimana, life changed a few months ago when the IRC asked her to play an active role in a health project rolling out in her village. “Maman Emelda" has an important duty to perform: record and transmit all births and deaths in the 15 households she is assigned to survey. more »
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Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 22nd, 2011
The audience was enthralled when Grammy winning recording artist and IRC Voice John Legend performed his hit song "Wake Up" at our Freedom Award Dinner in New York earlier this month. more »

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