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Posted by carrie.welch on August 16th, 2012
Today nearly 450 of the brightest minds in advertising are expected to come together in Sweden at Hyper Island. They have four days to address a neglected humanitarian crisis: domestic violence in developing countries. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone | Tags: domestic violence, West Africa, IRC Commission on Domestic Violence, IRC Think-in | 1 Comments
Posted by George.Rupp on May 22nd, 2012
Through the strong ties our staff has forged with the women we assist, the IRC has come to see that far too often the riskiest place for a woman is where you might least expect it to be—in her own home. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Domestic Violence, Africa, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone | Tags: domestic violence, West Africa, human rights, women |
Posted by Susan Dentzer on March 13th, 2012
After listening to women talk about the abuses they had suffered at the hands of their husbands and boyfriends, Susan Dentzer and the other members of the IRC Commission on Domestic Violence brought the women's plea for change to the Liberian government. more »
Posted by Susan Dentzer on March 13th, 2012
Six out of every 10 women who seek assistance from the IRC in West Africa do so because of domestic violence. Journalist and IRC Overseer Susan Dentzer is there as a member of an IRC commission that is working to raise awareness of this terrible problem and explore possible solutions. more »
Posted by The.IRC on September 19th, 2011
Grace Lavela, 26, and her daughter Sanneh Mulbah at home. Grace recently graduated from a course in agricultural science from a technical college she attended with the IRC's support. She then found work with a local nonprofit organization and started her own farm with money she saved. more »
Posted in Education, Africa, Liberia | Tags: farming, West Africa, education, women, Liberia, Photo of the Day |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on June 6th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Health, Humanitarian Aid, Women, Africa, Sierra Leone | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, West Africa |
Posted by emily.holland on May 20th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, Liberia | Tags: refugees, Emily Holland in Liberia, humanitarian, West Africa | 3 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on May 14th, 2008
Posted in Women, Africa | Tags: refugees, video, Ann Jones, humanitarian, West Africa, Women's Rights | 1 Comments
Posted by emily.holland on May 13th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, HIV/Aids, Women, Africa, Liberia | Tags: refugees, Emily Holland in Liberia, humanitarian, the IRC, West Africa | 6 Comments
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