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Women's Refugee Commission
Posted by The.IRC on December 9th, 2010
The Women’s Refugee Commission traveled to Kenya’s Kakuma and Dadaab camps this summer. There they spoke with refugee women who risk being attacked when they leave the camps to collect firewood to cook food rations for their families. more »
Posted in Women, Kenya | Tags: refugees, firewood, refugee camps, Women's Refugee Commission, photos, conflict, women, fuel |
Posted by The.IRC on November 11th, 2010
This summer I traveled to the Dadaab region in Kenya, where three refugee camps—among the largest in the world—host nearly 300,000 refugees. In the camps, I met refugee women who talked with me about their struggle to find enough firewood to cook for their families. more »
Posted in Women, Kenya | Tags: refugees, refugee camps, Sexual Violence, livelihoods, Women's Refugee Commission, Kenya, conflict, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, fuel and firewood, women |
Posted by The.IRC on September 10th, 2010
Our affiliate organization the Women’s Refugee Commission recently posted a thought-provoking piece on their blog, illustrating the challenges and needs faced by people with disabilities in the aftermath of January’s devastating earthquake. more »
Posted in Disabilities, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, Women's Refugee Commission, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, disabilities |
Posted by The.IRC on August 12th, 2010
Today marks International Youth Day. For the more than 8 million displaced young people—ages 15 to 24—around the world, there is little cause for celebration. more »
Posted in Children & Youth | Tags: children, youth, Women's Refugee Commission, International Youth Day, take action |
Posted by The.IRC on July 26th, 2010
Food is scarce in Ethiopia, where most of the population lives in rural, drought-prone areas in a state of chronic poverty. In 2010, the Government of Ethiopia identified 5.2 million people in need of emergency food aid. Not surprisingly, this hunger crisis also impacts the thousands of refugees living just within Ethiopia’s borders. more »
Posted in Ethiopia | Tags: refugees, Ethiopia, livelihoods, Women's Refugee Commission, WRC |
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