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@IRCPress You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Crisis in Darfur, 10 Years On" t.co/guLOti8F02
May 21, 2013
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RT @IRCPress: Race against time to aid new #Darfur #refugees in Chad before rains begin: t.co/z6eDBFeR1I
May 21, 2013
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RT @MoveEndViolence: Why do we need a #movement to end #VAWG? #MovementMaker Heidi Lehmann of @theIRC on the blog. t.co/H74c80BdAs
May 20, 2013
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@Doylech @oneworldadopt @Just_Naomi_chan @socialfund @AFRIpads @tamaraduker @lynndalsing @HuTerra @scribblymouse thanks for your support!
May 20, 2013
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RT @IRCuk: Thanks @LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall for an excellent concert & for supporting our work w. Syrian refugees #TheAsfar…
May 20, 2013
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Women's Rights
Posted by The.IRC on February 16th, 2011
Tamah Murfet says the IRC's village savings and loan program in Burundi is inspiring and empowering women in unexpected ways -- from giving them the courage to discuss money issues with their husbands to allowing them to earn a living for the first time in their lives. more »
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Burundi | Tags: refugees, domestic violence, humanitarian, Women's Rights, livelihoods, Wake Up Call, village savings and loan, poverty | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on February 9th, 2011
Female genital mutilation is common among certain groups of refugees in Northern Ethiopia. Kibrom describes what happened when a group of community leaders were given the opportunity to examine and reflect on the harmful aspects of this traditional practice. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Ethiopia | Tags: humanitarian, refugee camps, Women's Rights, women, Wake Up Call, female genital mutilation |
Posted by The.IRC on February 2nd, 2011
Solav explains the great difficulty and the great courage it takes for a woman in traditional Iraqi communities to report a rape or sexual violence. The risk is that she will be shunned—or killed. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Iraq | Tags: humanitarian, Women's Rights, conflict, Wake Up Call |
Posted by The.IRC on January 26th, 2011
What keeps me wanting to go out every day and do this work is just that urge within me to see smiles on the faces of women who have not been able to smile for months or for years. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Liberia | Tags: humanitarian, Women's Rights, Wake Up Call |
Posted by The.IRC on January 19th, 2011
"'What is the problem? The goats and the sheep give birth without any assistance, why not my wife?'" The IRC's Monika Bakayoko-Topolska quotes a man in one village in Ivory Coast who refused his pregnant wife permission to get a pre-natal check-up. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Ivory Coast | Tags: video, humanitarian, Women's Rights, Wake Up Call |
Posted by The.IRC on January 18th, 2011
"War’s Overlooked Victims," in the The Economist, examines the dismaying prevalence of rape in war around the world and quotes the IRC's Hillary Margolis. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: humanitarian, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, news, rape, noted |
Posted by The.IRC on January 14th, 2011
I think that women can play a significant role in the long-term recovery of this nation. Based on what I've seen in our own staff and in the people that we see in the camps, they are capable, they are thinking, they are sharp — and they want their lives to improve. more »
Posted in Women, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, Women's Rights, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, Wake Up Call |
Posted by Madeleine Rene on January 11th, 2011
I’m a native of Petit Goave, Haiti. I am 30 years old. When I was 12, I witnessed the rape of my older sister, which caused her death. As I grew up I felt the need to fight against rape which was very common where I lived. When I was 18, my partner beat me but I knew nothing about my rights. I feel very motivated to work as an IRC volunteer because it is an opportunity to help other women facing situations like mine. more »
Posted in Women, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: aid workers, humanitarian, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, Haiti Earthquake, volunteers, KOFAVIV |
Posted by The.IRC on December 29th, 2010
We were having a meeting and one of the participants noticed a tatoo that I have ... All were like, "Oh, we have a tatoo, too." ... They were calling me their American sister because I'm one of the few American black women that they've met ... I was excited. It was a bonding experience. So, sure, "Can I see your tatoo?" more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Sierra Leone | Tags: refugees, video, humanitarian, Women's Rights, conflict, Wake Up Wednesdays, femle genital mutilation, Wake Up Call |
Posted by The.IRC on December 22nd, 2010
I was working with the IRC. They brought me a young girl who was thirteen years old. She had just been taken by rebel groups. These men forced her to stay in the forest with them for three months. more »
Posted in Women, D.R. Congo | Tags: humanitarian, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, conflict, war, women, Wake Up Wednesdays | 1 Comments
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