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Every day, IRC humanitarian workers are rescuing lives. Here, they offer a glimpse of their experiences, the challenges they face and the courageous people they meet by sharing videos, photos and stories.

CNN: "Why goats and chickens make great holiday gifts"
Posted by The IRC on December 13, 2011
Rescue Gifts on CNN: "Just donating money to a charity can be impersonal ... it's difficult to know where your money actually goes. But charity 'gift catalogs' give people the ability to quantify their donation and give symbolic gifts." more »
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Photo Share: New friends, new roots
Posted by The IRC on December 13, 2011
Bindya Tamang and her family lived for 15 years in a refugee camp in Nepal, where she helped to put food on the table by growing vegetables. Today she's a member of the IRC's New Roots community garden in the Bronx. more »
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Photo Share: A Mogadishu clinic reopens after two decades
Posted by The IRC on December 12, 2011
Women and children wait to be seen at one of two medical facilities run by the IRC in Mogadishu, the battered capital city of war-ravaged Somalia. more »
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Rescue Gift of the Week: Community Cash Box
Posted by The IRC on December 12, 2011
This holiday season, give an IRC Rescue Gift to someone special. $90 can buy a strong lockbox for a village savings and loan association, giving women a secure place to keep the money that will help build stores and stock shelves. more »
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A happy ending
Posted by Semir Tanovic on December 12, 2011
I was born in Bosnia-Herzegovina. I grew up there. I started a family there. But I became a refugee overnight. After enduring years of war, my family and I had to leave our homeland when our city fell to Croatian troops. Had we stayed, there is no doubt we would have been killed. more »
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Japan, nine months after the tsunami
Posted by Shinko Tana on December 11, 2011
I am back in Japan for the first time in five months to meet with the IRC’s three local partners and hear about the progress being made as the northeast slowly recovers from the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami. more »
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Video: Gifts that give back
Posted by The IRC on December 10, 2011
WABC TV reports: "Skip the mall crowds and browse your way to gifts guaranteed to make you feel good — a goat and a garden can feed a family far into the future. International Rescue Committee's Rescue Gifts provides an array of philanthropic options." more »
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Human Rights Day: Imagining a better world for women and girls
Posted by The IRC on December 10, 2011
Today, December 10, is International Human Rights Day — today also marks the end of the "16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence." We’d love to know why you’re passionate about making a better world for women and girls. Share your story. more »
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Nobel Laureates: 'Women will lead the world toward peace'
Posted by The IRC on December 9, 2011
Tomorrow, the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize will be presented jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman for their work on women’s empowerment. more »
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This Week's Voices: "Man is here for the sake of other men"
Posted by The IRC on December 9, 2011
A word of reflection from Albert Einstein that really resonated with us on World Volunteer Day (December 5) — plus, other notable quotes touching on the IRC's work around the world. more »
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