Since 1933, the IRC has provided hope and humanitarian aid to refugees and other victims of oppression and violent conflict around the world.
The IRC on Twitter
-
@LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall Hope it's an amazing night! Thanks for your support.
May 17, 2013
-
RT @DCComics: Amazing. 2.6k of you gave $150K+ to #WeCanBeHeroes. Big thanks from DCComics @SavetheChildren @mercycorps @theIRC t.co…
May 17, 2013
-
Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
May 17, 2013
-
Cyclone Mahasan update: Storm weakened & then dissipated Thurs, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh.
May 17, 2013
-
Call Senate Judiciary Cttee & urge them to pass #CIR that includes protections for asylees & #refugees: t.co/4OQrSoAGVt #CIRmarkup
May 16, 2013
VOICES FROM THE FIELDTHE IRC BLOG
Wake Up Call: Tamah Murfet - Bujumbura, Burundi
February 16, 2011
By The IRC
Tamah Murfet
Photo: IRC
From California to Congo, women and girls face unspeakable violence and abuse. Yet each day women and men are fighting to boldly reimagine a safer world. Find out what keeps them going despite incredible obstacles — check back each Wednesday for a new story from our recently-launched Web site, The Wake Up Call.
"We've seen a lot of women who have been able to rebuild their lives because of this, because it takes just a small amount of money that they can save every week. It might be five cents or ten cents , but at the end ... these women are able to hold in their hands more money than they've ever seen in their lifetime."
- The International Rescue Committee's Tamah Murfet, who 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.
Watch and listen to Tamah's story, and share your own wake up call.
2 comments
Comments
Hi I am a burundian living in
Submitted by Nadine Ross (not verified) on May 14, 2011 - 12:36pm.
Hi
I am a burundian living in england, i would like to get involved and help my people, do you have any office in the uk, how does it work if someone want to contribute, also would like to watch online www.channel4.co.uk/ureported world a documumentary about burundi, few people would like to help but dont know how.Please get in touch with me, i will do what i can.
many thanks and may God bless you
Post new comment
Share this page
Voices From...
Contributors
