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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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Call members of Senate Judiciary Ctte & ask them to retain #CIR provisions that protect refugees & asylees t.co/xLIoPRWloc #CIRmarkup
May 20, 2013
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#CIRmarkup: Sec. 3405 of U.S. #CIR bill is in markup right now. It contains important protections for #refugees, asylees & stateless people.
May 20, 2013
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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.
Posted by The IRC on May 17, 2011
An International Rescue Committee supporter named Michael Malz has created his own IRC ad for the YouTube Good Work Contest. It's a pretty great video - please check it out and "like" it so it can go further in the competition! more »
Posted in Emergency Response | Tags: refugees, video, earthquake, YouTube Good Work Contest, natuaral disasters |
Posted by The IRC on May 13, 2011
Here’s a glimpse into the lives of women who serve as volunteers in Port-au-Prince, trained by the IRC to provide psychological and social support to survivors of sexual violence. more »
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: domestic violence, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, Haiti Earthquake, women, Haiti |
Posted by The IRC on May 12, 2011
Award-winning musician and actor Jencarlos Canela -- star of Telemundo’s top-rated telenovela, “Más Sabe el Diablo” -- is the first of a number of young artists to be announced this year as an IRC Voice. more »
Posted in Jencarlos Canela, United States | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, Cuban refugees, Jencarlos Canela, telemundo, Miami, telenovelas, IRC Voices |
Posted by Shinko Tana on May 12, 2011
I am visiting the Asunaro Home, a low, white building perched on a small mountain above Rikuzentakata -- one of the worst-hit cities in Japan’s devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Established seven years ago, the facility offers people with autism and other mental disabilities opportunities to build vocational skills and earn an income. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Japan | Tags: tsunami, natural disasters, disabilities, humanitarian aid, Japan, AAR, Association for Aid and Relief Japan, autism, social services, Asunaro Home, Rikuzentakata | 1 Comments
Posted by Shinko Tana on May 10, 2011
Driving along the Japanese coast, you immediately see the scope of the destruction that followed the earthquake and the tsunami. It's far greater than pictures can convey. Amazingly, some houses are still standing, but as you get closer you can see that only their exterior walls are left -- the rooms inside were completely washed away. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Asia, Japan | Tags: aid worker blogs, emergencies, humanitarian, tsunami, natural disasters, Japan, AAR | 1 Comments
Posted by The IRC on May 9, 2011
Today, ITVS launched Women and Girls Lead, a public media initiative that uses independent films to focus, educate and connect audiences in support of women and girls' leadership and development around the world. We're excited to be a non-profit partner on this project. more »
Posted in Women, United States | Tags: Women and Girls, ITVS, CPB, Women and Girls Lead |
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on May 8, 2011
Happy Mother's Day! Over the past week we've been sharing some of our favorite stories about mothers. Today -- Lay Htoo and her newborn at the Tham Hin refugee camp, near the Thailand-Myanmar border. more »
Posted in Health, Asia, Thailand | Tags: humanitarian, midwives, refugee camps, women, Mother's Day 2011, Mother's Day gifts, prenatal care |
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on May 7, 2011
In honor of Mother's Day — Sunday, May 8 — we're spotlighting some of our favorite stories about mothers: With support from an IRC economic empowerment program, Annie Grant runs a market stall in a Monrovia suburb. "I make enough money now to send my children to school," she says. more »
Posted in Education, Africa, Liberia | Tags: humanitarian, education, women, Mother's Day 2011, Mother's Day gifts | 1 Comments
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on May 6, 2011
In honor of Mother's Day — Sunday, May 8 — we're spotlighting mothers' stories: Ruti Riziki arrived in Mungote camp in November 2009 after fleeing fighting between government troops and rebels in her village. The International Rescue Committee has been aiding Congolese families like Ruti’s since 1996. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: congo, humanitarian, Mother's Day, conflict, Democratic Republic of Congo |
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on May 6, 2011
In honor of Mother's Day we're spotlighting some of our favorite stories about mothers. In the Ivory Coast, Prisca Mondo worried that without a birth certificate her baby daughter would not have a legal identity. With the IRC's help she was able to register two-month-old Daria, securing her access to education and health services. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, Ivory Coast | Tags: children, Cote d'Ivoire, humanitarian, Ivory Coast, Mother's Day 2011, birth certificates |
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