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Posted by Jordan.Helton on May 11th, 2013
For Hadya, her walk across the graduation stage this weekend at the University of Richmond is a validation of her family’s aspirations that date back to their decision to leave Afghanistan in the 1990s, a time when the Taliban forbid girls from getting an education. more »
Posted in Afghani Refugees, Resettlement, Education, United States, US - Charlottesville, VA, Afghanistan | Tags: refugees, resettlement, education, Afghan refugees, women | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 23rd, 2012
The IRC's Ned Colt shares this photo of a boy drawing water from a well in Herat, Afghanistan. Less than half of all Afghans have access to safe drinking water. The IRC is providing clean water to rural communities where residents have had to drink water from contaminated puddles and streams.. more »
Posted in Health, Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: health, water |
Posted by Ned Colt on December 14th, 2012
Only 12% of Afghans in rural areas have access to clean water: Many are forced to drink water from contaminated puddles and streams. The IRC is building wells, pipelines and reservoirs and training residents to make repairs. more »
Posted in Health, Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: refugees, health, water, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on December 6th, 2012
New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof recommends IRC Rescue Gifts in his annual holiday giving guide, "Gifts That Change Lives." $52 can send an Afghan girl to school for a year. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Education, Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: Nicholas Kristof, education, Rescue Gifts |
Posted by Ned Colt on November 27th, 2012
Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." It's particularly true for Afghanistan, where an entire generation has known nothing but conflict. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Education, Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: children, education, #GivingTuesday |
Posted by The.IRC on July 16th, 2012
Poverty, violence and suffering continue to plague Afghanistan after 10 years of massive military and civilian assistance. IRC country director Nigel Jenkins spotlights the forgotten needs of ordinary Afghans. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: Afghanistan, natural disasters, conflict, poverty, humanitarian aid |
Posted by Sam Duerden on July 3rd, 2012
Amid the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan it can be extremely difficult to accurately assess humanitarian needs. Learn how mapping and other information-gathering tools aid the IRC in our emergency relief work. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: Afghans, aid, Afghanistan |
Posted by The.IRC on September 23rd, 2011
A boy arrives outside his home in a settlement on the outskirts of the eastern town of Jalalabad. Devastated by decades of conflict and natural disasters, Afghanistan is the poorest country in Asia. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: children, conflict, humanitarian aid, Photo of the Day |
Posted by The.IRC on December 21st, 2010
Today, billions of dollars in aid is delivered by soldiers and private contractors at the behest of the political and military leadership. But this so-called "militarized aid" is ineffective, wasteful, and puts lives at risk. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Afghanistan | Tags: refugees, development, humanitarian, conflict, war, Michael Young, militarized aid | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 21st, 2010
Bob Kitchen, the IRC's country director in Afghanistan, spoke with CNN about the increasing challenges and dangers of providing humanitarian aid there. more »
Posted in Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: humanitarian, news, Afghanistan, conflict |
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