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Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on March 22nd, 2012
On World Water Day, a photo share from Zimbabwe: 67-year-old widow Ellah Bhasira smiles when she talks about her new well. “Before I had this well, it was hard,” says Ellah. “I had no access to safe water." more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Zimbabwe | Tags: health, water, World Water Day |
Posted by Susan Dentzer on March 16th, 2012
On Tuesday, an IRC commission met with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to report on what they had learned about domestic violence in her country and seek a common understanding on the need for action. more »
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Liberia | Tags: domestic violence, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Women's Rights, Advocacy, IRC domestic violence commission | 1 Comments
Posted by Anne.Richard on March 13th, 2012
Thanks to the "KONY 2012" video made by the San Diego-based organization Invisible Children, millions of people are suddenly interested in humanitarian crises in Central Africa. This is great news, but the challenge now is to translate that concern into constructive activism... more »
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, Uganda | Tags: LRA, Advocacy, take action, Joseph Kony, KONY 2012 |
Posted by Susan Dentzer on March 13th, 2012
After listening to women talk about the abuses they had suffered at the hands of their husbands and boyfriends, Susan Dentzer and the other members of the IRC Commission on Domestic Violence brought the women's plea for change to the Liberian government. more »
Posted by Susan Dentzer on March 13th, 2012
Six out of every 10 women who seek assistance from the IRC in West Africa do so because of domestic violence. Journalist and IRC Overseer Susan Dentzer is there as a member of an IRC commission that is working to raise awareness of this terrible problem and explore possible solutions. more »
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on March 13th, 2012
For Emelda Musabyimana, life changed a few months ago when the IRC asked her to play an active role in a health project rolling out in her village. “Maman Emelda" has an important duty to perform: record and transmit all births and deaths in the 15 households she is assigned to survey. more »
Posted by Cristine Better... on March 12th, 2012
The IRC has been in northern Uganda since 1998 and our team, made up mostly of Ugandans, really understands the terrain. While Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army have most likely left the country, their violent legacy lives on. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Child Soldiers, Women, Africa, Uganda | Tags: LRA, child soldiers, conflict, humanitarian aid, Joseph Kony, Kony2012 |
Posted by The.IRC on March 7th, 2012
The IRC has begun construction of a women and girl’s wellness center in the Yida refugee camp where sexual assault and domestic violence survivors can receive medical treatment and counseling. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Health, Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: domestic violence, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, conflict, humanitarian aid, refugee camp |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on March 6th, 2012
With a motorboat purchased specifically for the purpose, the IRC is bringing much-needed medicine and other supplies to remote communities along the shores of Congo's Lake Kivu. more »
Posted in Health, Post conflict, Climate Change, Education, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: Malaria, education, Tuungane, South Kivu, humanitarian aid, community-driven reconstruction, Mushenyi |
Posted by The.IRC on March 2nd, 2012
IRC regional director Ciaran Donnelly on the slow but significant progress being made in the "extremely fragile" Democratic Republic of Congo ... plus, other notable quotes touching on the IRC's work around the world. more »
Posted in Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: quoted, humanitarian aid |
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