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Posted by George.Rupp on February 6th, 2009
I next visited Kenya’s northwest, the Turkana region, to observe the IRC’s varying work with local communities. The contrast with urban Nairobi is striking. As we drive the one hour from Lodwar to Kalokol, the heat is intense and the terrain is almost like a moonscape – dry and barren, with large rocky outcrops. more »
Posted in HIV/Aids, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, aid worker diaries, George Rupp, humanitarian | 1 Comments
Posted by joanne.offer on February 4th, 2009
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, Barack Obama, humanitarian, inauguration, Joanne Offer in Kenya, President Obama, refugee camps |
Posted by George.Rupp on February 2nd, 2009
I am pleased to be traveling in Kenya this week to visit International Rescue Committee programs and meet some of the refugees we serve here. Our first stop was in Nairobi. In the community of Eastleigh, we met one of seven women's groups that the IRC supports as part of our work with urban refugees, primarily from Somalia. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, George Rupp, humanitarian |
Posted by The.IRC on January 23rd, 2009
Posted in Children & Youth, Child Soldiers, Humanitarian Aid, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, child soldier, humanitarian, Lord’s Resistance Army, LRA |
Posted by joanne.offer on January 14th, 2009
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. And in this case it’s entirely true. In the bottle on the left, is water taken straight from Lake Cariari near Bahai in eastern Chad. On the right, is water taken from the lake that’s been filtered, treated and chlorinated by the IRC’s water treatment plant in nearby Oure Cassoni camp for Darfuri refugees. Which one would you rather drink? more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Africa, Chad, South Sudan | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, water, Darfur | 6 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 30th, 2008
Posted in Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, aid worker blog, Emily Meehan in Congo, Gina Bramucci in Congo, humanitarian, North Kivu | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 29th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, War, Africa | Tags: refugees, aid worker blog, Emily Meehan in Congo, humanitarian, North Kivu | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 22nd, 2008
Posted in Health, Humanitarian Aid, War, Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, aid worker blog, Emily Meehan in Congo, Goma, humanitarian, North Kivu | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 19th, 2008
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Women, Africa, Kenya, Uganda | Tags: refugees, farming, humanitarian, Michael Scharff in Uganda |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on December 9th, 2008
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Women, Africa | Tags: refugees, Emily Meehan in Congo, humanitarian, North Kivu | 1 Comments
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