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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC's Felix Leger on VOA today t.co/vzvenVNEJ1
May 22, 2013
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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC will provide 70,000 liters of clean water daily--enough potable water for 5,000 people a day to drink, cook and bathe #…
May 22, 2013
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Less than 10 yrs after fleeing Somalia, Amal Kahim Jama & her family became refugees again, in Syria: t.co/wZkmKWqy00 via @AJEnglish
May 22, 2013
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@IRCPress You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Crisis in Darfur, 10 Years On" t.co/guLOti8F02
May 21, 2013
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RT @IRCPress: Race against time to aid new #Darfur #refugees in Chad before rains begin: t.co/z6eDBFeR1I
May 21, 2013
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D.r. Congo
Posted by aisha.bain on May 9th, 2013
The women's collective Femmes Lèves-Toi (Women, Rise Up) is a force for change in eastern Congo, starting at the community level. The IRC's Aisha Bain recounts an inspiring meeting with its members. on the Huffington Post. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: women |
Posted by The.IRC on April 16th, 2013
In Congo, the IRC supports increased school enrollment and attendance by building and renovating school infrastructures, training teachers, covering school fees for the most vulnerable students, and giving students of all ages a second chance to learn. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Education, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: DR Congo, education, livelihoods, Democratic Republic of Congo |
Posted by The.IRC on April 3rd, 2013
Congo is often described as one of the worst places in the world to be a woman, because of its high rates of maternal mortality and sexual assault and other serious threats to women and girls. But that’s only part of the story. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: Sexual Violence, women |
Posted by The.IRC on March 26th, 2013
Yesterday, British Foreign Secretary William Hague and actress Angelina Jolie visited a displacement camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the IRC is working to prevent violence against women and girls. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: North Kivu, Sexual Violence, women | 1 Comments
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on March 20th, 2013
At a village savings and loan association meeting in eastern Congo last month, women cheered for a fellow member who deposited enough money into the collective's pool that week to buy the maximum number of shares – five. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: women, VSLA |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on February 28th, 2013
Jacqueline and her two teenage daughters abruptly fled their village last fall because of fighting in Congo. After trying to get by without spare clothes and other necessities, Jacqueline was overjoyed to receive an IRC emergency kit for women. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: girls, conflict, women |
Posted by The.IRC on February 6th, 2013
The IRC supports 13 grassroots women's groups in conflict-afflicted North Kivu that assist and empower vulnerable women -- like these members who now earn an income baking doughnut-like beignets. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: North Kivu, women |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on January 30th, 2013
Since fleeing fighting in eastern Congo, barehanded, two months ago, this woman has been living in a camp and hasn't been able to change her clothes once. Today, she was ecstatic to receive new clothing and other supplies. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, D.R. Congo | Tags: North Kivu, women |
Posted by The.IRC on January 29th, 2013
After their school was occupied by displaced people fleeing armed violence in North Kivu Province, students in the Democratic Republic of Congo are now working hard to catch up for their upcoming exams. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Education, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: children, North Kivu, education, conflict |
Posted by The.IRC on January 8th, 2013
When families are forced to flee, they run for their lives. There’s often no time to pack the most basic items – even a change of clothing. The IRC is doing its part to help, delivering 3,000 emergency kits to women and their families. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Women, D.R. Congo | Tags: emergency relief, Goma, North Kivu, Sexual Violence, conflict, women | 1 Comments
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