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Photo Share: Wilji, reunited with his dad
Posted by The.IRC on October 1st, 2010
Wilio Jean thought he would never see his son, 4-year-old Wilji, again. They were separated after the earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010, but IRC case workers reunited them in August. more »
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Critical services still needed for displaced Haitians with disabilities
Posted by The.IRC on September 10th, 2010
Our affiliate organization the Women’s Refugee Commission recently posted a thought-provoking piece on their blog, illustrating the challenges and needs faced by people with disabilities in the aftermath of January’s devastating earthquake. more »
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In Haiti, the poor become visible
Posted by Anne.Richard on August 10th, 2010
Why would victims of the Haiti earthquake stay in overcrowded camps if they had somewhere else to go? More than six months after the earthquake, people ought to be leaving camps that were set up under emergency conditions. more »
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Haiti: "An incredible feeling"
Posted by The.IRC on August 7th, 2010
“Many parents told us they had assumed their child had died in the earthquake." Becky Chandler, IRC emergency child protection coordinator describes her work reuniting families in Haiti. more »
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“International blame game” in Haiti
Posted by Anne.Richard on August 6th, 2010
Fresh from a visit to Haiti, Anne Richard, IRC VP, government relations and advocacy, discusses in the Huffington Post the successes and failures of the international relief effort and how it is imperative to transcend the “international blame game” in order to rebuild Haiti. more »
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Haiti: Training women to support survivors of sexual violence
Posted by The.IRC on July 29th, 2010
Heidi Lehman, the IRC's director of the gender-based violence unit, is in Haiti this month. She describes an IRC program that trains Haitian women to support victims of sexual violence in Teleco camp and other settlements where people displaced by the earthquake now live. more »
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Going to school in Haiti
Posted by Anne.Richard on July 23rd, 2010
I was in Haiti earlier this week, visiting IRC colleagues and learning about our programs. The earthquake harmed or destroyed a quarter of all schools in Haiti, leaving 2.5 million children out of school. The IRC and other groups have worked to ensure children are in temporary learning spaces. More, however, is needed... more »
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Haiti: Looking for Jean's father [CNN Video]
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 14th, 2010
Four-year-old Jean lost his mother in the Haiti earthquake. The IRC's family tracing team is doing everything they can to help him find his father. more »
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Haiti: "Do you know a girl called Lovely?"
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 12th, 2010
A mother and daughter separated in the Haiti earthquake six months ago are reunited through the work of an IRC caseworker. more »
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Watching the World Cup in Haiti
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 11th, 2010
Despite the struggles of life in quake-devastated Port-au-Prince, Haitians were captivated by the FIFA World Cup tournament and took time out to watch. more »
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