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Posted by The.IRC on August 21st, 2012
The primary threat to women in West Africa is not war or armed gangs, it’s their husbands. The IRC has enlisted the help of 450 marketing students from around the world to raise awareness about domestic violence. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone | Tags: domestic violence, women, IRC Think-in | 1 Comments
Posted by carrie.welch on August 16th, 2012
Today nearly 450 of the brightest minds in advertising are expected to come together in Sweden at Hyper Island. They have four days to address a neglected humanitarian crisis: domestic violence in developing countries. more »
Posted by The.IRC on May 23rd, 2012
This photo was taken as part of Global Crescendo, an IRC project that enables women to document their lives through digital cameras and use pictures to tell their stories in their communities. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Ivory Coast | Tags: domestic violence, Global Crescendo |
Posted by George.Rupp on May 22nd, 2012
Through the strong ties our staff has forged with the women we assist, the IRC has come to see that far too often the riskiest place for a woman is where you might least expect it to be—in her own home. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Domestic Violence, Africa, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone | Tags: domestic violence, West Africa, human rights, women |
Posted by The.IRC on March 28th, 2012
Check out IRC-UK media officer Stefano Gelmini's latest piece on Huff Post UK about an innovative IRC program tackling violence against women in Ivory Coast through social and traditional media. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Ivory Coast | Tags: IRC-UK, Sexual Violence, women |
Posted by The.IRC on December 12th, 2011
This holiday season, give an IRC Rescue Gift to someone special. $90 can buy a strong lockbox for a village savings and loan association, giving women a secure place to keep the money that will help build stores and stock shelves. more »
Posted in Africa, Ivory Coast | Tags: women, village savings and loan, Rescue Gifts |
Posted by Rebecca Balis on April 13th, 2011
Recently I visited Zorgowee, a Liberian town where the IRC is providing emergency aid to refugees who fled the violence in Ivory Coast. There I met Kou Wonbah, a Liberian mother of three who told me she feels a particular connection to these uprooted Ivorians. Kou was once a refugee herself. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, Liberia | Tags: children, refugees, aid worker blogs, humanitarian, education, Ivorian refugees, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Zorgowee, Nimba County |
Posted by The.IRC on April 13th, 2011
IRC women’s protection expert Liz Pender has been meeting with groups of Ivorian women and girls who fled to Liberia in recent weeks to escape the violence ravaging Ivory Coast. Liz was quoted in an IRC statement released today that expresses concern that those who are reporting incidents of sexual violence represent a tiny fraction of the victims. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Ivory Coast, Liberia | Tags: refugees, Sexual Violence, Ivorian refugees, Liberia, Ivory Coast |
Posted by Elisabeth.Roesch on March 8th, 2011
Margot Wallström’s open style, hands-on attitude and good sense of humor are refreshing for one of the most powerful women in the UN. Not to mention, critically important tools for someone whose job is to confront one of the toughest and most important challenges of our time: rape in conflict. more »
Posted by The.IRC on January 21st, 2011
“We don’t know how long the crisis will last,” says Dr. Folaranmi Ogunbowale, who oversees the IRC’s emergency health care response on the Liberia-Ivory Coast border. “But given the volatile history of this region, we have to be prepared for the worst.” more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, Ivory Coast, Liberia | Tags: refugees, health, humanitarian, conflict, quoted, Ivorian refugees |
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