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Posted by George.Rupp on February 9th, 2009
More than 244,000 Somali refugees have fled the ongoing violence and sought shelter in Dadaab in eastern Kenya, where the IRC launched health programs last month. I was therefore very interested in visiting the area during my trip to Kenya. more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, George Rupp, humanitarian, Somali refugees in Kenya | 2 Comments
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 December 19th, 2008
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Women, Africa, Kenya, Uganda | Tags: refugees, farming, humanitarian, Michael Scharff in Uganda |
Posted by joanne.offer on July 11th, 2008
Posted in Women, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, GBV, humanitarian, IDP, Joanne Offer in Kenya, Sexual Violence |
Posted by joanne.offer on June 20th, 2008
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Women, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, aid worker blog, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Kenya, Nairobi |
Posted by The.IRC on June 19th, 2008
Posted in Food, Poverty, Women, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, food crisis, humanitarian, Nairobi |
Posted by joanne.offer on June 18th, 2008
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Kenya, refugee camps |
Posted by joanne.offer on June 16th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Humanitarian Aid, Women, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Kenya |
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