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Posted by Susan Dentzer on March 13th, 2012
Six out of every 10 women who seek assistance from the IRC in West Africa do so because of domestic violence. Journalist and IRC Overseer Susan Dentzer is there as a member of an IRC commission that is working to raise awareness of this terrible problem and explore possible solutions. more »
Posted by The.IRC on December 9th, 2011
Tomorrow, the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize will be presented jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman for their work on women’s empowerment. more »
Posted by The.IRC on December 3rd, 2011
Women sell fish at their market stall in Monrovia, Liberia: In the aftermath of war, one giant step toward recovery is the rebuilding of local economies — and market-savvy women are often natural entrepreneurs. more »
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 30th, 2011
IRC president George Rupp moderated a panel discussion on Africa on Monday that featured former IRC communications officer Emily Holland, co-author of a memoir about child soldiers in Liberia. more »
Posted by Peter.Biro on November 25th, 2011
The IRC's innovative economic empowerment programs help survivors of war, persecution or natural disaster rebuild homes, restore cropland, start businesses or get job skills training. more »
Posted by The.IRC on November 12th, 2011
Photographer Aubrey Wade took this portrait of Anna K. Kolubah, the only female teacher at her school in Liberia's Lofa County. After years of civil war and unrest in Liberia, the IRC is working to get kids back into the classroom. more »
Posted by The.IRC on October 18th, 2011
Tune in to PBS tonight for the second episode of "Women, War and Peace," the five-part series that spotlights the stories of women in conflict zones. The episode, "Pray the Devil Back to Hell," features Nobel Prize winner Leymah Gbowee and other Liberian women who helped achieve peace for their shattered country. more »
Posted by The.IRC on October 18th, 2011
Amid years of civil war and turmoil in Liberia, schools were closed and education was interrupted. Now with fewer schools and teachers, the IRC is working to get kids back into the classroom. more »
Posted by The.IRC on October 11th, 2011
A teacher walks his students through a math problem at the Zelemai primary school in Lofa, Liberia's northernmost county, The IRC educates over 16,000 Liberian children and youth. more »
Posted by The.IRC on October 7th, 2011
Congratulations to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni journalist and activist Tawakul Karman. The three women have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on women's rights. more »

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