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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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Posted by The.IRC on October 10th, 2012
When refugees arrive in the United States, they leave behind everything familiar. For many that also means losing ties to the land and a tradition of growing their own food. In response, the IRC has launched a nationwide program that helps refugees establish community gardens, farmers markets, food pantries and farm-based businesses. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - Boise, ID, US - Phoenix, AZ, US - Salt Lake City, UT, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: new roots, urban gardening | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on August 22nd, 2012
From rural Idaho to the streets of the Bronx, refugees are at work in America—growing fresh produce, raising organic livestock, and building small businesses. more »
Posted by The.IRC on January 31st, 2012
An NPR report that quotes the IRC's Bob Carey focuses on a Rwandan refugee and her two young daughters to cast a wider lens on the challenges refugees are facing in this tough economy. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - Boise, ID | Tags: refugees, resettlement, news, Rwandan refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on May 27th, 2010
For five Tuesdays this spring, a group of refugee teenagers in Boise, Idaho, have been getting together in the afternoon to play football -- a sport that is completely new to them. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - Boise, ID | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, boise, sports | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on September 11th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, United States, US - Boise, ID | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, psychotherapy |
Posted by The.IRC on June 5th, 2008
Posted in United States, US - Boise, ID | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Idaho |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 23rd, 2007
This week’s round-up of notable quotes from IRC people in the media. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, United States, US - Boise, ID, US - Phoenix, AZ, Iraq, Uganda | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, leslyeboban, michaelkocher, rescue, womenscommission |
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