Joyeuse, 19,  is the very first patient to be admitted to the brand new Mikenge Hospital, in an extremely remote area of eastern Congo.

The IRC’s Dr. Marian Hassan gives a child a checkup at the new health clinic in Bajela, a village near the Somali coastal town of Hobyo.

The massive Dadaab refugee camp complex in Kenya, seen from the air. 

Leontina and Ester during their first week of school in more than four years. Until recently the girls were among an estimated 7.6 million Congolese children who do not attend school. They are now making up for lost time in an accelerated learning program run by the International Rescue Committee.

IRC counselors in the Democratic Republic of Congo gather survivors of violence to share stories and offer support

After years of war, Mary Abraham returned to her village only to find it destroyed. As a member of an IRC-organized farmers group she has been able to grow food for herself and sell vegetables in the market.