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19 Oct 2011

“It is not your fault”: Helping young rape survivors in Sierra Leone


October 14, 2011
By Melissa Winkler
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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -
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“One girl’s courage”: Latest New York Times column featuring the IRC's work


October 13, 2011
By The IRC
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One Girl’s Courage

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One Girl’s Courage
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October 12, 2011
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KENEMA, Sierra Leone Early one morning, I came across the actress Eva Mendes, crying. She said that she was overwhelmed by all the girls she had met here in Sierra Leone who had been raped -- and by her inability to help.

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Haiti: Francette's story


June 3, 2011
By The IRC

Francette Calixtus has been trained by the IRC to refer survivors of violence to appropriate medical or legal services and to provide them with ongoing support.

Photo: Susana Ferreira/IRC
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Claire Bernard's Wake Up Call

Claire Bernard, Vice President of the Mariposa Foundation, shares the experience of meeting courageous women in IRC's gender based violence counseling centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She calls on everyone to keep public attention on this issue through awareness.

02 Jun 2011

Wake Up Call: Mark Can - Karamoja, Uganda


March 16, 2011
By Jamie Kelso
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Haiti: Training women to support survivors of sexual violence


July 29, 2010
By The IRC

Haiti Country Director Hakan Bilgin and gender-based violence staff person Evelyne Cesar speak with women whom the IRC has trained to support victims of violence in Teleco camp.

Photo: Anne Richard/the IRC
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