International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Horn of Africa Drought

Recovering from drought and famine in Somalia

Meet two families in South Central Somalia whose lives and communities have been improved through International Rescue Committee projects helping drought and famine survivors make a living. The projects receive support from ECHO, the European Commission's humanitarian aid office.

07 May 2013

Dadaab Stories: Inside the world's largest refugee camp


March 26, 2013
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Rain water conservation in Somalia helps thousands

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Rain water conservation in Somalia helps thousands
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March 22, 2013
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Coping with cyclical droughts has become a way of life for millions of Somalis. If water is not readily available, families often spend a large portion of their income on purchasing it, taking away from a meager stock of funds that would otherwise have gone for spending on food and other essentials.

Video: Your help inspires heroism in East Africa


February 6, 2013
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Press Release - Kenya: Civil society calls on government to end abuse of refugees

NAIROBI, Kenya
22 Jan 2013

Several civil society groups on Tuesday demanded that the Kenyan government end police harassment and abuse of refugees and protect the basic human rights of all refugees and Kenyan citizens. 

We Can Be Heroes: bringing a little boy back from the brink of starvation


January 3, 2013
By The IRC

When three-year-old Aden arrived in Dadaab he weighed only 11 pounds. After just a week of treatment in the IRC hospital Aden had gained two pounds.

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The IRC in 2012: renewal


December 31, 2012
By George Rupp

Left: Baby Minhaj Gedi Farah, one week after he arrived at the IRC hospital emaciated and at the brink of death last summer. Right: A chubby-cheeked and playful Minhaj two months after leaving the hospital.

Photo: (L) Peter Biro/IRC (R) Photo: Edward Macharia/IRC
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World food day: Mali hunger crisis deepens

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World food day: Mali hunger crisis deepens
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Peter Biro
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October 16, 2012
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Today only, a chance to triple your donation for drought relief in East Africa


October 16, 2012
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The IRC brings health to Hobyo


October 12, 2012
By Sophia Jones-Mwangi

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.

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