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In the New York Times, our work with rape survivors


October 10, 2011
By The IRC
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Sierra Leone: "The girls are being blamed" - IRC in the New York Times


October 9, 2011
By Kathleen Sands Adams
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In This Rape Center, the Patient Was 3

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In This Rape Center, the Patient Was 3
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October 8, 2011
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The New York Times
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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone IN a rape treatment center here, I met a 3-year-old patient named Jessica, who was cuddling a teddy bear. Jessica had seemed sick and was losing weight, but she wouldn’t say what was wrong.

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Meeting a future Nobel Peace Prize winner


October 7, 2011
By Anne Richard

Leymah Gbowee

Photo: Michael Angelo for Wonderland
WASHINGTON, DC -
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Congratulations to the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winners


October 7, 2011
By The IRC

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia is one of three recipients of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.

Photo: Center for Global Development
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On location with Half the Sky


October 3, 2011
By Melissa Winkler

Amie Kandeh speaks to girls in Freetown about staying focused on their studies.

Photo: Melissa Winkler/IRC
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -
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Photo of the Day: Village savings, Burundi


September 30, 2011
By The IRC
Photo: Nadine Ntahuba/IRC
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Photo of the Day: CGI visit, Congo


September 22, 2011
By The IRC
Photo: Sinziana Demian/IRC
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Investing in life

The IRC offers programs that help women achieve economic self-sufficiency.  (Photo: Vanessa Vick)

In war-torn eastern Congo the IRC is aiding survivors of sexual violence and helping them achieve financial independence

A woman works in one of her fields
The IRC offers programs that help women achieve economic self-sufficiency.  (Photo: Vanessa Vick)

Sara Siebert's Wake Up Call

From California to Congo, women and girls face unspeakable violence and abuse.  Yet each day women and men are fighting to boldly reimagine a safer world.  Find out what keeps them going despite incredible obstacles.

22 Jun 2011
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