International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Inside our work in Ivory Coast

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Young men sit outside. The IRC will help them find jobs with livelihood programs
A woman reads and uses a typewriter, part of IRC women's empoyerment program
Women pour murky water into a pot to boil it. IRC gives access to clean water
Women walk down a solitary road; IRC helps protect women against sexual violence
A woman with her baby speaks to a doctor in an IRC health clinic
An IRC staff membewalks through the streets, encouraging community participation
Three women address a group meeting part of IRC supported civil society
Ivorian refugees arrive in Liberia and are greeted by IRC staff and supplies
Refugees from Ivory Coast stand in their cramped, temporary home in Liberia
Photo: Ann Jones

Ivory Coast has been unstable for almost a decade, and since beginning our work there in 2003, the IRC has supported its citizens in times of peace and conflict.