Meet Cheryl: Life-long reader, learner and long-time IRC Volunteer

Three GenR members traveled to Uganda in May 2015 to learn more about the IRC’s robust country programs. The IRC has been working in Uganda since 1998, when conflict caused tens of thousands of people to lose their lives and 1.6 million people to become displaced.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City’s internship program is built to provide real-life experiences to local students as they learn and grow professionally. Partner organizations work to ensure that students working with the IRC in Salt Lake City are able to access hands-on experiences, often combined with coursework.

Only days after Hurricane Katrina destroyed a swath of the Gulf Coast in August 2005, the International Rescue Committee dispatched an emergency team of relief experts to Louisiana. For the first time in its 73-year history, the organization responded to a humanitarian crisis in the United States. 

The IRC’s Salt Lake City office offers a variety of unpaid internship opportunities throughout the year, from housing to health and much more.

The Generation Equality Forum can and should drive progress towards gender equality in humanitarian contexts. IRC has called for the Generation Equality Forum (GEF) to be purposefully inclusive of achieving gender equality in humanitarian contexts.

On Saturday, July 20th, the IRC in Denver joined Rocky Mountain PBS's Kidsfest 2024 in Northglenn to sent a powerful message about belonging and unity.

The IRC in Abilene and Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) partner up for a day at the Abilene Zoo.