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The IRC's women's economic empowerment programs improve women’s financial wellbeing, so they can support themselves and their families.
The Economic Recovery and Development (ERD) unit at the IRC works to ensure that those we serve have their most basic survival needs met and have the combination of assets and income to prosper.
New Roots is a multi-faceted agriculture and food initiative that works in partnership with refugees and other New Americans to support their health, community connections, and household economics through nutrition education, gardening, land-based micro-business development, and other wellness and educational activities.
Join our New Roots team this summer as a Youth Roots intern! Youth Roots is a program that engages and builds with youth who are passionate about food justice, land justice, and sustainability.
IRC’s New Roots program focuses on food access and the nutritional needs of families upon arrival in the United States.
IRC offices across the nation have offered New Roots programs for many years, providing opportunities for refugees to participate in sustainable agricultural practices and receive nutrition education. Yet in the heart of California’s Central Valley—the agricultural hub of the state—no such program had existed.
That all changed May 8, as four Afghan families helped launch a new sustainable agriculture program for the IRC in Turlock/Modesto. Participants gathered at Turlock Community Gardens to plant crops typically grown in their home country such as okra, muskmelons and Persian cucumbers as well as fruits and vegetables more commonly grown such as tomatoes, strawberries and bell peppers.
A new wash station at the New Roots farm in Sacramento, built in collaboration with UC Davis, will allow refugees to sell their produce to local markets and restaurants
Coinciding with COVID-19, desert locust swarms in the Horn and East Africa may cause massive crop failure and food insecurity. Here's what you need to know
People living in lower-income countries are bearing the brunt of climate change—despite that they are least responsible for rising CO2 emissions. Afghanistan is a case in point.
