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Client Voice and Choice Initiative / Ground Truth case study – Greece, Women’s Protection & Empowerment (WPE) and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

The IRC's Client Voice and Choice initiative and Ground Truth Solutions are piloting an approach to better understand and strengthen how humanitarian assistance incorporates the preferences, aspirations, and expectations of the people at the focus of aid. This document details the methodology and findings of the pilot examining the Women’s Protection & Empowerment (WPE) and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) services being delivered in camps serving refugees in northern Greece.

ReportDecember 31, 2016

Atlanta community celebrates World Refugee Day

Each year on June 20—World Refugee Day—the world commemorates the strength, courage, and resilience of millions of refugees. At the IRC in Atlanta, we also take this time to celebrate the vast contributions that refugees have made to our state for more than 40 years and advocate for refugees, asylum seekers and the restoration of the U.S. refugee resettlement program.

AnnouncementJuly 1, 2021

Lake Chad's unseen crisis: voices of refugees and internally displaced people from Niger and Nigeria

This paper aims to give a voice to some of the women, girls, boys and men displaced by violence, give credit to their generous hosts, and create recommendations to UN agencies, the international donor community, and the governments of Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria

ResourceSeptember 23, 2016
Muska Haseeb holds out her mail-in ballot

"Your voice has so much power." Refugees describe voting for the first time

Four refugee first-time voters explain why they are excited to exercise their right this year—and why all eligible American citizens should make their voices heard on the issues that matter to them.

ArticleOctober 26, 2020

Why are millions at risk of famine in South Sudan and beyond?

Famine has been declared in South Sudan, and is looming in Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen. Here's what you need to know and how you can help.

ArticleMarch 11, 2017

Four ways Trump budget cuts put America—and the world—at risk

A proposal put forward by the Trump administration seeks to slash foreign aid by a third, a deep and disproportionate cut that will have life and death consequences for the world’s most vulnerable, and put the health, security and prosperity of Americans at risk.

ArticleJune 20, 2017
Smiling children eagerly raise their hands in a classroom in Nigeria

GenR: Generation Rescue

Generation Rescue—GenR for short—is a group of young, passionate humanitarians who have joined forces with the International Rescue Committee to help refugees and displaced persons survive, recover and regain control of their futures.

Reimagined. Reignited. Renewed.

Morena Baccarin tells BUILD about her work with the IRC

Inspired by her mother’s work as an activist for women’s rights in Brazil, Morena Baccarin is a strong advocate for the protection and empowerment of women and girls.

VideoMarch 27, 2019

Celebrating the Class of 2021

Each year the IRC in Dallas has been holding a Robing Ceremony the night before graduation to honor fifteen high school graduates who started their journey in the US as refugees. Read about our excellent 2021 graduates!

AnnouncementJune 15, 2021
An IRC staff member talks with a Syrian refugee family seated on cushions in their shelter in Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.

Empowerment

Millions of people across the world don’t have control over important choices that affect their lives, such as where they live, how they live, and how they are governed. Women and girls, in particular, struggle to advocate for their rights and make their voices heard. These issues are worsened by crises, which often uproot families, tear apart communities, and weaken government systems.
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