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Women and girls exploited in exchange for money to buy food

Drought in northern Kenya has left some 2.6 million people struggling to find enough to eat.

VideoJuly 5, 2017
An animation of an Afghan teenage girl and her reflection. There is a diagonal line across the image with the girl's legs, in yellow and with a blank background, at the top. At the bottom, she is holding a backpack in front of a city skyline.

Millions of Afghan girls may not go ‘back to school’ this September

The crisis in Afghanistan has shocked the world. The situation for women and girls appears dire, and their access to education is at risk.

ArticleSeptember 14, 2021

Young women empowered on International Women's Day

The IRC in Salt Lake City’s education program and Cotopaxi collaborated to bring a day of adventure to young refugee women in Salt Lake City.

AnnouncementMarch 18, 2020
A mother holds her toddler daughter and looks out from their tent on a cloudy day in a refugee camp in Idomeni, Greece.

Safety

Each year, millions of people—particularly women and children—are subject to violence and abuse, and struggle to feel safe in their homes and communities. Trapped in countries plagued by crisis, many cannot access the resources they need to protect them, recover from abuse, and ensure their own safety.
Where we focus
Central African girl at an IRC-run safe space

The five most dangerous places to be a girl

Millions of girls around the world face discrimination and lack of opportunity. Their voices aren’t always heard or needs considered.

ArticleMarch 6, 2019
Hafiza in Tongo refugee camp in Ethiopia

She's 21, a refugee, and on a mission to end violence against women

Hafiza, 21, was born while her family was on the run, fleeing violence in South Sudan. Today she works with the IRC in a refugee camp in Ethiopia, providing support to women survivors of violence and abuse, and campaigning for women’s rights. 

ArticleMay 7, 2018

Celebrating International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month

This March, the IRC in Atlanta’s Gender Equality Committee organized a series of activities and events to celebrate and acknowledge International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month.

AnnouncementMarch 21, 2019

Meet Nasro: “I am the bravest girl in the world”

17-year-old Nasro is the inspiration for the short film Brave Girl Rising, produced by Girl Rising in collaboration with the IRC.

ArticleMarch 4, 2019
An IRC health worker takes the blood pressure of a female patient lying on a mat on the floor in Thailand.

Health

Millions of people, particularly women and children, die from preventable causes in countries affected by conflict and natural disasters.
Where we focus
Teacher Falmata and her student, a 17-year-old girl named Hauwa, sit on a mat doing deep breathing exercises for mindfulness

How mindfulness helps girls cope with crisis in northeastern Nigeria

Since 2014, over 2 million people in northeast Nigeria have been displaced due to ongoing conflict. Meet a 17-year-old learning how to cope with the crisis.

ArticleDecember 14, 2021

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