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3 ways the IRC made an impact for displaced families in 2020
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is committed to helping displaced families to survive, recover and rebuild their lives. Here are three of the ways the IRC and our supporters helped people living in some of the toughest places on earth this year.
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- April 13, 2022
A game without borders
Refugees resettled by the International Rescue Committee take part in an international program called Soccer Without Borders that uses the sport to help resettled refugees and immigrants adapt and thrive in their new homes. Read the full story. Read the full story.
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- June 22, 2022
The human face of war
As the battle for Mosul rages on, International Rescue Committee president and CEO David Miliband spoke to Iraqis who have fled their homes about the humanitarian conditions they face, the fear that haunts them, and the chances that they'll ever return to their hmes.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Thank you for your commitment
When you give to the IRC, you know you're giving to an organization you can trust. Thank you. The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.
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- April 22, 2024
An unexpected way to help refugee women overcome risks in their daily lives
Learn how an interactive comic book the International Rescue Committee created for Syrian women in Lebanon helps them navigate the challenges of life as a refugee and make informed decisions that can help them stay safe.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Pakistan Reading Project: Cost-effectiveness of a literacy intervention for early grades
From 2013 through 2020 the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and partners joined with the Pakistan Ministry of Education to implement the Pakistan Reading Project (PRP), which reached 1.78 million students across seven provinces. This analysis examines the costs of implementing PRP for a two-year cohort of the project in one province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The analysis separates out the “fixed” costs of program management, from the costs of four components: reading and learning materials, face-to face training for teachers, teacher inquiry groups, and school support visits.
- Resource
- May 3, 2023
Mandy Patinkin and Grover talk about the importance of education
Together Sesame Street's Grover and International Rescue Committee ambassador Mandy Patinkin are on a mission to help refugee children. Learn more about the IRC's partnership with Sesame Workshop to address the educational needs of young Syrian refugees in the Middle East.
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- June 27, 2022
Crisis news in 60 seconds: August 2019
This month, the International Rescue Committee's crisis news roundup looks at the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Trump administration's asylum agreement with Guatemala and Colombia's recent pro-refugee measure to grant citizenship to Venezuelan children born in the country.
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- April 13, 2022
Muppets teach emotional coping tactics to refugee children
60 Minutes Correspondent Lesley Stahl learns how to belly breathe from a new Muppet, Basma. Watch the full 60 Minutes report about the partnership of the International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street.
- Video
- February 14, 2023
Meet courageous leaders
In a tribute video voiced by International Rescue Committee Ambassadors Rami Malek and Rashida Jones, the IRC celebrates courageous refugees and resilient IRC team members who stepped up during this challenging time to help people affected by the world's worst humanitarian crises.
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- April 13, 2022