Page: 1 of 5

Next Page


In the chaos of conflict and disaster, women and girls can suffer unspeakable violence, exploitation and abuse. Urge leaders of Congress to support the International Violence Against Women Act to protect and empower women around the world. Sign the Petition: www.theirc.org/stopviolence Stop Violence Against Women: Sign the Petition
If you would like to learn more or donate check out the IRC website here: www.theirc.org also From Harm to Home fromharmtohome.org Children's Village (to donate) www.childrensvillage.org Happy Holidays Love Lisa PROJECT FOR AWESOME 2009 - The IRC
From the International Rescue Committee archive, by special request of a youtube member: Paul Newman serves as the host of this 2003 video overview of the irc's history and operations. Drawing on film clips and photos, the video traces the work of the IRC from its founding at Albert Einstein's request in 1933, through its relief work in major refugee crises around the world and its resettlement of refugees in the United States. A video profile of the IRC, hosted by Paul Newman
In honor of Mothers Day, award-winning actress Glenn Close introduces this IRC Voices interview with IRC senior health director Emmanuel dharcourt. She reminds us of the many different ways the IRC is helping mothers and their families make the journey from harm to home. Emmanuel shares a heartwarming story from South Sudan, where he witnessed the success of the irc's community-based health program first-hand. He met a mother whose testimony provided a public health lesson but also a human one. Glenn Close and Emmanuel D'Harcourt on how the...
Working with refugees and other people uprooted by conflict helps us to better understand our world, and ourselves, says IRC board member Chris Becker, a recognized creative leader in the advertising industry. In this weeks IRC Voices, Chris reflects on what he calls an avalanche of emotion during his journeys with the IRC. About IRC Voices: For over 75 years, the International Rescue Committeehas been responding to the world's worst crises. Meet some of our extended family: dedicated IRC staff members who tackle enormous challenges to change lives; courageous refugees we've led through their journeys from harm to home; and committed leaders, thinkers and supporters who help us protect human freedom and dignity. www.theirc.org Chris Becker on his journeys with the IRC - IRC...
For over 75 years, the International Rescue Committeehas been responding to the world's worst crises. Meet some of our extended family: dedicated IRC staff members who tackle enormous challenges to change lives; courageous refugees we've led through their journeys from harm to home; and committed leaders, thinkers and supporters who help us protect human freedom and dignity. www.theirc.org George Biddle on what the IRC stands for - IRC...
The irc's Emily Holland recently traveled to Darfur to document the lives of displaced Sudanese. In this video, she takes us inside several camps for displaced persons and describes how the IRC is helping women—from providing water and shelter to offering skills trainings and the chance to make a living. Learn more about the IRC in Darfur and how you can help: www.theirc.org Learn more about how the IRC helps women: www.theirc.org WOMEN OF DARFUR
From the IRC archive (2005): In the weeks after the December 2004 tsunami, survivors in devastated Aceh province, Indonesia, who were made homeless by the waves, found themselves in often crowded living conditions that put them at an increased risk for many kinds of infectious disease. The IRC responded immediately with emergency medical care and water and sanitation programs that dramatically reduced the potential for mass outbreaks. Give a gift that saves lives: fromharmtohome.org Learn more about the IRC: theirc.org Tsunami 5 Years On: Tom Brokaw narrates IRC...
From emergency response through post-conflict development work, in a great variety of roles around the world, the International Rescue Committee's 8000-plus staff is a force for humanity and hope. If you're skilled and passionate, we'd like to add your energy to ours. Careers at the IRC are as wide-ranging and far-reaching as our work. Encouraging staff development through promotion, transfer and rehire, the IRC nurtures long-term career paths and helps employees grow within the organization. At any given moment, on any given day, all around the world, IRC staff members are restlessly and effectively working for the sake of the most vulnerable among us—to restore and renew hope, dignity and freedom. www.theirc.org/jobs International Rescue Committee: Work with Us
In one life-changing week in Liberia and Sierra Leone International Rescue Committee donors Jennifer and Peter Buffett met former child soldiers,survivors of sexual violence and families driven from their homes by war. Jennifer and Peter learned how IRC staff are working to improve the lives of citizens and help them realize a more promising future. Thanks to a partnership with the Buffetts' novo Foundation, the IRC looks forward to doing even more in the region. We invite you to take a video trip with Peter and Jennifer. Diamond mines are child labor strongholds in war-ravaged Sierra Leone. Jennifer and Peter learn how the IRC is trying to help. www.theirc.org The Diamond Mines [A Week in West Africa - 6 of 9]
In this brief video profile of the International Rescue Committee, Tom Brokaw, co-chairman of the IRC overseers, takes you to some of the places where the organization is saving lives. The IRC: a beacon of freedom, hope and renewal. RESCUE
Having served in Vietnam, I felt I owed something to the Vietnamese people, says Bob Montgomery, executive director of US Programs in San Diego, explaining his decision to start working at the IRC thirty-two years ago. To Bob, the IRC means a new opportunity for people who have lost everything. He discusses the irc's San Diego micro-enterprise program, which has helped refugees open more than 100 businesses and strengthened another 100. Thats success, says Bob. About IRC Voices: For over 75 years, the IRChas been responding to the world's worst crises. Meet some of our extended family: dedicated IRC staff members who tackle enormous challenges to change lives; courageous refugees we've led through their journeys from harm to home; and committed leaders, thinkers and supporters who help us protect human freedom and dignity. www.theirc.org Bob Montgomery on refugees in America - IRC Voices
Uprooted by war and persecution, a refugee's journey can span years and borders on the road to safety. With skill, passion and daring, the IRC has helped refugees rebuild their lives for over 75 years. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/theirc Learn more at theirc.org Refugee Journeys
From the irc's Emily Holland: Traveling to Rwanda was a very special experience for me. Not only did I have the chance to learn about the irc's programs through the eyes of NBC newsman and co-chairman of the IRC Overseers Tom Brokaw, I was also returning to the country where I began my IRC experience eight years ago. Back in '98, Rwamagana Orphanage was just finishing its work tracing and placing orphans of the genocide with relatives and foster families. Today, the IRC is helping at-risk youth build vibrant futures. My blog from Rwanda ircblog.org With Tom Brokaw in Rwanda, Part 1
From the irc's Emily Holland: Traveling to Rwanda was a very special experience for me. Not only did I have the chance to learn about the irc's programs through the eyes of NBC newsman and co-chairman of the IRC Overseers Tom Brokaw, I was also returning to the country where I began my IRC experience eight years ago. The IRC is training local villagers to cure common childhood diseases like malaria and diarrhea. Tom Brokaw visits one village that is benefitting from the program. You can learn moe about the irc's work in Rwanda at www.theirc.org With Tom Brokaw in Rwanda, Part 2
Since joining the IRC in 1999, Janet Harris, the irc's Vice President of Development, has worked to ensure that the IRC maintains its ability to provide lifesaving services to displaced people around the world. In this week's IRC Voices, Janet recalls a moving encounter from her first trip to Congo with the IRC in 2001 that she has not been able to forget. About Voices: For over 75 years, the International Rescue Committeehas been responding to the world's worst crises. Meet some of our extended family: dedicated IRC staff members who tackle enormous challenges to change lives; courageous refugees we've led through their journeys from harm to home; and committed leaders, thinkers and supporters who help us protect human freedom and dignity. www.theirc.org Janet Harris on an unforgettable encounter in...
Growing up in Uganda during a turbulent time, the ircs Middle East regional director Amanya Ebye was twice displaced from his home. These experiences, Amanya says, enable him to better understand the plight of the people the IRC serves. In this IRC Voices interview, Amanya also shares stories from his work reunifying children with their families following the Rwandan genocide. He speaks about the hope and optimism required to do our work. About IRC Voices: For over 75 years, the IRChas been responding to the world's worst crises. Meet some of our extended family: dedicated IRC staff members who tackle enormous challenges to change lives; courageous refugees we've led through their journeys from harm to home; and committed leaders, thinkers and supporters who help us protect human freedom and dignity. Amanya Michael Ebye on the Rwandan genocide -...
IRC vice president of Government Relations and Advocacy Anne Richard recounts a powerful encounter meeting some of the tens of thousands of night commuters in Northern Uganda. These are children forced to flee their homes and hide at night to escape attacks and abduction by the Lord's Resistance Army. Anne also speaks about advocating for change and the importance of influencing legislators, so as to make the biggest possible impact in the places where the IRC works. About the IRC Voices video series: For over 75 years, the IRChas been responding to the world's worst crises. Meet some of our extended family: dedicated IRC staff members who tackle enormous challenges to change lives; courageous refugees we've led through their journeys from harm to home; and committed leaders, thinkers and supporters who help us protect human freedom and dignity. Anne Richard on Uganda's young "Night...
At such an innocent age, they've experienced more than adults ever should...so just how does the International Rescue Committee help the next generation of Darfurians? Darfur's Children
For 75 years, the International Rescue Committee has brought refugees from harm to home. Robert Redford narrates this video introducing you to courageous IRC workers from Sudan, Chechnya, Afghanistan and the United States, who share what freedom means to them and how they are helping people uprooted by war. This video debuted at the IRC Freedom Award Dinner on November 7, 2007. Learn more at www.theirc.org International Rescue Committee - FREEDOM
Since 1980, the International Rescue Committee has helped nearly 7000 Afghans start new lives in the US A shining example of the resettled Afghan story-and the power of a girl's education-is Sahar Adish. Sahar is now a 19 year-old pre-med student at the University of Virginia and recently received a prestigious George Foster Peabody Award for a film she helped to make telling her family's heroic story of escape from the Taliban. On November 7, 2007 Sahar inspired a crowd of over 750 guests at the irc's Freedom Award dinner, which officially kicked off a year-long celebration of the irc's 75th anniversary. Learn more at www.theirc.org Sahar Adish: The Power of an Afghan Girl's...
Where there is the IRC, there is rescue for millions of refugees uprooted by war and disaster. From building a well in a desert to helping a woman tell her story, the IRC is helping people to rebuild their lives. Rescue
In the past ten years, Afghanistan has made enormous progress. Schools have reopened and young people stream into classrooms. Together with the International Rescue Committee, Afghanistan continues to work hard to remove barriers to learning, resolved to improve opportunities for its children to fulfill their potential. Learn more at www.theirc.org AFGHANISTAN: Educate a Generation. Rebuild a...
From the irc's Emily Holland: Traveling to Rwanda was a very special experience for me. Not only did I have the chance to learn about the irc's programs through the eyes of NBC newsman and co-chairman of the IRC Overseers Tom Brokaw, I was also returning to the country where I began my IRC experience eight years ago. Visiting Radio Izuba, which the IRC helped get on the air, was an inspirational experience. Peacebuilding dialogue, like that which is being broadcast over its airwaves, was inconceivable when I worked in Rwanda in '99. It was great to see Mr. Brokaw in action, too. Here, the radio announcers turn their microphones on him and ask for his impressions of the country's progress. You can learn moe about the irc's work in Rwanda at www.theirc.org With Tom Brokaw in Rwanda, Part 3

Page: 1 of 5

Next Page