The International Rescue Committee (IRC) implements parenting and family skills programs in fragile and conflict-affected areas around the world to encourage safe home environments for vulnerable...
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) implements parenting and family skills programs in fragile and conflict-affected areas around the world to encourage safe home environments for vulnerable...
Executive Summary The International Rescue Committee (IRC) provided the Girl Empower (GE) program, a sexual-health and protection project, to 772 girls in Nimba, Liberia in 2016. The 32-week...
Executive Summary The Sisters of Success (SOS) program was designed by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and implemented in partnership with EDUCARE and the Planned Parenthood Association of...
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Monrovia, Liberia, February 9, 2021 — IRC Liberia has received a $17.8 million grant from USAID; the United States Agency for International Development to support the government of Liberia's National...
and photos by Peter Biro Monrovia, Liberia - 4 Apr 2011 It is midday in Red Light, a grim and poor suburb of Monrovia, the Liberian capital. People hurry back and forth with sacks of rice and bananas...
From 1989 to 2003, Liberia endured two periods of civil war that left much of the country in ruins. The damage to the country's healthcare system was especially severe. As a result, health indicators...
From November 25 to December 10, the International Rescue Committee is observing the "16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence." Guest blogger Esther Karnley is advocacy manager of the IRC's...
Nimba County, Liberia 14 Aug 2007 An International Rescue Committee education and advocacy campaign to combat sexual violence in Liberia has led to a greater awareness of the problem around the...
By Wynne Boelt In 1990, 21-year-old Klubosumo "Johnson" Borh joined the National Patriotic Front of Liberia, one of several warring militant factions responsible for the deaths of thousands. During a...
Economic self-sufficiency ... it's a big change for women who just yesterday were disenfranchised returnees to a devastated region of Liberia. "After the war, women were just on the street doing...
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Fifteen-year old Ben works from dawn to dusk in a brick factory in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. He pours mud into molds and hauls and piles up bricks for hours without a bathroom break or a...
Montserrado County, LIBERIA 08 Mar 2006 Last summer, 40-year old Mary (not her real name) attended a discussion group in her village about gender-based violence. While listening to the talk, Mary...
Monrovia, June 13, 2005 - Today, representatives from the International Rescue Committee and the Ministry of Education entered into an agreement that will significantly increase the number of trained...
GANTA, NIMBA COUNTY, LIBERIA - February 25, 2005 When the doors of the new Ganta Community Health Clinic opened earlier this month, the people of Nimba County took one more important step forward in...
Ganta, Nimba County, LIBERIA - February 11, 2005 When the doors of the new Ganta Community Health Clinic opened at noon today, the people of Nimba County took one more important step forward in their...
Monrovia, LIBERIA - December 6, 2004 In the wake of the recent completion of disarmament in Liberia and growing emphasis on post-conflict repatriation, reintegration and rehabilitation, Dr. George...
NIMBA COUNTY, LIBERIA - October 19, 2004 Six-month-old Perry is all smiles as his mother leans him back and Thompson Kruah, an IRC community health worker in the town of Ganta, drips two clear drops...
BONG COUNTY, LIBERIA - September 24, 2004 The International Rescue Committee this week certified 285 Liberian teachers after successfully completing a three-year IRC-sponsored teacher training...
MONROVIA, LIBERIA - September 17, 2004 Nicky Smith, the International Rescue Committee's country director in war-town Liberia, will represent the extensive international aid community next week as...
VOINJAMA, LIBERIA, September 13, 2004 The IRC is in the process of reopening its office in Voinjama, the main town in Liberia's remote Lofa County. The plans come after the United Nations Mission in...