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An Afghan woman and aid worker speaks out
Hear from an Afghan woman working against the odds to help others and work for gender equality.
- Article
- July 26, 2022
Hillary Rodham Clinton, David Miliband & Lilian Dawa on gender equality
“We have to reimagine the world that we want and we have to speak up for it.” To mark the 25th anniversary of the U.N.’s Beijing Platform for Action on gender equality, refugee and IRC volunteer Lilian Dawa and IRC president and CEO David Miliband spoke with Hillary Clinton about the progress made for women—and what still needs to be done.
- Video
- January 30, 2025
Making refugee camp toilets safer for women and girls; new challenge launched to crowdsource improvements in safety, lighting, and maintenance of latrines for a share of US$30,000 award
New Challenge launched to crowdsource improvements in safety, lighting, and maintenance of latrines for a share of US$30,000 award
- Announcement
- June 14, 2023
CARE: Community-Based Primary Prevention of Gender-based Violence in Greece and Italy
The CARE project will be implemented by four civil society partners from Greece and Italy with expertise in women’s and girls’ empowerment to contribute towards the prevention of gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls, with a focus on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
- Article
- August 21, 2024
Community-Based Maternal and Newborn Health Care
A brief about IRC’s multi-pronged initiative to expand access to care by bring life-saving MNH services closer to women and newborns within their homes and communities.
- Report
- May 1, 2023
The Power of Sewing
Local business Janey Appleseed is hiring refugee women to sew children's dresses and quilts
- Announcement
- May 6, 2020
From Refugee to Community Leader
Josephine Bonkongya, a refugee from the Democractic Republic of the Congo, supports the adjustment of other newly-arrived refugee women through the Community Health Promoter Program. Through the program, Josephine helped numerous women adjust to their new lives in the U.S., and emerged as a community leader.
- Announcement
- March 15, 2017
Help refugee #WomenThrive in Northern California
The IRC in Northern California is pleased to announce the #WomenThrive campaign! From International Women’s Day (Mar 8) until Mother’s Day (May 12), we are raising much needed funds for IRC’s work that helps ensure refugee women thrive in their new homes in Northern California.
- Announcement
- April 25, 2019
Dimitra’s stuffed tomatoes recipe
Earlier this year, the IRC in Greece hosted cooking workshops for refugee and local women living on the island of Lesbos. Some of the women who took part talked to us about their experience and shared their recipes.
- Article
- October 25, 2022
Celebrating children's hopes and dreams through art
In honor of International Day of the Girl and Women's History Month, we asked boys and girls in our Unaccompanied Children program to share their hopes and dreams for women and girls around the world through paintings, drawings, and self-portraits.
- Announcement
- March 4, 2022