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Workshop with a mission: Bringing happiness and learning to millions of Syrian children
Workshop with a mission: Bringing happiness and learning to millions of Syrian children
How the International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop are designing a childhood learning and development program for young refugees…
Radwa El Manssy
Jun 8, 2017
In Iraq, Education will save Children’s Lives
In Iraq, Education will save Children’s Lives
In late December 2016, I was fortunate to spend two weeks with my courageous International Rescue Committee (IRC) colleagues in Dohuk…
Paul Frisoli
Feb 23, 2017
Teachers + Classrooms + Students = Learning? Think Again!
Teachers + Classrooms + Students = Learning? Think Again!
On how poor management and lack of accountability in education result in low learning outcomes for Congolese children
Geoffroy Groleau
Feb 3, 2017
Reaching the Fifth Birthday: We’ve Made Progress in Reducing Child Deaths, But There’s More To Do
Reaching the Fifth Birthday: We’ve Made Progress in Reducing Child Deaths, But There’s More To Do
Graphics by Holly Dowell, Research Communications Fellow
Naoko Kozuki
Nov 16, 2017
When Humanitarian Aid Is Not Enough
When Humanitarian Aid Is Not Enough
How to Better Respond to Crises and Conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Other Fragile States
Geoffroy Groleau
Sep 12, 2017
Using old data to shine a new light on poor conditions in Rakhine’s displacement camps
Using old data to shine a new light on poor conditions in Rakhine’s displacement camps
Generating rigorous evidence is one challenge that the IRC and others working in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have been grappling with when…
Oliver Lough
Jul 12, 2017
Uganda Refugee Summit is a critical juncture for global refugee policy reform
Uganda Refugee Summit is a critical juncture for global refugee policy reform
Uganda Summit must address refugee self-reliance
Kurt Tjossem
Jun 22, 2017
All Parents Play a Role: the Importance of Fatherhood as Told by Syrian Outreach Staff in Azraq…
All Parents Play a Role: the Importance of Fatherhood as Told by Syrian Outreach Staff in Azraq…
“This is too important for fathers not to be involved — for us not to target them with information about early childhood development…
Katelin Swing Wilton
Jun 16, 2017
To reach 2020 goals, the London Summit on Family Planning cannot afford to leave refugees behind
To reach 2020 goals, the London Summit on Family Planning cannot afford to leave refugees behind
Hadija was four months pregnant when she fled Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria in late 2016. After weeks of trekking through the bush…
Rita Nehme
May 17, 2017
Closing the global immunization gap, one child at a time
Closing the global immunization gap, one child at a time
Fasala is a 27-year-old woman who works as a farmer in Ethiopia. “I am illiterate,” she said. “But I want my child to become an educated…
Justine Landegger
Apr 27, 2017
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