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⭐ The IRC’s EU team is now on Bluesky! ⭐
Follow us at rescue-eu.bsky.social for news, updates and explainers about our lifesaving work, including our efforts to shape policy in Brussels and beyond.
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After migrating to Ecuador, Amber & Yari struggled to catch up in school.
IRC & local partners, funded by @eu_echo, helped them complete a levelling school year.
Amber is now in 10th year and Yari is in 1st year of Bachillerato.
Read their story: rescue.org/eu/article/back-s…
In Nigeria, Abubakar is keeping all his children in school. Yahaya is helping his son recover, learn and dream of becoming a doctor.
With IRC & its partners support, funded by @eu_echo, both are fighting for their children's futures.
Read their story:rescue.org/eu/article/northe…
ALT Yahaya and Ibrahim sitting in front of their home, smiling at the camera.
ALT Abubakar and his wives, Hawa (in green on the left) and Zara (in pink on the right), and eleven of their children seated on the ground to take a family portrait.
As Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece & the Netherlands meet again in Brussels tomorrow, IRC warns return hubs could mark a historic setback for fundamental rights.
It's not too late for EU governments to step back from the return hub initiative.
Our call:rescue.org/eu/press-release/…
Every young person deserves the chance to build a future.
A new IRC report shows a worrying reality: for many unaccompanied children in Greece, turning 18 can mean losing access to support and facing homelessness, detention or return.
Read the report:
rescue.org/eu/report/unlocki…
In Yemen, @eu_echo funded mobile clinics enable the IRC to continue reaching displaced families despite funding cuts.
Meet Dr. Ahmed & colleagues serving their own communities amid conflict escalation and resource shortages.
Read their story: rescue.org/eu/article/what-i…
In the Central African Republic, Maimouna fled conflict near the Cameroon border with baby Fadimatou, who needed urgent healthcare.
With @eu_echo support, community health workers can reach families like Maimouna's before it's too late.
Read their story: rescue.org/eu/article/how-co…
ALT Maimouna and her baby
"We encourage women, we talk to them, listen to them, give them free choice... we don't judge."
Bebata survived gender-based violence. Now she helps other women in Chad access protection and support through IRC programs funded by @eu_echo.
Her story: rescue.org/eu/article/surviv…
71 kilometers of unpaved road, each way.
That's Bebata's commute to the camp in Chad where she counsels survivors of gender-based violence, through IRC programs funded by @eu_echo.
More about Bebata: rescue.org/eu/article/surviv…
In Yemen, the story of Asriya's twins shows that malnutrition care requires continued support to prevent relapses.
Amid funding cuts, only a few donors like @eu_echo help the IRC continue to support communities with the greatest needs.
Read the story:rescue.org/eu/article/yemens…
ALT Asriya carrying her one-year-old child
ALT Sadah camp, where Asriya and her family lived.
ALT Asriya visits the IRC mobile health clinic in 2024 to get her prescription medication for her health conditions.
In Chad, misconceptions about giving water to infants put young lives at risk.
With support from the European Union (@eu_echo), IRC community volunteers are changing what parents know about breastfeeding—and children are healthier for it.
Read more:rescue.org/eu/article/chad-m…
ALT IRC officer Madjilem Sabine discusses facilitation skills with Bintou.
"I started with myself before raising awareness among others."
When Bintou's daughter fell ill, IRC staff at a nearby health center introduced her to infant feeding practices. Now she teaches 20 women a day.
Supported by @eu_echo. Read her story:rescue.org/eu/article/chad-m…
ALT Bintou showing her fellow community member, Kakai Ndjouka, the optimal breastfeeding method for her 1-year-old baby.
Years of war in Yemen have left more than half the population in need of humanitarian support.
With support from @eu_echo and the IRC, community health workers like Wahda have helped thousands of families detect malnutrition in time & access life-saving care for their children.
"I know I’ll get where I'm going."
Darweza, a transgender tailor in Pakistan, turned his hardship into dedication.
With @eu_echo funded support from the IRC and partners, he launched his business and built his life on his own terms.
Read his story: rescue.org/eu/article/meet-d…
With €2.1M in funding from @eu_echo, we're launching a new project across Northern Central America, together with partners.
Our innovative approach aims to ensure humanitarian support reaches communities that are often hardest to reach.
Learn more: rescue.org/eu/press-release/…
19 million people in Yemen are struggling to access food and healthcare.
Just before the recent strikes on the west coast, our colleague, Basma Alloush, visited our Al Mokha health centre.
Thanks to @eu_echo support, this centre will continue operating for at least another year.
Great news!
The IRC is able to continue lifesaving humanitarian work across Sudan with new @eu_echo funding, building on a programme that reached nearly 150,000 people with healthcare, nutrition, protection, and clean water services.
Learn more: rescue.org/eu/press-release/…
Here is a cause for celebration to wrap up the week ⬇️
Thanks to a funding top-up from @eu_echo, the IRC can continue providing vital support for conflict-affected communities in northeast and northwest Nigeria through the end of 2026.
Learn more: rescue.org/eu/press-release/…
As communities across Venezuela are facing the aftermath of devastating earthquakes, the IRC and the @eu_echo are strengthening essential health and protection services for more than 26,000 people affected by the disaster.
Learn more: rescue.org/eu/press-release/…
“If one of us is attacked she can whistle, and the others will rescue her.”
For Yangou & her friends in Lac province, Chad, matching dresses & whistles are collective safety tools. The IRC’s Girl Shine program, funded by @eu_echo, empowers girls to build solidarity together. 1/2
Displacement hardened Yangou’s life, but friendships forged at the IRC’s Girl Shine center helped her regain hope in her future.
At the center, supported by @eu_echo, adolescent girls learn about safety and mutual support tools. 2/2
Read their story: rescue.org/eu/article/meet-y…
