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In Her Own Words: Rula Katkhuda on IRD and Development for Women

Jan 25 Posted by IRD HQ

My name is Rula Abu-Kishk Katkhuda, and I am a mother of three children living in Amman, Jordan. I am an Arab, born in Nazareth. At age 4, I moved with my family to Ames, Iowa. After my father completed his doctorate, we moved back to Nazareth and then to the West Bank town of Ramallah, where I graduated from high school. I joined IRD by pure chance in Septe... more

Filed Under: Building Infrastructure, Civil Society, Emergency Response, Capacity Building, Education, Jobs, Partnerships, Refugees, Women & Gender, Youth, Middle East & North Africa, Jordan, West Bank

Syrian Humanitarian Situation Worsens

Nov 29 Posted by IRD HQ

IRD and the Middle East Institute hosted US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, USAID's Mark Bartolini, Albert Cevallos of IRD, and Kelly Clements from the State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration for a conversation on the humanitarian dimension of the Syrian crisis. IRD's CEO Dr. Arthur Keys released this statement on the deteriorating... more

Filed Under: Emergency Response, Refugees, Middle East & North Africa, Syria

IRD Board Member Shares Experiences in Jordan and Iraq

Sep 17 Posted by IRD HQ

IRD Board Member Robert Brada, Founder of Blue Sky Homes, recently returned from a trip to Jordan and Iraq. He shared his experiences and more about IRD's work with Syrian refugees with the Diplomatic Courier. You can read the article here.  "A few weeks ago I found myself on the outskirts of a remote village in the Jordanian desert. One of my travel compani... more

Filed Under: Conflict Mitigation, Refugees, Middle East & North Africa, Iraq, Jordan, Syria

Report from Banadir Hospital

Oct 6 Posted by IRD HQ

N.B. - Sagal Mohamoud, IRD’s Country Representative in Somalia, visited Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu on Friday, September 2. Below is her account of the visit and the current situation on the ground in Somalia. Banadir Hospital is a women and children’s hospital, run by Somali doctors. The hospital has no regular source of funding, but receives periodic donations and... more

Filed Under: Emergency Response, Health & Hygiene, Refugees, Relief to Development, Africa