Success Stories
Refugee Herdsman Becomes a Settled Farmer
MANDJOU, Cameroon – Saliou Adamou, 55, fled to Cameroon from unrest in the Central Africa Republic in 2005. With four wives and 15 children, the nomadic herdsman was hard pressed to take care of his family, having lost all of his 500 cows. For his first three years as a refugee, Adamou relied entirely on monthly food rations from the World Food Program to feed his family... more
Filed Under: Food & Agriculture, Capacity Building, Relief to Development, Water, Africa, Cameroon
Improving Health and Attendance of Schoolchildren in Liberia
As part of efforts to improve the nutrition and health status of school-aged children in Liberia, IRD conducted our fourth semi-annual deworming campaign on November 26 – December 6, 2012. An anti-helminthic drug, Mebendazole, was administered to all school kids age above five years old through the collaborative effort between IRD, METAD, local Parent-Teacher-Student Ass... more
Filed Under: Food & Agriculture, Health & Hygiene, Education, Youth, Africa, Liberia
Smallholder Farmers Gain Access to Credit
MUTOKO, Zimbabwe – Mrs. Nyagande Hazvinei, Mr. Arnold Matambanadzo, and 14 other members of the Chitora II local farmers association are looking forward to six months from now, when they will harvest their first crop of pickle cherry peppers. The farmers are growing this crop for the first time, thanks to a contract they have with Selby Enterprises, a food processing com... more
Filed Under: Food & Agriculture, Economic Growth, Value Chains, Africa, Zimbabwe
Supporting Urban Refugees in Yemen
Yemen is the poorest country in the Arab world and consistently ranks at the bottom of the United Nations Development Index. Still, for those fleeing war, persecution, and famine in the Horn of Africa, it is both a transit country and destination. With an estimated 232,000 refugees in Yemen, the capital city of Sana’a hosts one of the country’s largest urban refugee popu... more
Filed Under: Emergency Response, Refugees, Middle East & North Africa, Yemen
The Decision to Take Action against Domestic Violence
COLOMBIA – “Good evening, Doctor,” is all Maria says, while taking a seat in the indicated chair. Maria, although a strong Zamba woman, seems sad, with a lost gaze. Her attitude is that of a person who has come to accept her fate with resignation. She has a quiet and slow way of speaking, which lets one delve into her history. Maria says that two years ago she met Juan... more
Filed Under: Emergency Response, Refugees, Women & Gender, The Americas, Colombia