IRC Annual Report 2008

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2008 Annual Report
The Refugee’s Journey:
From Harm to Home
In
2008, the IRC restored hope
and opportunity for millions of
conflict-affected people around the world. Here’s a look at some of our recent
1.8 million people access to clean water
and sanitation. We trained more than 10,000 educators and supported
schools attended by 540,000 children, over half of them girls. Our doctors,
nurses and community health workers served 11.6 million people with
primary and reproductive health care. We reached some 7 million people
achievements: We gave over
through our health education and HIV/AIDS prevention programs. We counseled
and cared for nearly
17,000 survivors of sexual violence and educated
over 460,000 men, women and children in ways to prevent sexual violence.
We reunited over 750 separated children and former child soldiers with their
families and supported skills training for over 8,000 young people. In the United
States, we helped resettle over 9,000 newly arrived refugees and provided
services to
28,000 refugees, asylees and victims of human trafficking.
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The Refugee’s Journey: From Harm to Home
T h e R e f u g e e ’ s j o u r n e y : Fr o m H a r m t o H o m e
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A message from the co-chairs of the board
The rebels attacked my village. They burnt our huts and took away our children.
I ended up in a camp. Life was hard. There was no firewood and very little food.
I am very happy to be returning home. When you live in a camp you are restricted.
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In your own home you are free. −Christine Abalo, former displaced person, Uganda
Every day, all across the globe, innocent families are uprooted from their homes and
forced to flee for their lives−because of war, natural disaster or persecution. There are
more than 42 million such people in the world today.
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Once uprooted, refugees and displaced people embark on a perilous journey. They
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flee in small groups smuggled out in the night, and in long, weary columns tramping
across scorched earth. They fling themselves onto leaky boats and hand up their babies
to strangers leaning from beating helicopters or hissing trains.
We at the International Rescue Committee know these stories. And since 1933, this
has been our answer to the cries of the oppressed: We can help. The IRC accompanies
refugees on every step of their journey. We work to reunite them with their families.
We help them rebuild their homes and their communities. If they are admitted to the
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United States, we help them establish new lives. Four words summarize our mission:
from harm to home.
This, our 2008 annual report, chronicles the refugee’s journey from harm to home.
It also tells the story of the courageous IRC aid workers who help refugees along the
way. Too often, the displaced are seen only as victims of impersonal forces or pawns
on the chessboard of global politics. In fact, refugees are individuals with their own
histories, life stories, triumphs, tragedies and aspirations−as the diversity of faces
shown here and the stories beginning on page 9 demonstrate.
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Five years ago, Alaa Naji fled Iraq after her husband was killed by a car bomb and she
was threatened by insurgents. Today, she is a caseworker for the IRC in Atlanta, Georgia,
where she counsels newly arrived refugees much like herself. In 2003, Rejoice Pita
Elisoma was forced from her home in Juba, Sudan, by civil war and escaped to a distant
city. Today, Rejoice, a graduate of an IRC-sponsored catering course, has a good job in a
restaurant back home in Juba. And after 18 years in a refugee camp in Nepal, Shanti Ram
Adhikari and his Bhutanese family were resettled by the IRC in Sacramento, California,
where they marvel at air conditioning and streets clogged with cars. Although their
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stories are unique, their home countries thousands of miles apart, these three refugees
have something in common: all received crucial, lifesaving support from the IRC.
We are proud that last year the IRC came to the aid of millions of refugees and other
vulnerable people, including the nearly 9,000 we resettled in the United States. We are also
aware that we face unprecedented challenges, including the specter of mass displacement
brought on by the international economic crisis, food shortages, global warming and
environmental catastrophes. The killing of four IRC aid workers in Afghanistan in August
2008 reminds us of how dangerous our work is and the sacrifices many make to carry it out.
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For 76 years, the IRC has met whatever challenges and dangers we have faced. We are
confident we will meet new ones as well. The IRC, its Board of Directors, Overseers and
staff members around the world remain committed to saving lives and helping refugees
and the displaced on their journey from harm to home.
Alan R. Batkin
Jonathan L. Wiesner
Co-Chair of the Board
Co-Chair of the Board
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Fr o m t h e p r e s i d e n t
Joanne Offer
George Rupp visiting
IRC programs at the
Hagadera refugee camp
in Dadaab, Kenya.
Dear Friends:
I am pleased to present you with our annual report for 2008,
a difficult and tumultuous year that was nonetheless full of
accomplishments. We responded to major humanitarian
emergencies in Kenya, Myanmar, Congo, Darfur, and Georgia.
We carried out economic and social programs that improved
daily life for hundreds of thousands of people in Congo,
Southern Sudan, Pakistan, Liberia, Afghanistan, and many
other countries. In the United States, we helped 9,000 newly
arrived refugees begin to rebuild their lives.
Thanks in part to the IRC’s advocacy, the number of refugees
admitted to the U.S. in 2008−60,000−was the highest since
9/11. This total included nearly 14,000 Iraqi refugees. Our
advocacy efforts helped put the issue of displaced Iraqis on
the national and international agenda and helped more Iraqis
gain admission to the U.S. than ever before.
We also sought to highlight the needs of the Congolese
people who, despite peaceful conditions in much of the
country, still suffer from violent conflict and displacement in
the east. Simultaneously, we worked to shine a light on the
situation of women and girls in eastern Congo and elsewhere
who are subjected to widespread sexual violence. Finally, we
worked to inform the presidential candidates about these and
other vital humanitarian issues throughout the 2008 campaign.
We continued this effort after the election, providing the Obama
administration with detailed policy recommendations on such
issues as humanitarian relief, international development, and
reform of the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
The year’s global emergencies tested the skill and fortitude
of our emergency team and the staff of our country programs.
In Myanmar, for example, Cyclone Nargis killed and displaced
hundreds of thousands of people. Despite immense bureaucratic
obstacles, we were able to aid thousands of people, helping
them to find new homes and livelihoods. In Georgia, we
launched an immediate response when fighting between Russian
and Georgian armed forces drove thousands of people from
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their homes. In Darfur, where peace seemed more illusory
than ever, and in lawless Somalia, where access to refugee
and displaced populations has been enormously difficult, we
delivered aid to some of the neediest people on earth. We also
moved swiftly to aid Kenyans uprooted by the violence that
followed their nation’s presidential election.
One of the greatest tragedies the IRC has ever endured
struck us on August 13 when four of our staff members were
shot and killed in Afghanistan. Mohammad Aimal, Shirley
Case, Nicole Dial, and Jackie Kirk were returning to the capital,
Kabul, after visiting IRC education programs. Their deaths
were a terrible loss−to their families and friends, the Afghan
people they served, and the entire IRC community (see page
26). Despite this devastating loss, we and our dedicated staff
in Afghanistan are determined to continue the humanitarian
mission to which our fallen colleagues were so deeply committed.
And so, with especially stringent security measures in place,
our work in Afghanistan goes on.
The IRC’s continued presence in Afghanistan vividly illustrates
the theme of this annual report: the dedication and perseverance
of our staff and supporters as we accompany refugees every
step of the way on their journey from harm to home.
From its founding through the present, the IRC has benefited
greatly from the contributions of our Board of Directors, which in
recent years have been augmented by our outstanding Overseers.
Their voluntary contributions of time and talent are enormous.
The IRC is fortunate as well to have the support of loyal
donors whose selfless generosity enables our work. During
these difficult economic times, your donations are especially
critical and deeply appreciated. Thank you very much.
George Rupp
President
Peter Biro
El Fasher refugee camp, Darfur, Sudan.
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A Hidden Crisis
Full Circle: From Refugee to Advocate
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Seeds of Hope
The Trek from Nepal
Rejoice Goes Home
New Livelihoods, New Life
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The Iraq war has produced one of the
largest humanitarian crises of our time.
Several million Iraqis were uprooted
and are in dire need of help. The IRC is
delivering vital aid to displaced families
in Iraq, Jordan and Syria and helping Iraqi
refugees rebuild their lives in the United
States. The IRC is also taking the lead
in bringing the plight of Iraqi refugees to
the world’s attention. Here’s how we are
making a difference:
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>Although tens of thousands of Iraqis have sought refuge in
Jordan, their story remains largely untold. Most overstay their
visas and live in fear of deportation. In an effort to remain
invisible, they scatter throughout the poorest neighborhoods
of Amman, the capital, and other cities, tucked away in backalley apartments. Jordan has little means to help them, so
the refugees increasingly are dependent on humanitarian
assistance from groups like the IRC, which works with local
organizations to provide cash assistance, counseling,
education and medical referrals.
In the city of Zarqa, about 45 minutes from Amman, the
IRC supports the Chechen Society, a community-based
organization that helps new arrivals adjust to life in Jordan.
In addition to distributing much-needed household items such
as fans, ovens and refrigerators, the Chechen Society serves
as a second home for refugees who otherwise remain secluded
in their apartments.
Jawad, a 40-year-old Iraqi, says the center reminds him of
being with his family, whom he hasn’t seen in more than five years.
Jawad fled Baghdad in 1994 after he quit the army, a decision
that could have cost him his life under the regime of Saddam
Hussein. Since the war began, he has not been able to return to
Iraq and his wife and four children have not been able to enter
Jordan. He has applied for resettlement in a third country and
would like to emigrate with his family to the United States, but
he knows his chances are slim. In 2008, fewer than 14,000 Iraqis
were resettled in the U.S.
Jawad walks through the bustling streets of Zarqa to his
apartment, where he shows off his new refrigerator, purchased
with vouchers supplied by the IRC. It could not have come
at a better time. A mass on his neck, recently diagnosed as a
malignant tumor, requires refrigerated medication, a stop-gap
measure until Jawad can obtain treatment unavailable in Jordan.
A neighbor, Hatif, stops by to look at the refrigerator. In
Baghdad, Hatif owned a car repair shop and he and his family
lived well. They were forced to flee after Hatif was threatened by
Shiite militiamen. His eyes well up when he talks about his four
children, old enough to remember their lives before they were
forced from their home. Now, he can’t even bring them chocolate.
“I hope the new American president does not give up on the
Iraqi people and does the right thing,” says Jawad. “We need
somewhere else to go. What other option is there?”
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IRC Iraq Commission:
The World Must Act
“A major humanitarian crisis, largely hidden and ignored, is
engulfing Syria and Jordan.” That was the conclusion of the
IRC Commission on Iraqi Refugees. Members of the commission,
who visited the region in February 2008, met with Syrian,
Jordanian, Iraqi, U.S. and U.N. officials, along with dozens of
Iraqi refugees. “Neither the U.S. nor the rest of the world is
paying sufficient heed to the crisis,” the commission reported.
Among other steps, the commission urged the international
community to:
Dramatically boost aid for internally displaced Iraqis and for
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the countries that have taken in the most refugees, such as
Syria and Jordan.
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Help create conditions inside Iraq that will allow for the
eventual return of many refugees and displaced people to
their homes.
Convene a high-level international conference on the refugee
Tens of thousands of Iraqis have sought refuge in Jordan. Many hide
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The commission also called on the U.S. to increase the
number of Iraqi refugees it admits to at least 30,000 a year
for the next few years, noting the U.S. has a special moral
obligation to give refuge to Iraqis who put their lives on
the line to work with Americans in Iraq.
The report, Five Years Later, a Hidden Crisis, is available at:
Amanya Michael Ebye, the IRC’s middle east regional director, with refugee
children in Jordan.
crisis and develop a comprehensive plan for addressing it.
theIRC.org/iraqi-refugees.
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Five years later, Alaa Naji
still finds it difficult to talk
about the death of her
husband. “He was my safe
harbor, my best friend and
my soul mate,” she says
tearfully, sitting in her new
home in Atlanta, Ga.
“I lost a great man.”
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to work at the World Health Organization in downtown Baghdad
when he was killed by a car bomb that detonated in front of the
Jordanian embassy.
For Naji, it was the worst day of an already nightmarish life
in Iraq. The couple had received frequent death threats from
insurgents because of Ahmed’s job. Only three days before
Ahmed’s death, they had resolved to seek exile in Jordan.
Ahmed had just wanted to visit his office one last time.
Now Naji was a widow with two young children to support. “I’d
lived through hardship before,” she says, recalling the repression
of Saddam Hussein’s regime. “I was determined to survive.” Fluent
in English, Naji took a job as a translator for the U.S. Army. But
the job made her even more of a target. The death threats increased.
Then, in January 2004, Naji narrowly missed being killed when a
bomb exploded at a security checkpoint. She could stay in Iraq no
longer. In April, she, her two children and her mother left for Jordan.
Naji and her family joined the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi
refugees who had fled to neighboring Jordan and Syria since
the start of the Iraq war. Millions more displaced by fighting and
sectarian violence have moved to safer locations within Iraq.
The IRC has called the Iraqi exodus a refugee crisis of historic
proportions (see The World Must Act, page 11).
In Amman, the Jordanian capital, life was hard, as it was for
the 250,000 other Iraqis who have crowded into the city. “Jordan
was overwhelmed with refugees and I cannot blame them for
that,” she says.
Naji managed to land a job with the International Committee
of the Red Cross. Meanwhile, she applied for resettlement in
another country. “I realized I
could never go home,” Naji says.
In June 2008, after four
years of exile−and five years
after she had planned to leave
Iraq with her husband−Naji and
her family arrived in Atlanta.
Like many refugees, Naji
found life in the U.S. disorienting
at first and worried about what the future might hold. Then she
learned about a job as a translator in the Atlanta office of the IRC.
“I thought, if God wants me to stay in the U.S., then I’m going
to prove myself. This is where I want to work.”
Naji was soon promoted to caseworker and found herself
counseling refugees much like herself. “I wanted to do everything for them,” says Naji, sitting with a client at her desk.
“I wanted them to know that everything they had gone through,
I had gone through, too.”
Naji is now helping newly arrived Iraqi families resettle in
Atlanta. From refugee to an advocate for refugees, Naji has come
full circle. “I am happy that my experience and suffering is being
put to use,” she says. “I tell the refugees that if I can do it, so can
they. I want them to know that someone understands them.”
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>In August 2003, Naji’s husband, Ahmed Shukry, was on his way
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Alaa Naji at home in Atlanta with her daughter, Mina Shukry and her son,
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Alaa Naji assists a refugee from Iraq at the IRC’s office in Atlanta.
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Alaa Naji with her brother, sister, mother and children in Atlanta.
The IRC Goes Back to Iraq
The IRC restarted programs in Iraq in November 2007, after being forced out by deteriorating security conditions in the aftermath
of the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Aidan Goldsmith arrived in 2008 to head up the IRC’s effort. He discusses how the IRC is improving conditions for vulnerable Iraqis.
So many Iraqis have fled their
homes. Where have they gone
and how are they surviving?
Many Iraqi civilians have
been forced out of their
neighborhoods and are living
with relatives in areas where
they feel safer. Baghdad has
become a segregated city. The
poorest of the displaced are
living in makeshift camps or
have settled in towns where
they are able to set up tents or
squat in abandoned buildings.
How would you describe
conditions in the camps?
How is the IRC aiding people
in the displacement camps?
They are terrible. People live
in crude shelters fashioned
out of blankets, plastic
sheeting and rough wood
frames, with no adequate
sanitation. The sewage
runoff from makeshift latrines
is right next to where children
are playing.
We are using private funds
to provide emergency water
and sanitation at two of
the most crowded camps
in the northern region. We
are also building latrines,
drainage systems and
showers. These projects
should greatly improve
day-to-day life there.
What needs to happen in
order for the humanitarian
situation to improve in Iraq?
A massive international effort
is needed to address the crisis
now and in the long term.
Whether potential donor
countries were involved in
the conflict or not, there is still
a major crisis that requires a
significant response. How can
they stand by when people
are so desperate?
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Banchu Rokaya, a 45-year-old woman wrapped in a wool
blanket, is serving tea outside her simple stone house. She
is one of thousands who recently returned home to Nepal’s
remote Karnali region from a displaced persons camp. IRC
relief teams have also journeyed to Karnali to help Rokaya
and others like her rebuild their lives.
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From Harm to Home: Testimony
Everyone in my village fled during the
conflict. They are now returning to
overgrown fields and broken houses.
Our village economy is very bad and
the illiteracy rate almost 90 percent.
We are glad the IRC is here. We need
all the help we can get. −Dhana Saran, Nepal
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>Rokaya’s life was shattered three years ago when Maoist
insurgents showed up at her door and dragged away her husband.
 “They said he was an informer,” Rokaya recalls. “Later
I learned that he had been shot and dumped in a river. I ran
away from here.”
Rokaya lived in a crowded camp in the south of Nepal until
2007 when, after a peace treaty ended Nepal’s bloody decadelong civil war, she decided it was safe to go home.
“We barely survived in the camp,” she says. “At least here
I have my house. But life is very hard.”
Although Nepal held its first democratic elections in 2008, it
remains one of poorest and least developed countries on earth.
There is a shortage of health services, clean water and food.
Malnutrition is a major cause of death.
In the village of Shreekot, where many residents have returned
after years of displacement, the food shortage is acute.
“The government is airlifting food to some of these areas, but
it rarely reaches the people most in need,” says the IRC’s Mohan
Acharya, who has been working with the villagers of Shreekot.
To help villagers grow enough nutritious food, the IRC is
providing them with agricultural training, tools and high-yield
seeds to raise radishes, cauliflower and spinach. To speed
economic recovery, the IRC is helping villagers write proposals
for development funds that will be submitted to local authorities
and aid organizations.
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“Our local economy is very bad,” says Dhana Saran,
a village elder. “We need all the help we can get.”
Another group of returnees also needs special help: the
thousands of former child soldiers who were forced to join
the Maoist army during the conflict. Most of them have never
attended school or held a job.
Padam, 19, was forced to join the Maoist army when he was
14. He lost his left eye in a grenade attack. Recently, he graduated
from an IRC course in electrical wiring. Now Padam proudly
shows off his new tool kit as he describes how the course has
restored his confidence.
“I missed most of my schooling so I was very happy to learn
a trade,” he says. “I have swapped my rifle for tools.”
Padam is one of 1,400 former Nepalese child soldiers and
disadvantaged youth that the IRC enrolled in school or vocational
training programs in 2008. The IRC is helping these boys and
girls make the difficult transition to civilian life through education
and vocational training.
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Banchu Rokaya is one of some 250,000 people who fled their homes during the
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The IRC is helping people restart their lives by supplying seeds and tools to
farmers and job and educational training to young people.
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After four months in
America, 27-year-old
Shanti Ram Adhikari
still marvels at the appliances in his apartment: the
electric stove, the air conditioner, the showerhead
that produces a steady
stream of warm water.
“This is all new to me,” he
says, shaking his head.
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>Shanti, his parents and his two siblings are among the first
ethnic Nepalese refugees from the tiny country of Bhutan
recently resettled in the United States. The IRC is one of nine
humanitarian organizations that will help to resettle some
60,000 Bhutanese in cities like Sacramento, where housing is
more affordable and local officials welcome diverse newcomers.
In the early 1990s, Bhutan expelled some 100,000 ethnic
Nepalese, a minority also known as the Lhotsampas, from the
country. Buddhist Bhutanese viewed the Hindu Lhotsampas as
a religious and cultural threat.
Shanti was seven when his family was forced into exile. He
remembers the day they arrived in Nepal after trekking over the
mountains. “There was nothing but the dirt on the ground. We
had to build our own homes out of bamboo.”
For 18 years, the Adhikaris lived in a two-room, dirt-floored
hut in a camp about 10 kilometers from the city of Damak. They
often had to wait in line for hours to fill two cans with water. They
shared a latrine with another family and bathed in a river. Health
care was sporadic. “Many people died from the long wait for a
referral to the doctor,” Shanti says.
While in the camp, Shanti and his sisters, 17-year-old Debaki
and 13-year-old Noma, received some education in a U.N.
school, an advantage they have over their illiterate parents.
Because refugees were prohibited from working outside the
camp, Shanti worried that he would never be able to put his
education to use. Even after his family applied for resettlement
two years ago, he dared not dream of a different future.
Now, on a warm foggy November evening in Sacramento,
Shanti is in a festive mood, having just arrived home from his
second day on the job as a clerk at Fry’s, the northern California
electronics chain. The Adhikaris are the third Bhutanese family to
move into their working-class housing complex.
“Obviously, it’s like nothing they are used to,” says Rachel Lau,
the IRC’s regional resettlement director in Sacramento. Lau and
IRC caseworkers help the family master everyday tasks such
as reading a bus map and making a doctor’s appointment.
Shanti’s father, Ima Nath, attends English classes every
day for five hours at a local school near the family’s apartment.
He too hopes to find a job soon. “An entry level one will do in the
beginning,” he says with a sly glance at his son. “Then I will get
a better one.”
Shanti’s sisters also look forward to the time they will embark
on new careers. Debaki, a senior in high school, says her new
school is better than the one she attended in Nepal, where she
worked in a thread factory during class breaks.
“The biggest goal of the family is for the girls to get a good
education,” says Ima Nath. “I dream they will have a better
life than I had.”
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Shanti Ram Adhikari and his family (below) have resettled in Sacramento after
living in a refugee camp in Nepal for 18 years.
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Debaki, Ima Nath, Shanti, Noma and Bidhyawiti.
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I am thankful to the IRC for helping my
family escape from the refugee camp.
We now have hope and a chance to
live a better life. We are grateful to be
in America. −Kharka Darjee, Bhutan, resettled
in New York
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The soldiers came in
broad daylight. They
arrested her father. Then
they burned and tortured
her, demanding information she didn’t have.
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When I returned to my village, I had
no skills and didn’t know what to do.
Then I saw an advertisement in the
marketplace that the IRC was looking
for sewing and tailoring trainees. I
was accepted and they gave me sewing classes, a sewing machine and
materials. Now I make enough money
for food for my children and for clothes
and tea. −Monica Abouc Dut, Southern Sudan
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>Rejoice Pita Elisoma has tears in her eyes as she recalls
the events of May 2003. She describes how her family fled
their home in Juba, Southern Sudan, for the relative safety of
Khartoum in the north. Once there, her husband became ill and
died, leaving her to raise two young children.
“It was a bad time,” Rejoice says. “There was always the
danger that under torture a neighbor would say something
about you in order to save himself.”
Today, Rejoice is back in Juba. In 2005, a peace accord was
signed between the northern-based Sudanese government and
southern rebels. The accord ended a 21-year-old civil war that
killed two million people and forced four million others to flee
their homes. It also spurred a mass return of uprooted people
to places unprepared to receive them. In Juba, as elsewhere,
the challenges of rebuilding are immense: health facilities are
rundown, schools are in disarray, jobs are scarce.
To help displaced people rebuild their lives, the IRC offers
them comprehensive support in everything from health care
and job training to education and counseling.
IRC “returnee monitoring” teams interview refugees and
displaced people as they make their way home. This information
is then used to steer them into an appropriate program.
In Rejoice’s case, the IRC enrolled her in a catering and
hospitality vocational training course−one specially designed
for people who cannot read or write. After a three-month trial,
she was hired by a local Juba restaurant.
“I’m not educated, so in the past I would’ve relied on knowing
someone to get a job,” says Rejoice. “Now I have skills and
experience and can get a job on merit.” She is using her salary
to build a new house and to pay for her children’s education.
In addition to helping displaced people directly, the IRC
works with the government, the U.N. and aid organizations to
improve Southern Sudan’s battered infrastructure.
In villages without health facilities, the IRC is training a
network of volunteers to treat common diseases such as
malaria, diarrhea and pneumonia that kill tens of thousands
of children every year.
Local IRC volunteers keep a supply of drugs in their homes
so they can treat a sick child any time of the day or night. Since
2006, these volunteers have treated more than 75,000 children
in Upper Nile State and contributed to an 81 percent drop in
child mortality there.
“I was chosen by my community to do this, so they trust me,”
says Santino Malong, one of the volunteers. “They know that
I was trained by the IRC.”
The last child he treated was a baby girl with malaria. “She is
well,” he says. “I am happy to be able to save lives and to serve
my community.”
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Rejoice Pita Elisoma at the restaurant where she got a job after completing an
IRC training course. With her earnings she built a house with a garden.
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Rejoice with IRC aid worker Joan Alice Yunus.
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
When the Lord’s Resistance
Army (LRA) attacked his village
over a decade ago, Lokoya
Alfonsio fled for his life, leaving
everything behind. But Alfonsio,
51 years old, didn’t just lose his
possessions. He lost a way of life,
the only one he knew.
New
New Livelihoods,
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Photos by Peter Biro
‘‘
I was 17 when I was kidnapped by
the Lord’s Resistance Army. They
tried to turn us into killers. Eventually
I escaped. Today, I help former child
soldiers recover their lives. I understand their suffering. −Gregory Acar, IRC
Education specialist, Uganda
’’
>For two decades, the LRA ravaged northern Uganda in one
of Africa’s most brutal conflicts. The violence displaced
more than 1.6 million people and tens of thousands were
killed or kidnapped. The U.N. estimates that the group
abducted 30,000 children.
The LRA and the Ugandan government signed a truce in
2006 aimed at ending the long-running conflict. But the lives of
hundreds of thousands of northern Ugandans had been devastated.
When Alfonsio and his neighbors returned home after
spending 11 years in a displaced persons camp, they were
stunned to find the village razed, their fields burned, their
livestock dead or scattered.
“We used to rely on cattle for our livelihood,” Alfonsio says.
“Now we have to find a new way to make a living.”
The IRC has worked with the people of northern Uganda
during and after the LRA’s reign of terror. When villagers were
forced from their homes, the IRC provided them safe haven in
camps and offered emergency health care and education. Now
the IRC faces a different challenge: helping Alfonsio and the
other villagers adapt to a new life as farmers.
“Cattle are the basis of economic and cultural life in northern
Uganda,” says Samuel Arop, economic recovery and development
manager for the IRC in Kitgum, a war-torn district in northern
Uganda. “A population that has been pastoral for
generations is now being forced to adopt agriculture as their
means of support. It is critical for their survival.”
To help ensure a successful transition, the IRC is training
4,500 people in basic agriculture and is providing them with
seeds and tools. The IRC is also helping these new farmers
organize agricultural cooperatives so they can better bargain
with crop buyers.
To help Alfonsio’s co-op and others like it link up with
potential buyers, the IRC organizes “farmer field days” where
growers can display and sell their produce. For many, it is their
first experience practicing a new livelihood since the war.
Buyers, too, have benefited from the event. Okiya Samson, a
trader from Kampala, says he comes to buy beans and millet
because the “price and quality are good.”
For Lokoya Alfonsio, becoming a farmer has changed his
life dramatically. His family is self-sufficient and no longer
dependent on food rations handed out by aid organizations.
“I can now pay the school fees so my children can get an
education,” he says with a smile. “For the first time in many,
many years, life is looking good.”
wLife
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The IRC provides thousands of Ugandan farmers like Lokoya Alfonsio with
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ethiopia
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In 1984, famine in Ethiopia claimed the lives
of nearly one million people and captured the
attention of the world. Today, Ethiopia’s fortunes
have improved. But drought and food shortages
are recurrent problems, especially in the
parched eastern region where farmers, nomads
and refugees have seen their crops fail and
animals die because of unreliable rains.
Chan
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>Since 2000, the IRC has worked to bring water to the people
of Ethiopia’s drought zones. Now, IRC water specialists
are using cutting-edge technology to find and deliver this
valuable resource.
In the village of Oda Keneni, IRC engineers used Geographical
Information System (GIS) navigation tools to find an underground
reservoir. Then they directed the water to a public faucet−or tap
stand−in the village. Using electronic sensors, the engineers
continuously monitor the flow of water to the tap stand.
Before water came to Oda Keneni, women walked two hours
to the river and back with heavy cans on their heads, braving the
threat of attack or rape on unsafe trails. “We could only bathe
once a week and wash clothes once a month,” says Alaya
Muhammad, a 30-year-old mother of nine. Women sometimes
fought over a bucket of water, she recalls. Even so, villagers
frequently were sickened from drinking contaminated water.
All that changed once the tap stand−a 10 minute walk from
Alaya’s home−started working. Her family can drink and bathe
whenever they wish. Her children no longer fall sick from
polluted water. Alaya no longer suffers from injuries caused by
carrying heavy buckets long distances.
And because women and children no longer spend up to
six hours fetching water, they have more time for chores at
home and for school. Women who complained of stress and
physical abuse at the hands of their husbands (because of long
absences spent collecting water) now report fewer incidents of
domestic violence. “Before, my husband and I always quarreled,”
Alaya says. “Now we discuss things and decide together.
Sometimes I make him go for water!”
The IRC believes technology can be used to solve other
chronic problems in African villages. “We’re using satellite
imagery, GPS and aerial photography to analyze where and
why crops fail and even why small businesses are failing in
certain regions,” says Behar Hussein, an IRC GIS specialist.
In Oda Keneni, a village elder best expresses the change
technology has made in the lives of the people in his community.
“We feel as if we are not drinking water now,” he says, his hands
clasped in gratitude.  “We feel as though we are drinking milk!”
Global Warning!
Every year, the IRC aids millions of people displaced by conflict
and war. But environmental degradation around the world is
creating a new category of people known as “environmental
refugees.” What’s more, their ranks are growing rapidly.
The U.N. estimates that some 50 million people worldwide
could be on the move by 2010, seeking refuge from hunger,
droughts and depleted soils—more than those displaced by war
and political repression combined. Up to 250 million people
could be displaced by climate-related disasters by 2050.
Catastrophes like 2004’s Indian Ocean tsunami or 2005’s
Hurricane Katrina uproot millions of people almost in an
instant. People displaced by environmental shifts, on the other
hand, are displaced gradually by causes linked to climate
change, including desertification, deforestation, diminishing
water supplies and rising sea levels.
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Alaya Muhammad (left) collects water at a tap stand the IRC built near her home.
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IRC water specialists use GIS technology to monitor tap stands.
“While industrialized countries are most responsible for the
greenhouse gases that cause global warming, poor countries
are most affected,” says Sue Dwyer, the IRC’s vice president
of programs. “The most vulnerable people are at highest risk.”
The IRC and the aid community have woken up to the impact
of climate change on the communities with which they work
and are calling for more international support to meet the
threat. But what can be done?
The IRC supports global efforts aimed at reducing greenhouse
gases and slowing climate change. We are also preparing local
people for climate-related disasters and helping to reduce their
vulnerability to climate change. In parts of drought-stricken
Africa, for example, the IRC is gathering better climate information
and using new technology to find water and other resources.
Elsewhere, the IRC is helping to set up early-warning systems
in disaster-prone regions and is supporting a variety of
community preparedness measures.
“While we cannot stop climate change, we can dampen its
impact and, in the process, save lives,” says Dwyer.
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Advo
and Public Education
Every year, the challenges we confront in the field set our advocacy agenda. In 2008, we worked to
bring the Iraqi refugee crisis to the attention of the world. We also focused attention on the crises in
Afghanistan and Congo, on the worldwide epidemic of violence against women, and on foreign-aid
reform. And, at right below, members of our team of advocates tell how they spread the IRC’s message.
Iraqi Refugees
gerald martone
Carla sandine
Since the start of the Iraq war in 2003, millions of Iraqi refugees have been displaced and
hundreds of thousands have fled to neighboring countries. The IRC is pressing the U.S., the
United Kingdom and other European countries to do more to help these Iraqis. In 2008, the IRC
organized a high-level Commission on Iraqi Refugees to investigate and report on the crisis.
Commissioners visited Jordan and Syria, interviewed refugees and key leaders and authored
an influential report of its findings. In addition, they briefed members of the U.S. Congress, U.K.
government offices, the U.N. and other policymakers. >Pressure from the IRC and other
organizations helped convince the U.S. to exceed its target of resettling 12,000 Iraq refugees in
2008, set a higher target for 2009, and strengthen help for vulnerable Iraqis abroad. The IRC also
successfully advocated for the European Union to commit to resettling 10,000 Iraqi refugees in Europe. In London, the
IRC-UK hosted António Guterres, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, at its annual lecture. He spoke on the Iraqi crisis.
U.K. advocates also raised the plight of Iraqi refugees at the annual Labour and Conservative Party conferences.
Afghanistan
In the wake of the murders of four IRC aid workers in Afghanistan, we helped focus attention on
deteriorating security conditions in the country through press briefings, op-ed articles and policy
meetings. In the fall of 2008, IRC staff members from Afghanistan and Pakistan spoke to key
audiences in Washington. The IRC argued against the “militarization” of foreign aid in Afghanistan
and sought to limit the U.S. military role in relief and development programs.
The IRC released the fifth in a series of mortality surveys of Congo. The survey’s conclusions,
including our estimate that 5.4 million people have died as a consequence of the war in Congo
since 1998, attracted worldwide attention from governments, humanitarian organizations,
activists and the media. The survey was influential in helping to secure humanitarian funding
for Congo and in renewing the mandate of the U.N. peacekeeping force there.
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The IRC
Democratic Republic of Congo
Donna Morris
ocacy
Violence Against Women
The IRC helped gain passage of the first U.N. Security Council resolution to call for an end to all
acts of sexual violence against civilians. IRC advocates spoke out on the subject in Washington,
London, Brussels and elsewhere. The IRC mounted a major photo exhibition at U.N. headquarters in New York called “A Global Crescendo: Women’s Voices from Conflict Zones.”
Peter Biro
Foreign Aid
IRC experts testified before Congress about the need to modernize foreign aid and voiced
concern over military involvement in relief and development programs. The IRC met with the
two presidential campaigns to advocate for a pro-refugee, pro-foreign aid agenda. In London,
we co-hosted a major conference on recovery from war. Along with other aid groups, the IRC
received funding from the U.K.’s Department for International Development to study reform
of the humanitarian aid process.
New York
Washington
Brussels
Gerald Martone is the IRC’s director
of humanitarian affairs, a position that
requires him to advocate on behalf of
refugees, displaced people and victims
of war to U.N. officials and ambassadors.
>“The U.N. Security Council is
potentially the most powerful international
body in the world,” says Martone. “In
2008, the IRC spoke out about the
importance of U.N. peacekeeping
operations in Sudan and Congo. And
we helped expand the council’s agenda
to include the plight of refugees and
victims of conflict.” > The IRC and its
sister organization, the Women’s Refugee
Commission, are now working to make
violence against women a priority
issue for the U.N., Martone says.
After leading IRC programs in Sudan
and Liberia, British native Nicky Smith
is now based in Washington where she
is “center stage for world-changing
events,” as she describes it. As an IRC
advocate, Smith makes sure the IRC’s
concerns are heard by lawmakers, government agencies and the media. Smith
organized briefings for policymakers on
the findings of the IRC’s Congo mortality survey and helped focus attention on
the crisis in North Kivu. > “We weren’t
able to prevent the outbreak of violence
in North Kivu but we did get more people
to pay attention to it,” Smith says. “The
result has been a better informed debate
over a possible international response.”
Shannon Meehan wasn’t sure Europe
was ready to hear about the plight of
Iraqi refugees from an American, albeit
one who speaks fluent French. But since
arriving in Brussels, Meehan, director
of policy and advocacy, has succeeded
in alerting European policymakers to
the Iraqi refugee crisis. More important,
she’s gotten them to act. > “We’ve
energized European aid agencies to
speak out and urged European ministers
to travel to the Middle East and see for
themselves,” Meehan says. As a result,
European nations are now planning to
accept more Iraqi refugees. > Meehan
works hard to humanize the issue. At a
public meeting in Brussels, she arranged
for Iraqi refugees themselves to speak.
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Freed
Honoring Courage and Commitment to
Every year, the IRC recognizes people who embody the organization’s commitment
to freedom, human dignity and self-reliance. Some of these individuals have gained
international prominence for their courageous efforts, while others quietly go about
their work improving the lives of those in need.
Elsa Ruiz
IRC Freedom Award
In November 2008, the IRC bestowed its prestigious Freedom
Award on Kofi Annan, president of the Global Humanitarian
Forum and former secretary-general of the United Nations, at
the IRC’s annual fundraising dinner in New York. “It is with great
honor that I accept this award, made all the more special for me
because it comes as we celebrate IRC’s 75th anniversary,”
Annan said. “The challenges we face are immense. But I remain
a stubborn optimist. I have seen how human beings respond
with fresh thinking and determination to challenges.” The IRC is
proud that Kofi Annan agreed last year to serve as a member
of its Overseers.
In Memoriam
Mohammad Aimal
1983-2008
Shirley Case
1977-2008
On August 13, 2008, IRC staff members Mohammad Aimal,
Shirley Case, Nicole Dial and Jackie Kirk were killed in an
ambush in Afghanistan. They were returning from Logar
Province after holding meetings with the local community
about an IRC project for children with disabilities. The IRC,
their Afghan friends and colleagues and the international
aid community mourn their loss.
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Nicole Dial
1977-2008
‘‘
Jacqueline Kirk
1968-2008
These extraordinary individuals were deeply
committed to aiding the people of Afghanistan,
especially the children who have seen so much
strife. Words are inadequate to express our
sympathy for the families and loved ones of the
victims and our devoted team of humanitarian
aid workers in Afghanistan.—George Rupp, President, IRC
’’
edom
Emily Holland
Sarlo Awards
Although they rarely make headlines, aid
workers perform miracles every day. Each
year, the IRC recognizes a group of these
dedicated staff members through the annual
Sarlo Foundation Awards for Distinguished
Humanitarian Service.
From 2004 through 2007, Rania Ali Abdalla managed the
environmental health programs in Darfur, Sudan, aiding people
displaced by conflict. Under difficult and stressful circumstances,
she worked tirelessly to improve conditions in the displaced
persons camps, focusing on water and sanitation as well as
hygiene. In 2008, Rania moved to Somalia, where civil conflict
has uprooted a million people who desperately need the
humanitarian assistance she provides.
Amina Suleiman Farah arrived in the United States as a
refugee from Somalia in 1997. For nine years, she has worked
as a case manager in the IRC’s San Diego resettlement office,
helping new arrivals adjust to life in California. On her own time,
Amina teaches refugee women the skills they need to lead
independent lives, continually sharing with colleagues the keen
insights she gains into their special needs.
After fleeing Sierra Leone with her family during that country’s
civil war, Amie Kandeh returned in 2002 to help rebuild
her homeland. Currently a gender-based violence prevention
coordinator, she is widely regarded as one of the leading
voices on women’s issues in Sierra Leone. She started three
sexual assault referral centers−the first in West Africa−wrote
a manual on recognizing sexual abuse in schools, and in 2007
helped win passage of three laws that radically improved the
rights of Sierra Leonean women.
Rabiou Manzo joined the fledgling IRC Boise resettlement
office in 2006. Originally from Niger, he is fluent in Russian,
French and the African Ewe dialect. His hard work and determination quickly earned him promotion to resettlement program
manager. Rabiou is known as the “heartbeat” of the Boise office.
His colleagues praise him for the humility and humor he demonstrates while maintaining an absolute commitment to helping
newly arrived refugees adjust to life in the United States.
One of the most effective yet least recognized humanitarians
in his native country, Dr. Pascal Ngoy has been instrumental
in attracting international aid to the Democratic Republic of
Congo. As the primary health care policy adviser, Pascal led two
IRC mortality studies, in 2004 and 2007, documenting the crisis
in Congo−the world’s deadliest since World War II. To conduct
these studies, Pascal traveled by canoe, motorcycle and on foot
for hundreds of miles to visit households in the most remote
areas of the country.
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Kofi Annan as he was being presented with the Freedom Award by George Rupp
and IRC Board of Directors Co-Chairs Jonathan L. Wiesner and Alan R. Batkin.
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Sarlo Award winners (L to R): Amina Suleiman Farah, Pascal Ngoy, Amie Kandeh,
Rabiou Manzo, Rania Ali Abdalla.
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American ambassadors, as well as prominent business
executives, labor leaders, academics and former U.S.
cabinet members.
All of us are unanimous in our commitment to the IRC
and strongly support its humanitarian agenda, contributing
our expertise to fundraising, public relations, advocacy
and program areas in which we have experience. We know
firsthand how critically important the IRC’s work is. So we
are grateful to our donors,
particularly during this period
of great economic uncertainty,
for the confidence that they
have shown in the IRC.
Maureen White
Chair, IRC Overseers
TImothy Fadek
As chair of the IRC Overseers, I am honored to acknowledge
the generosity of the men, women, institutions, businesses
and government agencies listed on the following pages.
It is because of their support that the International Rescue
Committee is able to carry on its important work around
the world and across the United States.
We are especially grateful to our individual donors. Most of
them will never have the opportunity to travel to the countries
where their contributions are at work or to see in person the
results made possible by their generosity. But my fellow IRC
Overseers and I can assure them that their contributions are
indeed saving lives, building futures and having profound
positive effects in countries where the IRC’s involvement is
desperately needed.
A word about the IRC Overseers. Our highly diverse ranks
include a former secretary-general of the United Nations, a
former head of the U.N. refugee agency and several former
from Maureen White,
Chair, IRC Overseers
Peter Biro (top, bottom left and right), Gerald Martone (bottom second from left), Thatcher hullerman cook (bottom third from left)
The IRC’s Mohan Acharya
meets with a family
that has returned to their
home after the end of
the Nepalese civil war.
Supporters
Our
The International Rescue Committee expresses gratitude to our supporters who help
us restore dignity and hope to those whose lives are profoundly changed by war, violent
conflict, oppression and natural disaster. The commitment of individuals, foundations,
corporations, volunteers, governments, nongovernmental organizations and multilateral
agencies enables the IRC to respond swiftly in emergencies and helps communities to
recover. On the following pages, we salute the generous individuals who supported the
IRC during the past fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, 2007 and ended Sept. 30, 2008.
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Lifetime Giving
The IRC is grateful to our many supporters whose compassion and
generosity over the decades bring families around the globe from
harm to home.
$50 million+
Stichting Vluchteling
(Netherlands Refugee Foundation)
$30 million+
NoVo Foundation
$20 million+
The Starr Foundation
$10 million+
Anonymous
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
$7.5 million+
The Tides Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Program
John C. Whitehead
$5 million+
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Judy and Josh Weston
$2.5 million+
Anonymous (4)
Cliff S. and Laurel E. Asness
William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation
Columbia University
Committee Encouraging Corporate
Philanthropy
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift
Fund
Theodore J. Forstmann
Frederick Iseman
Johnson & Johnson
Open Society Institute
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
The Peierls Foundation, Inc.
Robert T. Rolfs Foundation
Michael D. Root and Cathy Root
The Speyer Family Foundation /
Katherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer
Ted and Vada Stanley
Young Green Foundation
$1 million+
Anonymous (6)
Estate of Dorothy Abbe
ACE Group
Simin and Herb Allison
Laurent and Johanna Alpert, in memory
of Paul and Sophie Alpert
American International Group, Inc.
American Jewish Joint Distribution
Committee
American Jewish World Service
Alice and Bill Barnett
Jane and Alan Batkin
Dr. Georgette F. Bennett and
Dr. Leonard S. Polonsky
Vera Blinken
30‘‘
California Community Foundation
The Capital Group Companies
Charitable Foundation
The Carson Family Charitable Trust
Charina Endowment Fund
Community Foundation of Silicon Valley
The Leon and Toby Cooperman
Foundation
Estate of Richard Corvin
Dr. Kathryn W. Davis
Estate of Harry Fagan, Jr.
Marie and Joseph Field
General Electric Company
Global Impact
Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
The Grove Foundation
The Hauser Foundation
Humanity United
Jewish Communal Fund
The LeBrun Foundation
The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation
Vincent and Anne Mai
Paul McCartney
Nicole and Will McClatchy
The New York Community Trust
Newman’s Own Foundation
Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation
In Memory of Andrew E. Norman
The Partridge Foundation, a John and
Polly Guth Charitable Fund
PepsiCo, Inc.
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Pfizer Inc.
Pincus Family Fund
Elizabeth Rasmussen (§)
Nancy and George Rupp
The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation/
Cynthia and Dan Lufkin
Estate of Ann Smeltzer
Estate of Lieselotte and
Friedrich Solmsen
Starr International Foundation
Michael W. and Carol A. Taylor
Maureen White and Steven Rattner
The Norman and Rosita Winston
Foundation, Inc.
Kathleen G. Zingaro
(§) Deceased
Leaders Circle
The IRC’s visionary partners save lives and rebuild communities.
Members of the Leaders Circle give boldly and generously to
champion the IRC’s annual work and long-term mission. Leaders
Circle members travel with IRC staff to experience firsthand
our international and resettlement programs. They advocate for
lasting solutions and share in the IRC’s successes, challenges
and future plans.
Gifts given Oct. 1, 2007—Sept. 30, 2008.
Donors listed in italics have contributed consecutively for three or more years.
$1 million+
Robert T. Rolfs Foundation
$500,000+
Anonymous
The Peierls Foundation, Inc.
The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation/
Cynthia and Dan Lufkin
$250,000+
Anonymous
William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation
Estate of Fannie W. Kaplan
Ruth and David Levine
The Honorable and
Mrs. Felix G. Rohatyn
Estate of Estelle Smucker
$100,000+
Anonymous (8)
Estate of Edmund F. Bacas
Lars E. Bader
Andrew H. Brimmer
The Carson Family Charitable Trust
Suzanne W. and Alan J. Dworsky
Marie and Joseph Field
John B. Gaguine
Dino Germani Charitable Fund
Cory and Kristin Gilchrist
Christopher (§) and Hilda Hunter
Frederick Iseman
Brandon Moran
Sarah and Peter O’Hagan
Otto Family Foundation
Gerry and David Pincus
The Polonsky Foundation
Mayari and Robert Pritzker
Estate of W. P. Roche, Jr.
Kathleen and Omar Saeed
Jean Kennedy Smith
The Robert and Margaret Thomas
Foundation
Christine E. and David P. Trapp
Diane von Furstenberg and
Barry Diller
Charles R. Wall
John C. Whitehead
$50,000+
Anonymous
Alchemy Foundation
Jonathan & Kathleen Altman Foundation
Steven N. and Beth Bangert
Leslie and George Biddle
Andrew E. Bloch
Karen and Everett Cook
Marco Drago
Jodie and John Eastman
Gregory Fukutomi and Phoebe Barnard
Mrs. Henry Grunwald
The Marc Haas Foundation
Ralph and Louise Haberfeld
Jeff and Andrea Immelt
H.R.H. Princess Firyal of Jordan
Estate of Virginia Kaufman
William Kennedy and Holly Neal Kennedy
Harold F. and Marguerite Lenfest
Stacey and Eric Mindich
Estate of Raymond Olson
Estate of David F. Osgood
Susan and Alan Patricof
William A. and M. J. Porter
Lucy Pugh and Michael Kellogg
Eric Reeves / Sudan Aid Fund
Ruth and Julian Schroeder
Daniel and Beth Shak
Stanley S. Shuman
The Speyer Family Foundation
Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation
$25,000+
Anonymous (7)
Nancy and Andrew Adelson
AJG Foundation
David Altshuler
Benjamin Auspitz
Alice and Bill Barnett
Estate of Carl Bassler
Sheri E. Berman and Gideon Rose
Blackie Foundation
Judith and Frederick Buechner
Glenda and John Burkhart
Jane and Charles Cahn
The Leon and Toby Cooperman
Foundation
The IRC has demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in
Kent D. Daniel and Shail Busbey
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley F. Druckenmiller
Dina Dublon
Estate of Julie Evans
David I. and Victoria L. Foley
Peter R. and Helen Haje
Estate of William W. and Yvonne Happ
Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin
The Human Fund
Reuben Jeffery
The Joy Foundation
M. Farooq Kathwari
Ira J. Kaufman Family Foundation
Avinash Kaza
Koppel Family Charitable Foundation
Leibowitz & Greenway Family Foundation
Laurie Lindenbaum and Bob Horne
Estate of Virginia B. Lloyd
Anita and Morton Mintz
1993 Irrevocable Trust of Bette D.
Moorman, recommended by
Mrs. Albert J. Moorman
James Mossman
Jane F. and William J. Napier
Charitable Trust
Ashish and Anjali T. Pant
Mary Ann Petrilena and Jonathan Wiesner
James N. Pritzker
Richard O. and Heidi Rieger
Arthur Rock
Diana and Jonathan F. P. Rose
Sejong and George Sarlo
Mikki and Pete (§) Schmidt-Petersen
Murray G. and Beatrice H. Sherman
Charitable Trust
Marilyn and Jim Simons
Estate of Jeannette F. Smith
Lee Copley Thaw
Estate of George R. Thornton
Timothy J. and Mary C. Walsh
Leah Zell Wanger
Westcliff Foundation
Nina and Michael S. Whitman
David and Deborah A. Williams
Anda and William Winters
Catherine and Tracy Wolstencroft
Paula and Fareed Zakaria
Silvia and Sophocles Zoullas
$10,000+
Anonymous (25)
The Abramovitz 1997 Charitable
Remainder Unitrust
G. Agron
George Alvarez-Correa
Arnhold Foundation
The Attias Family Foundation
Edith Baldinger Charitable Lead
Annuity Trust
Bette Bao and Winston Lord
Christoph Becker
Rose S. Bethe
Raj Bhattacharyya and Samantha Heller
Clara Bingham
Eliot and Susan Black
Vera Blinken
Betsy Blumenthal and Jonathan D. Root
Richard Boas
Susan G. Boorse and Michael J. Mc Girr
Ann Brayfield and Joseph Emerson
Bill Briggs
The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation
Jennifer Brokaw, MD
Richard Bronks
Lewis D. Brounell Charitable Trust
Nestor Carbonell
Richard and Lisa Cashin
Sylvia and Travis Casper
Tina Chen and Marvin Josephson
Cogan Family Foundation
Virginia F. Coleman
Elizabeth Cooke and Reynold Levy
The C. Roberto & Ariadne M. Cordaro
Gift Fund
Elena F. and John G. Coumantaros
Carl Crider and Carol Clause
Cumming Foundation
Adah R. Davis
Nina and Casper de Clercq
John S. deBeers
Susan Dentzer and Chuck Alston
The Dickler Family Foundation
Mark N. Diker
Monica P. and Mitchell F. Dolin
Anne R. Dow Family Foundation
Glenn Dubin
Kathleen Dughi, Jeweler
David F. and Frances A. Eberhart
Paul and Silvia Edwards
Thomas L. Eisenberg
Hector Elizondo
The Elman Family Foundation
Stephanie Evans
Flagship Foundation
Laura and Tyler Folse
Harold and Emily Ford
Mrs. Helen H. Ford
Robert Friede
Treacy B. Gaffney
Ina and Jeffrey Garten
Mary and George Garvey
James George and Penny Saer Coulter
The Gertrude and William C. Wardlaw
Fund, Inc.
Deirdre M. Giblin and David B. DuBard
Christian Gilles
Sarah and Seth Glickenhaus
Michael and Sally Gordon
Anne and Randall Greene
Peter and Carol Greenfield
Laura E. Hall
Edward and Evelyn Halpert
Joan and Morton I. Hamburg
Anne and William Haney
Janet M. Harris
Ron Harris
Cheryl Henson and Ed Finn
Lucile and Jay Herbert
Willis S. and Cindy Hesselroth
Per Hildebrand
Christine Hoang and Paul Nakada
John Brockway Huntington Foundation
Brian Ratner
Jay L. and Jane H. Remis
Missie Rennie and Zach Taylor
Jeffrey A. and Debra J. Resnick
Reusing & Cole Family Charitable Fund
Patricia Goss Rhodes
Faye and Jere M. Richardson
Sheldon Rose
Harriet Rosenbloom
Bruce E. and Lori L. Rosenblum
Arthur Ross Foundation
Catherine W. Rush
Leslie and Ricardo Salmon
Katherine Sanborn
Emilie Hall Sandin and
Thomas R. Sandin
Thomas W. Schroeder
George Shultz
Mary Anne and Douglas Schwalbe
Estate of Emerson Shaw
Mary Shaw and Robert Marks
Diane F. Sherman
Gil Shiva
Patricia J. S. Simpson
In Memory of Dolores Smithies
Eugene C. and Peggy A. Somoza
Cyrus W. and Joanne Spurlino
Estate of Elizabeth Stanton Lay
Elizabeth Steele
Mark and Sarah Stegemoeller
Eugene P. and Marilyn L. Stein
Rick and Susan Sullivan
Susan S. and T. Dennis Sullivan, II
Eve Brandis Sundelson and
Francis P. Barron
John and Susan K. Sutherland
Ingrid D. Tauber and Frank Taforo
Samuel E. and Mary W. Thatcher
Foundation
Marcia K. Townley
Lt. Col. Ernest P. Uiberall, USA (Ret) (§)
Liv Ullmann and Donald Saunders
Ulm Family Foundation
Gene R. Ulrich
Lisa Vantrease and Rizwan Pasha
Maria L. Vecchiotti
Estate of Frances A. Velay
Edgar Villchur
Betsy and Paul Von Kuster
William D. and Katherine D. Waddill
Eileen and Ted Weinberg
Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr.
Paige West
Carl Westcott
Gehrig White
Dena Willmore
Edward J. and Barbara Wilson
Allen Wisniewski
Jeremy Wodakow
James Wolfensohn
Gregg S. and Beth Wolpert
John and Michelle Woodley
Ken and Megan Wright
David A. and Julia S. York
Carl Jacobs Foundation
Hilary and Alex Joel
Johanette Wallerstein Institute
Anne Hale Johnson
Chris and Leslie Johnson
Steve and Heidi Jones
Alice Kaplan
Roland N. Karlen
Sharon Karmazin
Ms. Mary B. Kasbohm
Keating Family Foundation
Kelen Family Foundation
Margaret H. and James E. Kelley
Foundation, Inc.
John H. and Jennifer Kelly
Karen A. and Kevin W. Kennedy
Paul Kenworthy
Henry A. Kissinger
Alex and Leander Krueger
Mr. and Mrs. John Kurnik
Yong and Raymond Kwok
Bettina Lancaster
Joel B. Leff Charitable Trust
Nina and Steven Lerner
Phil and Jill Lesh
Alexandre Leviant
David Liebowitz and Amy Butte
David W. Locascio
Estate of Marion Lonsberry
Kristina and Frank Loverro
Ruth Norden Lowe and Warner L. Lowe
Memorial Fund
Jacqueline J. Mahal and
Benjamin E. Segal
Scott Malkin
Jeffrey M. Mandell and Abigail Jones
Henry Mannix III
Jeanne M. Markel and Chris Wedge
Dimitry Mazur
Albert Lavern McAllister Estate
Janet McClintock and John F. Imle
Estate of Mary Etta McDonald
Patricia McKenna
Janet A. McKinley and George Miller
The McMurtry Family Foundation
The Jean and Bernard Meltzer Fund
of The Chicago Community Trust
Bethany and Robert B. Millard
Georgianna Mitchell
Betty and Gordon Moore
Mitchell and Rebecca Morgan
Pete Muller
Eleanor and Rhoads Murphey
Albert P. Neilson
Diana Nelson and John Atwater
Mary S. Orbe
Palin Enterprises
Chang K. Park
Alexandra and Frederick Peters
David Phillips
Diana Pierce (§)
Michael L. Pitt and Peggy G. Pitt
Lorna Power
Bennett J. Price, Ph.D.
Vikram Punwani
Donald H. Putnam and
Susann W. Kellison
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(§) Deceased
responding to the plight of Iraqi refugees. −The Tides Foundation
International
Rescue Committee
Annual Report 2008
theirc.org
31
Individuals and
Family Foundations
The generosity of individuals and family foundations enables the
IRC to continue to save lives each and every day. Their support
reaches across borders to create a more compassionate, healthy
and stable world.
Jessica Malter
$5,000+
Anonymous (41)
Kenneth Abell and Mia DiBella
Charles A. Abela
Michael Abramowitz and Susan Baer
Nasser Ahmad and Romita Shetty
Alan and Arlene Alda
Jason Alexander
Katharine S. Almy
Christine E. Andersen
Virginia and David Apple
Arnhold Foundation
Myrtle L. Atkinson Foundation
Samuel A. Baker
Hilary Ballon and Orin Kramer
Richard and Susan Bauer
Jocelyn Becker
Stephen Belber
Jean Gordon Bell
Gerry and Burt Belzer
Susan Berlow
Michael J. and Pamela L. Bittner
W. Michael Blumenthal
Andre Boissier
Claudia M. Bonnist
Allan and Sydne K. Bortel
Mr. and Mrs. Anders Brag
The IRC installed water
tanks for residents of a
displaced persons camp
in remote northern Iraq.
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Theodore Braun
Barbera Brooks and Henrik Jones
Robert Brooks
Richard and Edith Broschat
Bee and Ed Brost
Alice C. Brown
Estate of Harley P. Brown
Darcy T. Burgund
Thomas and Sara Byrne
Babbie and Stuart Cameron
John Y. Campbell and Susanna Peyton
Martha L. Campbell
Mark and Sabrina Carhart
Candace M. Carroll and Len Simon
John Carroll
Mr. and Mrs. Alan W. Carter
Ogden Carter
Jeremy Carver CBE
Stanley and Mary Case
Anne C. Chambers
Alice Cheng and Robert W. Littleton
Estate of Adele Clement
Nicholas J. Clooney
Estate of Berenice Cohen
Ruth M. Collins
The Colton Family Foundation, Inc.
Judith and Steward Colton
Courtney B. Combe
Kenneth and Kathryn K. Conboy
Scott Coon
Kathy and Joseph Cottrell
Ann Crady and Stefan Kennedy
Eleanor B. Crook
Matthew and Thida Crouse
John Dalenberg
Gregory F. Daniel
Elizabeth B. Dater and William Jennings
Louise Davidson
John de Neufville
Laura A. DeBonis and Scott Nathan
James Degel and Jeanne Berwick
Diantha V. Degraw
Mr. and Mrs. Andre Denis
Mr. and Mrs. David Dettinger
Russell C. Deyo
Catherine Knickerbocker Diao and
James C. Diao
Martin Dolan
Paul Dooley and Winnie Holzman
Jordan and Megan Dorfman
Martin J. Dreyfuss
Doris and Peter F. (§) Drucker
Paul F. Duke
Frank Duniewski
Daniel P. and Sherrie M. Dwyer
Dennis J. Eakin
Estate of Elizabeth P. Edelmuth
Cheryl and Blair Effron
Thomas Ehlers
Peter H. and Cami P. Elbow
Gary Elfring and Janet Lawing
Cynthia and Howard Epstein
Daniel Eule
Linda and David Evans
Falcon Family Fund
Amy C. Falls-Rogers and
Hartley R. Rogers
Don Fanslow
Jenna Feinberg
Evelyn R. Ferguson
Joseph Fiorenza
John J. and Laura Fisher
Joseph H. and Claire (§) Flom
Nancy & Thomas Florsheim Foundation
Jean Foley
John L. Ford, Jr.
Matthew Frazier
Francesco Mari and Leslie Freilich
Kenneth R. Fridley
William A. and Susan S. Friedlander
Edward B. Friedmann and Elizabeth Coyte
Robert Froelich
Marion Galison
Christine and Curtis Gardner
Gary Gaubatz
Robert S. and Alene H. Gelbard
Martin and Laura Geller
Creighton E. Gilbert
Susan D. Ginkel
Milly and Arne Glimcher
Todd G. and Randi E. Goldman
Robert H. Graham
Timothy and Melissa Gray
Maurice R. Greenberg
Michelle Griffin and Thomas Parker
Andreas J. and Jennifer J. Gusman
Regina A. Hablutzel
Cynthia M. Hackel and Larry Feinberg
Kathleen S. Haentjens
Jim and Betsy Hansen
Lucy C. and Charlie Hanson
Estate of Ruth S. Harris
Francis and Serena Hatch
Mr. and Mrs. Hanes A. Heller
Molly Hellmuth
Sue J. Henry and Carter G. Phillips
Toni D. Gelston and Douglas C. Herbert
Melissa and Jeffrey Hessekiel
Frances Hickman
Grant E. Hicks
Bente Hirsch
Abraham Hirsch
Creighton G. and Andrea C. Hoffman
Marjorie and Michael Hogan
Robin and Brad Holmgren
Phil Ivey
Jennifer Jacobs
JAM Foundation
Todd S. and Tatiana James
Shawn P. Jorgensen
Miles Kahler
Henry Kaufman
Bernadette Kearney
Eric Keatley
Richard Griffin Keiser
Thomas Keisler
Frank K. Kendall III
The Kerrigan Family Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kim
Rev. Jean L. Kiskaddon
Mr. and Mrs. and John P. Klinke, Sr.
Angelique D. Knapp
Carole A. Lengyel and Satori Iwamoto
Jeffrey W. Leonard
Naida W. Lessin
Sandra and Michael Levine
Levy Family Charitable Fund
The Leon Levy Foundation
Litwin Foundation
Gerry Loftus
Claire L. Lohr
Ann-Marie Lynch
Deborah A. Lynch
Tom W. Lyons
Verna MacCornack and Keith Roberts
Mrs. Ray W. Macdonald
Maggie and Carter Mack
Shelly and Tony Malkin
Michael G. Manners
The Manners/Coole Foundation
Gerard M. Manning
Estate of Mary Lou Manzie
Inga Markovits
Helena and Roman Martinez IV
Kati Marton
Lance Matsumura
Richard and Joan May
Clare McCamy and Harrison Miller
Richard J. McConnell
Barbara J. Meislin
We are proud to support the IRC’s innovative work in West Africa to end
Thomas Schick
Charles Schulze
Mark B. Schupack
Jordanna Schutz
Stephen E. Seele
Susan H. Shane
Nadya Shmavonian and David Loder
William and Dorothy Shore
François D. Sicart
Beatrice Simpson
Daniel and Cynthia Slack
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard E. Small
Kathryn Smith
Yvonne and Mark A. Soltz
Robert L. Spang
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Stainman
Nancy and Bill Stanback
Harvey and Paula Steinberg
Walter Steinemann
Fritz R. Stern
Myron F. Steves and Rovena M. Young
Pegge and James Strickler, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Swindells
J. Bradford Sympson
Starr Taber
Jeffrey and Connie Tarrant
William Thibodeaux
Landon Thomas
Mary and Michael Thompson
Helen Torelli in honor of Bob Carey
Francis H. and Jean Trainer
Georgia G. Travers
John and Julie Ver Ploeg
The Virtue Foundation
Bernard and Jane Von Bothmer
The Wahoo’s Family Foundation
Sean C. and Anne E. Warren
Diane Warshawsky
Sigo and Leah Weber Resettlement
Fund
Dorle E. Weil
Sue Ann and John L. (§) Weinberg
Peter W. Weiss
Jed Weissberg and Shelley Roth
Linden and Judith Welch
John A. Weldon
Tanya Wendling
John C. White and Katherine Gregory
Margaret Whitton
Frank Wiedner
Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation
Robin and Alison Winslow
Carl H. Wolf
Jacob J. and Cindy Worenklein
Carolan and Peter Workman
Christiana Yu and David Bivings
Bonham
Fred N. Zackon
(§) Deceased
Foundations and
Corporations
Institutions provide essential support for the IRC’s lifesaving
programs and special projects around the globe. Foundations and
corporations demonstrate their commitment to humanitarian relief
while helping rebuild the lives of refugees and displaced people.
$1 million+
General Electric Company
NoVo Foundation
The Partridge Foundation, a John and
Polly Guth Charitable Fund
The Starr Foundation
Starr International Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Program
$500,000+
Anonymous (3)
Columbia University
Philanthropy
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift
Fund
Johnson & Johnson
Community Foundation of Western
Massachusetts
George & Dolores Dore Eccles
Foundation
Eton Park Capital Management, L.P.
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Help Darfur Now, Inc.
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Merancas Foundation, Inc.
Parker Foundation
The San Diego Foundation
San Felipe Humanitarian Alliance
Tudor Investment Corporation
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
United Way Of San Diego County
US Bank
$250,000+
Anonymous
American Express
American International Group, Inc.
Amnesty International USA
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
Howard G. Buffett Foundation
Jewish World Watch
The Schwab Fund For Charitable
Giving
An IRC-run health
clinic in Uganda.
$100,000+
ACE Group
American Jewish World Service
The Capital Group Companies
Charitable Foundation
Community Foundation Of New Jersey
Global Impact
The Grove Foundation
Jewish Communal Fund
Leaves of Grass Fund
The Lincy Foundation
The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation
The Marmon Group Scientific Foundation
Mogin Law Firm
The New York Community Trust
Open Society Institute
Young Green Foundation
$50,000+
Anonymous
The AYCO Charitable Foundation
California Endowment
The Chicago Community Foundation
Community Foundation of Silicon Valley
Peter Biro
Richard and Ronay Menschel
The Lorne Michaels Foundation
Bernard A. and Kathleen A. Mihm
Harrison Miller and Clare McCamy
Henry and Barbara Miller
Margaret A. Miller
Marjaneh Miller
Walter Miller
Noah Gideon Millman
Teru Miyashima
Leo Model Foundation
Robert and Karin Moe
Claude Moore Charitable Foundation
Naomi and Stephen Myers
John E. and Shirley V. Nash
Carol S. and Alex V. Netchvolodoff
Dean A. Neumann and
Penelope McMorris
The State Foundation
Ken Nolan
Harriet Norman
Amie R. Nuttall
Caroleana and Wendy O’Brien
Ralph S. O’Connor
Thomas and Mary Oesterle
Susan and Jeffrey A. Parker
Lorraine Parmer
Shilpa H. and Monali Patel
Elizabeth R. and William J. Patterson
Roger S. and Jennifer L. Penske
Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney
David L. Phillips
The Henry B. Plant Memorial Fund
Sarah D. Plimpton
Marc Plonskier
Mary Jane Potter
General Colin L. Powell
Daniel and Lisa Rudikoff Price
Aaron M. and Arleen Priest
Mark and Sue Ann Pugh
Dee and Mel Raff
Frank and Mary Reda
John and Katya Redpath
Barbara Reskin
Joseph Rice
The Anita B. and Howard S. Richmond
Foundation, Inc.
Carl Riehl
The Ripple Foundation
John P. Roberts
David and Marian Rocker
The Rodgers Family Foundation
Henry and Mary Rodgers Guettel
Richard John Rosa
Adam Rose and Peter McQuillan
Estate of James R. Rose
Saralee Rosen and Gary Blumsohn
Michael Rosenfeld
Claire Rosenstein
The Arch and Stella Rowan Foundation, Inc
Francie Rutherford and
Fred Wardenburg (§)
Mara and Ricky Sandler
Tom and Linda Savage
Jack and Betty R. Schafer
Jeannette B. Schermerhorn
$25,000+
American Jewish Philanthropic Fund
Bloomberg
California Community Foundation
Cashmere for Kashmir Fund
Chevron Corporation
The Community Foundation For The
National Capital Region
Compton Foundation, Inc.
Delaware North
William H. Donner Foundation
Humana
IDT Corporation
Intuition
violence against women and girls and promote their rights,
safety and well-being. −Jennifer and Peter Buffett, NoVo Foundation
International
Rescue Committee
Annual Report 2008
theirc.org
33
Marianne Rafter
First Thanksgiving
In November 2008, the IRC launched an initiative designed
to raise awareness of the challenges facing new refugees in
the U.S. and to garner support for the IRC’s refugee resettlement programs. We held three “First Thanksgiving” dinners for
recently resettled refugees in Salt Lake City, Phoenix and New
York. The community events—sponsored by founding sponsor
American Express in Salt Lake City and Phoenix, and by Ethan
Allen, the home furnishings company, in New York—attracted
refugees, their families and notable guests, including (photographed in New York, from left): Senegalese singer and refugee
Papa Yoro Mbaye, IRC President George Rupp, Rose Nzapa
Ayeke, a refugee from the Central African Republic, actress
Natalie Portman and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Junior League of San Francisco
Kaiser Permanente
The Karma Foundation
Lehman Brothers
The McKnight Foundation
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Charitable Gifts
Program
Network For Good
Open Square Foundation
PepsiCo, Inc.
Pfizer Inc.
Price Charities
The Rogers Foundation
San Francisco Foundation
Sangham Foundation
Sarlo Foundation of the Jewish
Community Endowment Fund
Save Darfur Coalition
The Wasily Family Foundation
The West Foundation
The Winston Foundation, Inc.
Women’s Empowerment International
$10,000+
Anonymous
AARP
Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc.
The Howard Bayne Fund
The Bedminster Fund
Berkshire Taconic Community
Foundation
The Bodman Foundation
Capital IQ
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
The Clowes Fund, Inc.
Coast Plating Holdings
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Community Foundation Of Greater
Memphis
Dayton Foundation
Dr. Scholl Foundation
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The Max and Victoria Dreyfus
Foundation
Embrey Family Foundation
Ethan Allen Global, Inc.
Florida Crystals Corporation
George Washington University
Google Inc.
Guilford Publications, Inc.
Heifer International
Roy Hunt Foundation
I DO Foundation
The Imlay Foundation
The International Foundation
J&AR Foundation
Jenner & Block LLP
Jewish Community Endowment Fund
The Jewish Community Federation of
Cleveland
JPMorgan Chase - Phoenix, AZ
JustGive
JWT
King & Spalding LLP
KPMG Disaster Relief Fund
Kroll Associates, Inc.
The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation
Evelyn and Leonard Lauder
Lostand Foundation
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
Marin Community Foundation
The MCJ Amelior Foundation
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
Monterey Fund, Inc.
Mulago Foundation
National Bank of Arizona
New York University
The Nicholas Palevsky Fund
Palo Alto Investors
The Procter & Gamble Fund
Reed Smith LLP
Renaissance Charitable Foundation
Richter Farms
The Rivendell Foundation
Ronald McDonald House
Salesforce.com Foundation
The Shifting Foundation
Staywell
The Sterling Family Charitable Fund
Tishman Speyer Properties
Union Bank of California
The United Federation of Teachers
United Way Of Larimer County, Inc.
Utah Bar Foundation
Van Loben Sels Foundation
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Washington Mutual Bank
Western Union Foundation
Whitney Foundation
Wholesome Wave Foundation
Winston & Strawn Foundation
$5,000+
Anonymous (2)
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Aetna
ALCAN
Allen & Overy LLP
Altria Group, Inc.
AmericanLife TV Network
Avon Products, Inc.
The Susan A. and Donald P. Babson
Foundation
Ruth E. & John E. Bamberger Memorial
Foundation
The Russell Berrie Foundation
California Statewide Certified
Development Corporation
Calvert Foundation
Charles Schwab Corporation
Coast Plating Inc.
Comerica Bank
Conde Nast Publications
The Dove Parlour
Essilor International
Foundation For The Carolinas
The Friendship Fund
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
The John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc.
Hasbro Children’s Foundation
The Herson-Stirman Family Foundation
Hoag Hospital Foundation
Investors Trust Company
The Jewish Community Foundation of
MetroWest
Jewish Foundation of Greater New
Haven
Journey Charitable Foundation
Lonely Planet Foundation
Morton & Sophia Macht Foundation
Herbert & Elsa Michael Foundation
Mission Federal Credit Union
MS Development Holdings, LLC
Nomura America Foundation
The Philanthropic Fund
Private Education Endowment
Foundation, Inc.
Purchasing F5 Networks, Inc.
Rice University
The Rockefeller Foundation
San Diego National Bank
Saturday Fund
Robert M. Schiffman Foundation
Select Equity Group
Speakers Worldwide, Inc.
Stand Up With Style, Inc.
SurveyMonkey.com
T. Edward Wines Ltd.
The T. Rowe Price Fund for Charitable
Giving
Techinsurance
Temple Emanu-El
Time, Inc.
United Way of New York City
The United Way of Tri-State
Virginia National Bank
The Woods Charitable Foundation
Workman Publishing Company
After witnessing the IRC’s response to humanitarian crises in Africa, my
Partners for Freedom
Partners for Freedom are individuals who, in addition to their
annual support, offer a legacy of hope for the future. We are
grateful for these stalwart supporters who have included the
IRC in their estate plans.
Donors listed in italics have contributed annually for three or more consecutive years.
Anonymous (102)
Charles A. Abela
Remainder Unitrust
Daphne Achilles
Nancy F. Adams
Dorothy D. Aeschliman
Kathleen L. Agena
Sandy Agrafiotis
Elizabeth Franz Albert
Beverly Alexander
Katharine S. Almy
Laurent and Johanna Alpert,
in memory of Paul and
Sophie Alpert
Alfred C. Ames
Jim and Carlotta Anderson
Dorothy B. Angell
Judy and John Angelo
Frederick L. Anker (§)
Richard H. Annis
Alan M. and Helen C. Appleford
Walter and Miriam Arndt
William J. Arzbaecher
Ardyce Asire
Edwina M. Baehr
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Baer
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Baldwin
Blythe and Frank Baldwin
Harriet and George Baldwin
Margaret and Rick Baldwin
David and Karen Ballon
Judith Bardacke
Thomas J. Bardos
Richard D. Barrows
Jean and Ralph Baruch
June C. Bashkin
Estate of Carl Bassler
Richard and Marilyn Batchelder
John Baum
Stephen David Becker, in honor
of his parents, Dr. Saul V. Becker
and Augusta W. Becker
Herman (§) and Micheline
Becker-Fluegel
Vivian H. Bell
Lawrence A. Benenson
Cindy Benner
Nan B. Bentley
Bella Berlly
Annabelle Bernard
Dene K. Bernstein
William Besselievre
Madelyn O. Biggs
Kristin A. Birkness
David Birnbaum
Doris Kolb Bivens
David L. Black
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne T. Black
Sara E. Blackwell
Peter and Patricia Blasco
Olga Blessing
Vera Blinken
Erika Bourguignon
Mr. Hugh Bowman
Elizabeth Braham
Henry Brecher
Hilda M. Brennand
Betty and Charles (§) Breunig
Mary Louise and Graham Bright
Peter R. and Alice Broner
Arthur P. Brooks
Emily L. Brown
Harley P. Brown
Willa Brunkhorst
Margret Buchmann
L. Buddenhagen
William C. Bullock
Glenda and John Burkhart
Estate of Clement Burnap
Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Burns
Kenneth Burrows
Wallace and Therese Burton
Charles M. Butler
Margery Byers
Odette Cadart-Ricard
Elinor H. Caines
Joyce Calhoun
Babbie and Stuart Cameron
Ruth H. Campbell-Duffy
Helen R. Cannon
Robert J. Carlson
Eleanor Carlucci
Eva-Maria E. Carne
Carol A. Carr
Dr. and Mrs. Cejpek
Constance J. Chandler
Philip C. Chandler (§)
Gloria and Elliot (§) Charney
Jane P. Church
Judy Cirillo
Sarah B. Clark
Estate of Adele Clement
Estate of Jean M. Cluett
Berenice Cohen (§)
Joseph P. Cohen
Howard F. Cohn
Ursula Liebrecht Colby
Peter A. Cook
Sophie C. Cook
Brigitte M. Cooke
Estate of Marcia W. Cooley
Kathryn Corbett
Virginia Hulbert Cori
Constance C. Cornog, M.D.
Gretchen and Fred Corum
In Memory of Barbara Cotton
Frances Ellen Coughlin
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Cozzi
Patricia Cravens
Mary C. Crichton
Janet M. Cross
Ralph H. Cryesky
Dock Curtis (§)
June Curtis
Nita Daluiso
Vincent Daly
Herbert A. and Ruth David
Phyllis B. and Peter J. Davies
Billy Davis
Gabrielle R. Dawson
Frances de Usabel
Patricia A. Dean and William D. Dean
Yvonne Delnis
Nicholas and Dolly Demos
Betsy and Bob DeVecchi
Dr. and Mrs. Stanley C. Diamond
John and Ruth Donnell
Doris Virginia S. Dort
Jane C. Drorbaugh
Doris and Peter F. (§) Drucker
William D. Drucker, M.D.
Barbara Du Bois, Ph.D.
Bill Duckworth
Louise and Robert Dudley
Nancy Hagle Duffy
Kathleen Dughi, Jeweler
The Hon. Robin Chandler Duke
Horace and Dorothy Dutill
Estate of Robert Eagle
John P. Eberhard
Marilyn E. Eck
Ivan H. Eldelfelt
Merle J. Edelman
Dr. M. William Edwards
Robert Eisner
Dean V. and Patricia F. Ekstam
Bettina Elliott
Ann B. Emery
Bjorn Engberg
Eleanor E. Engler
Susan Enzle
Esther Ernst
Sara L. Esgate
Estate of Emily Evans
Julie Evans
Madlyn H. Evans
Laurence S. Farer Trust
James E. Farster
Robert J. Fassbender
Matthew A. Feigin
Edith Feld (§)
Karl R. Feller
Joan M. Ferris
Emily Filling
Carole A. Finkel
Elizabeth E. Finkler
Marvin Fisher
Dudley Flamm
Glenn R. Fleischman
Susan H. Fleming
Nell Fliehmann
Marie E. Forster
Ella M. Forsyth
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Foster
Loren W. Fowlow
Estate of Elizabeth H. Freeman
Vera Freeman
Marta and Jack (§) Freidin
H. Karl Frensdorff
Johanna Friedenstein
Arthur Fry
Peggy J. Crooke Fry
Estate of Cheryl Furey
Marie Lee Gaillard
Carl T. Gaiser
Estate of Dorothy I. Garfein
Roger Garms
James P. Garon
J. Edward and Marion M. Gates
Victor A. Gauthier (§)
Marjorie Gebhart
Helen Geffen-Roht
Robert K. Gerloff
Dino Germani Charitable Fund
Creighton E. Gilbert
Viola C. Gilbert
Steven L. Ginzbarg
Dr. Jackie Gnepp and
Mr. Joshua Klayman
Harold and Rachel Goers
Louise Goines
Eleanore S. Goldberg
Hilda H. Golden
Caroline Goldsmith
Susan Goldsmith
Pearl and Jerry Golubow
Robert W. Goodman
Bruce and Eva (§) Gordon
Mary Jane Gorton
Richard and Judithanne Gosnell
Gabriele M. Gossner
P. Grad and M. Boris
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Granett
Sylvia B. Greenberg
Estates of Thomas and Caroline Griffith
James Grindlinger
Alan Gross and Sarah Davies
Mrs. Henry Grunwald
Donna A. Gushen
Estate of Richard Gutman
Paul and Beverly Guyot
Ruth B. Haas
Regina A. Hablutzel
Helen M. Hacker
Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Hajek
Estate of Elizabeth G. Hall
Robert and Joan Handschumacher
Estate of Jean Hanford
Harvey A. Hansen
Charles Hanson
Estate of William W. and Yvonne Happ
Estate of Ruth S. Harris
Pahle Hausmann
wife and I set up two charitable remainder trusts that help us
in our retirement while also supporting the IRC.
−Peter J. Davies, Partner for Freedom
International
Rescue Committee
Annual Report 2008
theirc.org
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The IRC
IRC aid workers and
volunteers visit a village
in Myanmar following
Cyclone Nargis.
Eva Havas
Ruth and Rolf Hayn
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Hayward
Estate of Donald P. Heim
Jean Heinig
Eugene R. Heise
Lucile and Jay Herbert
Joanna Herlihy
Laurette Herman
Estate of Ellen Heyde
Ordelle G. Hill
Susan L. Hill
Bente Hirsch
Donald B. Hirsch
Cynthia K. Hobart
Estate of Jacqueline Hoefer
Virginia Hofmann
Estate of Helen S. Hohenhaus
Sylvia Holcomb
Mrs. Gerald (Nisha) Holton
V. Holzapfel
Helen M. Hough
Marjorie Howard-Jones
Patricia Hudson
Mrs. Walter Hulen
Marjorie Hull
Estate of Ruth Adrian Hunken
Marsha Hunt
Christopher (§) and Hilda Hunter
James and Colleen Huntley
Yorick G. Hurd
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Eugene Hurtz
Jeffrey A. and Cheryl Hylton
Leah Ice
Mary J. Insalata
Frederick Iseman
Joan Isserlis
Glenn Ista
Mary H. Jacker
Bruce E. Jackson
Reed and Marge Jacob
Bernice H. Jacobsen
Miriam E. Jencks
Estate of Craig S. Jenkins
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David Jenness
Dorothy Jenney
Eric D. Jernigan
Elin M. Johnson
Marilyn Johnson
Patricia K. Johnson
Stephen R. Judge
John E. and Gloria J. Kaemmer
Mark I. Kalish
Roland N. Karlen
Ms. Mary B. Kasbohm
Alton Kastner
Ivan Kats
Robert (§) and Nancy Katzman
Estate of Virginia Kaufman
Margaret G. Keeton
Anne Kelemen
William Kennedy and Holly Neal
Kennedy
Stanley S. Kertel
Chelsea R. Kesselheim
Maurine King
Nathalie King
Lois Kirschenbaum
Richard W. Kirschner
Doris M. Kling
Estate of Mary S. Kogan
Estate of Mary Kohr-Aalto
Eva B. Kollisch
Susan Kotcher and Steven Carbo
Georgia E. Koyl
Roger Krouse
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos E. Kruytbosch
Robert Kurlander and Susan Reisbord
Anita M. La Placa
William D. Lamdin, Jr.
Ernest A. Landy
Carl E. Langenhop
Arthur A. LaRose Trust
Margaret and David Lauder
Kirk and Marjorie Lawton
Estate of Elizabeth Stanton Lay
Rosamond Lebeau
David Hank Lee
Marion Leech
Estate of Richard H. Lent
Mark and Suzanne Levinson
Dr. and Mrs. H. Richard Levy
Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Levy
Sidney Lipshires
Estate of Virginia B. Lloyd
Edward E. Loewe
Marion Lonsberry
Warren LoPresti
Mary Ruth Lyle
Kathleen M. Lynn
Dorothy M. Macaulay
Suzanne H. MacRae
Marilyn I. Madden
Leonard and Lenora Madsen (§)
Florence Magassy
Patricia Makely
Herbert J. Maletz
Elizabeth Marco
Ned N. and Francoise Marcus
Robert F. Marino
Carol L. Markewitz
Connor Markey
Dr. Grace E. Márquez
Mrs. Winifred Marsh
Margaret Martin
Elizabeth T. Mathew
Richard and Joan May
Arlene I. Mayers
Pauline M. Mayo
Walter J. McCarthy
Elizabeth N. and James M. McCutcheon
Estate of Mary Etta McDonald
Mrs. Leone McGowan (§)
Ann McHugh
Mary McKay
Joanne and George McKray
Norman H. McRae
Ms. Jerrie M. Meadows
Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Meeker
John V. Meeks
Harriet R. Meiss
Charles W. Merrels
Edgar G. Merson and Dr. Beverley
Bayes Merson
Jule Meyer
Margery Meyer
Estate of Nancy Michener
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Miller III
Larry D. Miller
Marilyn and Aaron Miller
Pauline and Norman Miller
Mr. and Mrs. William Read Miller
Dorothy E. Millon
Estate of Susan Perry Mills
Anita and Morton Mintz
Saul and Ezra Mizrahi
Kathryn Monger (§)
Estate of Mason Moore
John R. Moot
Katharine B. Morgan
Harold E. Morris
Georgiana K. Morrison
Roy and Rea Moss
Elisabeth Moulton
Hannah F. Moyer
Betty J. Mullendore
Elaine L. Muller
Philip Mulqueen
Thomas A. and Emily L. Murawski
Eleanor and Rhoads Murphey
Elise Wendel Murray
Francis T. Murray
Michael N. Nagler
Marilu A. Nashel
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Neff
Nancy L. Neiman-Hoffman
Marion J. Nelkens Lederer
Merlin E. and Janet Nelson
Thomas Wm. Nelson (§)
Estate of Claire Nemser
Martha P. Newell Charitable Trust
Mrs. Mariette Newhagen
Jerry Newman
Pieter Noomen
William E. Nunn
Estate of Gail K. Nutku Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Nyhuis
Eileen L. Oehler
Quentin and Paula Ogren
Mimi O’Hagan
Sylvia Gutstadt Olcott (§)
Frank V. Olivero
Margaret Olsen
Carol G. Olson
Irvin J. Olson
Margaret Ann Olson
Estate of Raymond Olson
Velva J. Osborn
Mary K. Oswald
Elaine R. Owens
Irene M. Pace
Susan C. Page
Kathryn E. Parke
Evelyn D. Parker
Sandip Patel
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Patterson, Jr.
Edgar and Phyllis Peara
Judith Peck
Vangie Pepper
Dr. Gwen K. Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. W. James Peterson
Estate of Susan T. Pettiss
John C. Phan
David L. Phillips
Naomi Phillips
Beth Phinney
Diana Pierce (§)
Estate of Ruth G. Pike
Margaret E. Platts
Estate of Harold E. Pollack
Harvey J. Pommer
Alvin W. Post
Jo Ann Potashnick
Mary Jane Potter
Thomas J. Powell
Lorna Power
George O. Pranspill
The Robert O. Preyer Charitable Lead
Unitrust
William Prusoff Charitable Lead Unitrust
Susan Quillman
The IRC provides people with hope and performs life-changing miracles.
Patricia B. Raines
Hollie B. Ramage
Maurice M. Rapport
Estate of Dr. J. Morgan Rasmussen
Mary V. Reed
Jo Beth Rees
Nancy E. Reid
Estate of Mrs. Ewing W. Reilley
Milton Reizenstein Revocable Trust
Sandra A. Remis
Mr. and Mrs. Christian F. (§) Rendeiro
Heidi Rentería
Naomi Replansky
Augustine J. Rhodes
Marianne Rich
Jean-Paul Richard
G. Edith Richardson
John and Thelma Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Riddering
Bernard and Barbara Ries
Gwen Cheryl Rigby
Margaret R. and Carl J. Rigney
Elizabeth Rispoli Revocable Trust
Eleanor A. Robb
F. David Roberts
Gilda M. Roberts
Nancy Rodrique
Estate of Edward Rogers
Elizabeth Rogers
Cathy Root
Michael D. Root
Hedy and Peter Rose
Estate of James R. Rose
Bernt Rosen
James Rosen
Claire Rosenstein
Edgar Rosenthal
Janine and Mark Rosenzweig
Keith Ross
Estate of Edward G. Row
James E. and Elizabeth J. Royster
Lisbeth and George P. Ruderman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Rupp
Carol Anne Ruppel
Catherine W. Rush
Patricia Rush
Myra T. Russel (§)
Estate of Annis Sandvos
Estate of Frances A. Saxton
Aldo Scafati (§)
Giovanna Castelfranco Schamberg
Naomi Schecter
Renee and Carl Schlesinger
Betty J. Schlosser
George Schmidt
Norman Schmitt
Paul Lambert Schmitz
M.G. Schoene
Isadore M. Scott (§)
Donna Sekhon (§)
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Sengel
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shanker
Gerry Shapiro
In Memory of Richard Barry Shapiro
Marilyn Sharp
Estate of Emerson Shaw
Estate of Bernice Baruch Shawl
Martha P. Sherman
Hiroko and James T. Sherwin
Stuart D. Shipe
Irwin and Renee Shishko
Mary Jan Shor
Jerry A. Shroder
Mark Sibley, Jr.
Selma R. Siege
Kay Silberfeld
Gabriella and Aladar Simko
Elizabeth Léonie Simpson
Patricia J. S. Simpson
Irene Siroskey
Edith Jayne Smith
Estate of Jeannette F. Smith
Louisa Smucker
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Smyth, Jr.
Murray and Joan Socolof
Ronni Solbert
Yvonne and Mark A. Soltz
Harriet Spagnoli
Maj. Gen. Herbert G. Sparrow,
USA (Ret.) (§)
Mr. and Mrs. Moncrieff J. Spear
Anne Spillar
Evelyn R. Spletter
Woodrow and Georgia Stamper (§)
Estate of Julian C. Stanley
Nancy Starr
Estate of Grace Stebbins
Lew Steinbach
Robert L. and Christine Steiner
Evelyn Stern
Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Stern
Beverly B. Sterry
Peggy Stevens
Richard L. Stevens
Herbert O. Stiefel
Ann Stillwater
Eleanor H. Stoddard
Erika Stone
Raymond W. Storck
Stover Foundation
Helen A. Strand
Albert B. and Carol M. Straus Family
Trust
Walter Straus
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stycos
Jennifer C. Su
Maria Sugulas
Estate of Aline Munson Sullivan
Marcia A. Summers
Theodore J. Susac, II
Ruth E. Swim
George C. Szego, P.E. (§)
David Tabatsky
Eve M. Tai
Vivian Talbot
Joseph Tanen and Nancy Phillips
Charles J. Tanenbaum and Szilvia
Szmuk-Tanenbaum
Edward C. Tarte
Jean G. Taylor
Nancy B. Taylor (§)
June L. Temple
Millie and Marcel Tenenbaum
Marjorie A. Thatcher
Lee Copley Thaw
Dr. and Mrs. Theo G. Thevaos
Sue Thollaug
Fran Thomas and Harry Friedman
Mr. and Mrs. Burton R. Thorman
Estate of George R. Thornton
Gladys Duff Thornton
James H. Tipton
John Train
Emily Turk
Ruth Turner
Roy and Hope Turney
Lt. Col. Ernest P. Uiberall, USA (Ret) (§)
The Reverend Arthur H. Underwood
Carolyn T. Underwood
Spiro C. Vallis
Elsie E. Van De Maele
George Van Deusen Hutton
Ursula A. Van Raden
Dr. and Mrs. Ron Vander Kooi
Dr. and Mrs. John A. Vandrick
Constance Vanvig
Lucia Vinciguerra
James Visser
Donald Wacks
Mr. Jeffrey Waingrow
Gordon R. Wallis
Gloria Walters
Aileen Ward
Roxanne Warren
Jane W. Waterhouse
Ingeborg B. Weinberger
Ira W. Weiner
Kathe C. Weiner (§)
Eric W. Weinmann (§)
Jed Weissberg and Shelley Roth
David Welden
Lynne Wells
Ginia Davis Wexler
Estate of Edwin Weyer
Doris E. White (§)
Michael and Judy L. White
John C. Whitehead
Beth J. Wickler
Dora Wiebenson
Don and Sally Wild
John H. Will
Estate of Mildred W. Willenbrock
Joseph Williford
David P. Willis
Gertrude M. Willis (§)
Jean M. Wilson
Julia A. Wingard
Helen Winter
Mary Porter Wise
The Estate of Gretchen Wolf
Richard B. and Edith Wolf
Robert and Gay Worthing
Arthur F. Wortman
Janet A. Wright
Betty and Roger Wrigley
Michael Yanowitch
John E. Yarnelle
The Reverend Lois F. Yatzeck
Seymour Yudkin
Stephen A. Zach
Grace Zahn
Gabriel Zepecki
Dewey K. Ziegler
Verena K. Zimmerman
Kathleen G. Zingaro
Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan R. Zucker
Joseph T. Zylla
(§) Deceased
Donors to IRC–UK
Trusts
The Estelle Trust
Goldman Sachs Gives
The Bryan Guinness Charitable Trust
The Park House Charitable Trust
Oak Foundation
The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust
The Sir James Reckitt Charity
Refugees International Japan
Souter Charitable Trust
The Waterloo Foundation
Companies
ICAP plc
Tishman Speyer Properties
TT International
Individuals
Sir David and Lady Bell
Jeremy Carver CBE
Jacqueline de Chollet
Celia Greig
Kenneth Ibbett
John Makinson CBE
F. X. de Mallmann
Sir Mark and Lady Moody-Stuart
Kathleen O’Donovan
André Ptaszynski
The Hon. Mr. Richard Sharp
David and Dee Dee Simpson
Claudia and Michael Spies
Schools
The King’s School
’’
I’m proud to be a longtime supporter. −Kathleen Zingaro, Partner for Freedom
International
Rescue Committee
Annual Report 2008
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Freedom
The
In 2000, the IRC launched the Freedom Fund, a campaign to provide a reliable source of
income that will insure the IRC’s ability to provide lifesaving services for displaced people
around the world. The fund provides the IRC with a cash reserve it can draw upon in times of
emergency and endows our core areas of work: emergency response, health care, children’s
programs and refugee resettlement. With an initial target of $60 million, we are pleased to
announce that the campaign has concluded with $110 million in gifts and pledges.
Theo Rigby
Refugee
Resettlement
Boston
The Irc
Manuel Llaneras
38
Seattle
U.S. government funding for refugee resettlement has remained virtually unchanged over
the past three decades. As a result, the IRC
provides its own funds to help meet refugees’
needs. The Freedom Fund helps US Programs
carry out this vital effort.
The IRC provides refugees who have been
accepted for resettlement in the United States
with start-up financial assistance for food,
rent, clothing and transportation. We also offer
language and job training as well as financial
literacy and youth programs.
New York
Stephanie Cristalli
John Wilcox
Sacramento
Atlanta
Fund
The IRC
Emergency
Endowing
the Future
Response
A critical purpose of the Freedom Fund is to
support our Emergency Response Team. The
Whitehead Fund is a revolving $10 million cash
reserve that can be drawn on in times of crisis.
Whitehead Fund drawdowns often serve as
seed money for crises that attract long-term
grants. In 2008, for example, the IRC deployed
two dozen staff members to eastern Congo in
response to the violence there. They, in turn,
helped the IRC secure government and privatesector grants in areas including water and
sanitation services and protection of women
against sexual assault.
Jiro Ose
Thanks to the Whitehead Fund, the IRC is
better equipped to respond to and manage
multiple global crises. In 2008, the IRC
distributed emergency aid to victims of the
Myanmar cyclone, conducted an assessment
of humanitarian conditions in Zimbabwe
and managed emergency programs in crisisstricken eastern Congo.
Aceh, Indonesia
DR Congo
Melissa Winkler
The IRC
Chad
Myanmar
International
Rescue Committee
Annual Report 2008
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The IRC
The Freedom FundEndowing the Future
Uganda
Myanmar
Southern Sudan
The IRC
The IRC’s health professionals assess clinical
needs in northern Iraq, train local staff to
offer women’s health services in Pakistan
and provide malaria prevention for the
children of Sierra Leone.
40
The IRC
The Freedom Fund supports the IRC Health Unit
and its tireless efforts to provide clean water and
proper nutrition, promote reproductive health,
provide HIV/AIDS education and counseling
and prevent violence against women. The Health
Unit provides quality health care to more than
eight million refugees and displaced people
around the world.
The Health Unit is made up of 20 highly trained
professionals frequently deployed to the field to
provide strategic and technical oversight. They
supervise and train the IRC’s global health staff,
including traditional birth attendants, laboratory
technicians, nurses and doctors.
The IRC
HealthCare
,
Water and Sanitation
Uganda
and Youth
The IRC
Children
Protecting the lives
and rights of children
and adolescents
is central to the
IRC’s work.
Myanmar
The IRC
The IRC
The Freedom Fund endows the Child and Youth
Protection and Development Unit so that it can
provide direction and technical assistance to its
programs throughout the world. Our programs
support more than 540,000 displaced children
and young people in 21 countries. They include
education, aid to former child soldiers and a
variety of services to young victims of war.
Myanmar
Jiro Ose
Liberia
The following donors have
made gifts and pledges to
The Freedom Fund. The IRC
is deeply grateful for their
generosity.
$10,000,000+
The Starr Foundation 
$4,000,000+
Anonymous (1)
John C. Whitehead 
$2,000,000+
William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation 
The Leon and Toby Cooperman Foundation,
in honor of John C. Whitehead
Estate of Richard Corvin
Frederick Iseman
Michael D. Root and Cathy Root
The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation /
Cynthia and Dan Lufkin 
The Speyer Family Foundation /
Katherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer
Jordan
$1,000,000+
Estate of Dorothy Abbe
Dr. Georgette F. Bennett, in memory of
Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum
Vera Blinken
Charina Endowment Fund
Dr. Kathryn W. Davis
Marie and Joseph Field 
Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
The Hauser Foundation
Vincent and Anne Mai
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 
The David and Lucile Packard
Foundation 
Lionel I. Pincus
Elizabeth Rasmussen (§) v
Estate of Lieselotte and
Friedrich Solmsen
Starr International Foundation 
Kathleen G. Zingaro
$500,000+
Anonymous (2) 
The Carson Family Charitable Trust 
Estate of Nathan Galston
Estate of Jerome Gross
Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro 
Estate of Jacqueline Stanhope Hoefer
Sheila and Tom (§) Labrecque
Newman’s Own Foundation 
In Memory of Andrew Norman 
Sarah and Peter O’Hagan
Ruth and Julian Schroeder
Jay Schulberg (§)
Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Stern
Sue Ann and John L. (§) Weinberg
$200,000+
Anonymous (2)
Remainder Unitrust
American Jewish Philanthropic Fund v
Madelyn Biggs
Andrew H. Brimmer
The Brokaw Family
Nicholas and Dolly Demos
Susann Kellison and Donald Putnam
Robert F. Marino
Sheila and James Mossman
Estate of W. P. Roche, Jr.
The Honorable and Mrs. Felix G. Rohatyn
James and Hiroko Sherwin
Liv Ullmann - Ein Herz für Kinder ✢
 Donor to Health Unit Endowment
 Donor to Emergency Response Fund
✢ Donor to Children’s Endowment
v Donor to US Programs Endowment
(§) Deceased
International
Rescue Committee
Annual Report 2008
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Governmental
Partners
Afghanistan
nMinistry of Labor, Martyrs and Social
Affairs (MoLSA)
nMinistry of Rural Rehabilitation and
Development (MRRD)
Austrian Development Agency
Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs
and International Trade (DFAIT)
Canadian International Development
Agency
Embassy of Britain
Embassy of Denmark
Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Trade and Development
Cooperation, Belgium
Government of Portugal
Irish Aid
Isle of Man Overseas Aid Committee
Jersey Overseas Aid Commission
(JOAC)
Netherlands Government
Swedish International Development
Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
State of Guernsey
United Kingdom Department for
International Development (DFID)
United States (Federal)
n Agency for International Development
(USAID)
–Office of Foreign Disaster
Assistance (OFDA)
–Displaced Children and Orphans
Fund (DCOF)
nBureau of Democracy, Human Rights
and Labor (DRL)
n Corporation for National and
Community Service (VISTA)
nDepartment of Agriculture (USDA)
nDepartment of Education
nDepartment of Health and Human
Services
–Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)
–Office of Community Services
–Office of Refugee Resettlement
nDepartment of Homeland Security
(DHS)
nDepartment of Justice
–Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
–Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
nDepartment of Labor (DOL)
nDepartment of State
–Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights, and Labor (DRL)
–Bureau of Population, Refugees,
and Migration (PRM)
n Embassy of the United States in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
n Naval Medical Research (NAMRU-3)
42‘‘
United States (State and Local)
City of Abilene, Abilene Housing Authority
n City of Abilene, Citylink
n City of Boston Community Development
Block Grant
n City of San Diego
n City of Seattle Human Services–
New Citizens Initiative
n Commonwealth of Virginia, Department
of Social Services, Office of Newcomer
Services
n County of San Diego
nDepartment of Community Services and
Development, California State
Naturalization Services Program (NSP)
n Family League of Baltimore City
n Kern County Department of Public Health
n Kern County Department of Public
Social Services
nLos Angeles County Department of
Public Social Services
nLos Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority
nMaryland Office for New Americans
nMassachusetts Office of Refugee
Resettlement
nMontgomery County Department of
Health and Human Services
nSalt Lake County, Department of
Community Resources and Development
nSanta Clara County Office of Human
Relations
nSanta Clara County Social Services
Agency
nState of Arizona, Department of Economic
Security, Refugee Resettlement Program
nState of California
–Department of Community Services
and Development
–Department of Education
nState of Florida, Department of Children
& Families
nState of Georgia, Department of Human
Resources
nState of New York
nState of Texas, Health and Human
Services Commission
nState of Utah
–Department of Education
–Department of Health
–Department of Transportation,
Highway Safety
–Department of Workforce Services
nState of Washington, Department of
Social and Health Services
nState of Wisconsin, Department of
Workforce Development, Bureau of
Migrant, Refugee and Labor Services
nTaylor County Public Health Department
nTukwila School District
n
Intergovernmental Partners
European Union
n EuropeAid
n European Commission Humanitarian Aid
Office (ECHO)
Organization for Security and
Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
World Bank
U.N. Partners
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA)
U.N. Development Programme (UNDP)
n Common Humanitarian Fund
n Central Emergency Response Fund
(CERF) Fund
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
nUNICEF Colombia
nUNICEF Nepal
United Nations Mission in Cote d’Ivoire
(ONUCI)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
World Food Programme (WFP)
World Health Organization (WHO )
Partner Organizations
Academy for Educational Development (AED)
Adult Learning Center
Advocates for Survivors of Torture and
Trauma
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
American Friends Service Committee
Amnesty International
Asia Society
Asian and Pacific Islander Women and
Family Safety Center
Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Austcare
AVDA (Victims of Domestic Abuse, Inc)
Baltimore City Community College
Baltimore Health Care Access, Inc.
BuRRST (Northwest Area Foundation)
CARE
Catholic Charities Refugee Center
Catholic Refugee and Immigrant Services
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Center for Global Development
Chemonics
CHF International
Christian Children’s Fund (CCF)
Church by the Side of the Road
Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking
Columbia University
Comic Relief
Philanthropy
Community Schools Coalition
Concern
CORE
Counterpane School
Cranfield University
DeKalb County Public Libraries
East African Community Services
Education Development Center (EDC)
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Family Health International (FHI)
First Unitarian Church
Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center (FIAC)
Frederick County Public Schools
Georgia Perimeter College
Glendale Chamber of Commerce
Glendale Unified School District
Holy Family Catholic Church
Horn of Africa Services
Hyattsville Mennonite Church
Institute of International Education
International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Islamic Association of North Texas
Jewish Family Services
Jewish Social Services Agency
Jewish World Watch
John Snow Inc. (JSI)
Karen American Association
Kenyan Women’s Association
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Literacy Source
Los Angeles County Bar Foundation
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Lutheran Social Services
Management Systems International (MSI)
McLean Bible Church
Mercy Corps
Montgomery County Refugee Training Center
Mosaic Family Services
MS Development Holdings L.L.C.
Neighborhood Legal Services of
Los Angeles
New York University Student Social
Venture Fund.
PACT
Population Services International (PSI)
Program for Appropriate Technology in
Health - PATH
Refugee Womens Alliance
Regional Management, Inc.
Sale of Seeds
Samara Apartments, Inc.
San Felipe Del Rio Foundation
San Felipe Humanitarian Alliance
Schools Out Washington
Seattle Center
Seattle Marathon
Seattle Public Library
SEEP
Sharehouse
The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Somali Community Services Coalition
Sphere Support
St. James ESL Program
Tukwila Community Center
Tukwila Rotary
Unbound Philanthropy
United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops
University of California, San Diego
University of Minnesota
University of Virginia International Family
Medicine Clinic
University of Washington
Vickery Meadow Ministry
Wildflower Apartments
Women’s Empowerment International
World Jewish Aid Int’l Development (WJAID)
The IRC’s efforts to help former child soldiers and other vulnerable
World Jewish Relief
World Relief
World Vision
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy
YWCA Maricopa County
In-Kind Donors
Aileen Frankel
Allure
American Express
Arcadia Farms
Baby Buggy
Bridget Glidden
CHF International
Chuck Harris
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints Humanitarian Center
Condé Nast
Deutsche Bank
Draftfcb
El Dorado Furniture
Ethan Allen Global, Inc.
FAME Assistance Corporation
First Unitarian Church
Friends of Arizona Highways
Gebert Contemporary and Ursula and
Steven Gebert
Global Medic
Horwitch Group
Humana
Jeff Ross
Jim and Elizabeth Shannon
Junior League of San Francisco
Lado Muhlstein Jr.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Marymount Manhattan College
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Cooperation of Spain
Muslim Aid
National Council of Jewish Women
(Los Angeles)
Pearson Foundation
Phoenix Flower Shops
Phyllis & Jim Moore
Shelley Roth
Southern Sudan Ministry of Health
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
SWANK Audio Visuals
Teen Vogue
Tempe Camera
TheTimesCenter
Welcome to America Project
Pro Bono Donors
Bryan Cave LLP
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP
Hadley McCloy LLP
Heller Ehrman LLP
Hogan & Hartson LLP
Holland & Knight LLP
Law Offices of Bryan Cave
LeClair Ryan LLP
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy LLP
New School University, Graduate
Program in International Affairs
New York University, Stern Consulting Corps
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliff LLP
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Sullivan Hill Lewin Rez & Engel LLP
Weil, Gotshall, Manges LLP
IRC Board
of Directors
and Staff
As of Feb. 25, 2009
IRC Board of Directors
and Overseers
The International Rescue
Committee is governed by
a volunteer, unpaid Board
of Directors. The Overseers
provide advice on policy,
advocacy, fundraising and
public relations.
Alan R. Batkin, Treasurer
Jonathan L. Wiesner
Co-Chairs,
Board of Directors
Jean Kennedy Smith
Secretary
George Rupp
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Maureen White
Chair, Overseers
Liv Ullmann
Vice Chair, International
Winston Lord
James C. Strickler, M.D.
John C. Whitehead
Chairs, Emeriti
Board of Directors
Morton I. Abramowitz
Simin N. Allison
Cliff S. Asness
Alan R. Batkin
Christoph Becker
Betsy Blumenthal
Glenda Burkhart
Florence A. Davis
Susan Dentzer
Trinh D. Doan
Kenneth R. French
Christopher Gardner
Michael J. Gerson
George F. Hritz
Frederick Iseman
Aly S. Jeddy
M. Farooq Kathwari
Cathy Lasry
William Lucy
Robert E. Marks
Scott Pelley
Gideon Rose
George Rupp
George S. Sarlo
Scott Scheirman
Thomas Schick
Jean Kennedy Smith
Michael VanRooyen, M.D.
Leah Zell Wanger
Maureen White
Jonathan L. Wiesner
William T. Winters
Tracy R. Wolstencroft
Overseers
Madeleine K. Albright
Laurent Alpert
Kofi A. Annan
Lila Azam Zanganeh
F. William Barnett
Alan R. Batkin
Georgette F. Bennett
Vera Blinken
W. Michael Blumenthal
Andrew H. Brimmer
Jennifer Brokaw, M.D.
Tom Brokaw
Beverlee Bruce
Frederick Burkle, M.D.
Nestor Carbonell
Jeremy Carver
Geoffrey Colvin
Karen Cook
Robert M. Cotten
Robert P. DeVecchi
Dina Dublon
Robin Chandler Duke
Jodie Eastman
Katherine G. Farley
H.R.H. Princess Firyal of Jordan
Harold Ford, Jr.
Theodore J. Forstmann
Jeffrey E. Garten
Evan G. Greenberg
Maurice R. Greenberg
Andrew S. Grove
Morton I. Hamburg
Karen Hein, M.D.
Lucile P. Herbert
Howard Jonas
Marvin Josephson
Alton Kastner
Henry A. Kissinger
Yong Kwok
Reynold Levy
Winston Lord
Dan Lufkin
Vincent A. Mai
John Makinson
Lucretia Martin
Roberto Martinez
Roman Martinez IV
Kati Marton
Jay Mazur
W. Allen Moore
Kathleen Newland
Indra K. Nooyi
Robert B. Oakley
Sarah O’Hagan
Sadako Ogata
Catherine O’Neill
Susan Patricof
Alexandra L. Peters
David L. Phillips
David N. Pincus
Colin L. Powell
Donald H. Putnam
Bruce C. Ratner
Milbrey Rennie
John Richardson
Felix G. Rohatyn
George Rupp
Jessica T. Seinfeld
Barbara Shailor
James T. Sherwin
Nancy Starr
H. Peter Stern
James C. Strickler, M.D.
Lee Thaw
Georgia Travers
Liv Ullmann
William J. vanden Heuvel
Ronald J. Waldman, M.D.
Rhonda Weingarten
Edwin J. Wesely
Josh S. Weston
Maureen White
Anne Whitehead
John C. Whitehead
Elie Wiesel
Jonathan L. Wiesner
James D. Wolfensohn
Guy P. Wyser-Pratte
Senior Staff
George Biddle
Executive Vice President
Patricia Long
Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
Carrie Simon
General Counsel
John Keys
Senior Vice President,
International Programs
Carrie Ross Welch
Senior Vice President,
External Relations
Kay Bellor
Vice President, US Programs
Edward Bligh
Vice President, Editorial Director
Donna Campbell
Vice President,
Human Resources
Robert Carey
Vice President, Resettlement
and Migration Policy
Sue Dwyer
Vice President, Programs
Janet M. Harris
Vice President, Development
Michael Kocher
Vice President,
International Programs
Ellen O’Connell
Vice President, Administration
and Board Relations
Anne Richard
Vice President, Government
Relations and Advocacy
International Rescue
Committee-Belgium
Nathalie Stiennon
Director
Board of Directors
Laurent Alpert
Jeremy P. Carver CBE
Liv Ullmann
Jonathan Wiesner
International Rescue
Committee-UK
Sarah Hughes
Director
Board of Directors
Jeremy P. Carver CBE
Co-Chairs, Board of Directors
George Biddle
Gillian duCharme
Jacqueline de Chollet
Sir Jeremy Greenstock
GCMG
John Makinson CBE
Mary Anne Schwalbe
The Hon. Richard Sharp
Diane Simpson
Chris Wilde (ex officio)
Company Secretary
Women’s Refugee
Commission
Carolyn Makinson
Executive Director
Board of Directors
Glenda Burkhart
Dina Dublon
Co-Chairs, Board of Directors
U.S. Resettlement Offices
Abilene, Tex.
Atlanta, Ga.
Bakersfield, Calif.
Baltimore, Md.
Boise, Idaho
Boston, Mass.
Charlottesville, Va.
Dallas, Tex.
Glendale, Calif.
Linden, N.J.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Miami, Fla.
New York, N.Y.
Oakland, Calif.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Sacramento, Calif.
Salt Lake City, Utah
San Diego, Calif.
San Francisco, Calif.
San Jose, Calif.
Seattle, Wash.
SeaTac, Wash.
Silver Spring, Md.
Tucson, Ariz.
Turlock, Calif.
Washington, D.C.
children in Nepal and Southern Sudan is critical to preventing
further abuse of these young people. −Amnesty International
International
Rescue Committee
Annual Report 2008
theirc.org
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Financial Report
Condensed Audited Statement of Activities
for the years ended Sept. 30, 2008 and Sept. 30, 2007 (in thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Contributions
Contributed goods and services
Grants and contracts
2008
$
2007
44,076 $
55,914
6,798 4,749
204,576 185,630
Investment return used for operations
3,586 3,094
Loan administration fees and other
1,759 1,325
260,795
250,712
Total Operating Revenues
OPERATING EXPENSES
Program Services
International relief and assistance programs
179,420 161,915
U.S. Programs
45,245 37,683
Emergency preparedness, technical units, and other
14,024 12,380
Women’s Refugee Commission
4,958 4,081
243,647 216,059
16,306 14,953
Total Program Services
Supporting Services
Management and general
Fundraising
10,176 8,158
26,482
23,111
270,129 239,170
(9,334)
11,542
Total Supporting Services
Total Operating Expenses
EXCESS (deficiency) OF OPERATING REVENUES OVER OPERATING EXPENSES
Excess related to Unrestricted Funds
2,032
2,225
Excess (deficiency) related to Temporary Restricted Funds*
(11,366)
9,317
Endowment, planned giving and other non-operating activities (net)
(10,077)
22,057
(19,411) 33,599
(Decrease) Increase in Net Assets
Net assets at beginning of year
136,964
103,365
NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR
$ 117,553 $ 136,964
* Unspent temporarily restricted funds are carried forward and therefore may produce deficits in the years when expended.
2%
3%
6%
4%
17%
Sources
of
Funds
13%
30%
8%
78%
USE of
Funds
90%
8%
Program
Services
10%
12%
nGrants and contracts
nContributions
nContributed goods and services
nOther revenue
44
nProgram Services
nManagement & General
nFundraising
19%
nHealth
nResettlement
nCommunity Development
nEducation
nWater & Sanitation
nDistribution
nOther Programs*
* Includes protection, shelter
and livelihoods
Art Direction and Design © Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios / www.designEWS.com Editor: Steven Manning Editorial Assistant: Emily Martin copy editor: rex roberts writers: Steven manning and Peter Biro
Contributors: monica Czwarno, emily holland, rachel Lau, Jessica Malter, Emily Martin and Joanne Offer page 1-7 photos by the IRC except Jonas Bendiksen (p.4), Peter Bussian (p.3), Thatcher Hullerman Cook (p.4),
Steven Carbo (p.2, 4, 5), Stephanie Cristalli (p.2, 3, 4, 5, 6), Manuel Llaneras (p.3, 5, 7), Jessica Malter (p.2, 6), Jiro Ose (p.1, 2, 5), Theo Rigby (p.1, 2, 4, 6), Carla Sandine (p.5, 6) and Lisa Whiteman (p.1)
Back Cover: Shimbela refugee camp, Ethiopia. Photo by Kevin McNulty ©2009 International Rescue Committee Printed by Philip Holzer & Associates
Gerald Martone
A young child in
a displaced persons
camp, Darfur, Sudan.
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New York, NY 10168-1289 n The IRC accepts gifts in the form of securities. For more
information, please contact Nicholas Thomas, development manager, 212.551.3177,
Nicholas.Thomas@theIRC.org
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IRC Annual Report 2008

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