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Somalian Refugees Helped by the IRC

The following stories have been republished with the permission of the International Rescue Committee For the entire stories click on read more at the bottom of this page

Unfaltering Love for her Husband

Segal was only 8 years old when her family (her mother, two sisters and a brother) left Somalia and fled to Kenya after civil war broke out in Somalia. Segal and her family found refuge in refugee camp Hagadeere Refugee Camp in Kenya, where they stayed for nine years from 1991 to 2000. While they were in the camp, her mother contracted several diseases and she died in 1998.

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Abdi Resettles in America

The following story has been republished with the permission of the International Rescue Committee

The IRC has been resettling Somali refugees for a number of years. Civil war and factional fighting have persisted in much of Somalia since 1988, causing it to produce one of Africa’s largest refugee populations. Somalia has been without an effective central government since President Siad Barre was overthrown in 1991. ...[Read More]