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Working Toward a Better Life in Chechnya

Posted by Kate Sands Adams on September 13th, 2007

Vakha and students
Photo: The IRC
Two new stories from the war-ravaged republic of Chechnya, just posted on the IRC Web site:

The IRC and  the Chechen business community join forces to help unemployed Chechens find jobs, cut crime and rebuild towns. Link

With entrepreneurial spirit, a flair for giving manicures, and help from the IRC, one young woman has found a way to lift herself and her family out of poverty. Link
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