Voices in the News - Refugees in Abilene
Posted by Wynne Boelt on September 26th, 2007
 Photo: Nellie Doneva/Abilene Reporter-News |
| The Abilene Reporter-News of Abilene, Texas, ran two recent stories on refugees who have been resettled in the community by the IRC.
On September 8, the paper profiled a family from Sierra Leone that survived atrocities and attacks during the civil war in their country. “With three months of IRC financial aid and crash courses in American culture, the Boima family [has] joined the ranks of other international refugees who are building new lives in the city,” the paper wrote. On September 18, the Reporter-News reported on a talk by a Meskhetian Turk refugee to the Abilene Interfaith Council. Claudine Ndayishimiye, an IRC case manager for the Abilene resettlement office, “praised the citizens of Abilene for their acceptance of the refugees, many of whom the do not speak English,” the paper reported. |
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October 5th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
I am interested in finding more information on the IRC concerning a
possible job. I would like to know the need for help if there is any.
Thanks,
Deborah
October 5th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
Hi Deborah — thanks for your interest in working with the IRC. You can find out about the available opportunities on our Web site at http://www.theirc.org/jobs.