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Meet Rehab: the Syrian tailor stitching her family’s life back together
Rehab is a talented tailor who fled Syria and has now set up her own small sewing business in Amman to support her family. Through Rescuing Futures, she learned how to manage a business, choose loans wisely and do a thorough business plan.
- Article
- 9 March 2020
Meet Kristine: a designer bringing something special to the everyday
Hardship led Kristine to leave her home in Latvia with her family six years ago. Today, she lives with her husband and two children in Nuremberg, Germany and is proud to provide a better life for them through her small business.
- Article
- 28 June 2023
Refugee-owned businesses to support across the world
From coffee and catering to clothing and jewelry, here are a selection of small businesses owned by refugees to inspire you.
- Article
- 26 October 2023
'I felt that my family and I were safe. After years of war, this was my only concern.'
- Perspective
- 8 January 2020
Meet Ala’a: The Lebanese businesswoman continuing her family’s legacy
“The first thing I do when I get up in the morning is look at the mirror in my bedroom and say, 'let's go hero, your day has started.'”
- Article
- 20 September 2023
Video: Chadia and Nour
Chadia and her daughter Nour fled Syria years ago. Now, for World Refugee Day, they’re opening up about how the experience shaped them—and how they’re now in turn helping shape their new home for the better. When asked her favourite thing about her mom Chadia Bchir, 15-year-old Nour Alsaleh says without hesitation, it’s her smile.
- Video
- 26 October 2023
Meet Nour: The trendsetter providing an outlet through style in Lebanon
“Girls with hijab struggle to find clothes. So, I thought there should be a store here that solves that.”
- Article
- 29 September 2023
Different battle, same fight: how women in crises are working toward equality
A Salvadoran refugee girl is pursuing an education in the United States. A Nigerian woman is creating her own business despite the male-dominated society of her native country. A Rohingya activist in Bangladesh is helping to end violence against women.
- Article
- 9 March 2020
“You can build yourself from nothing”
- Perspective
- 8 January 2020
Stories
On this page you will find a list of stories and articles detailing the experiences of refugees, asylum seekers, activists, IRC staff and clients and other people around the world as they survive, thrive, recover and rebuild their lives amidst humanitarian crises. Our stories are organised by regions.
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