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Learning Through Play in Uganda
Enid, 30, teaches refugee children in the Kyaka Refugee Settlement in western Uganda. Over the last two years, she has integrated Learning through Play into her classroom with support from the PlayMatters program. PlayMatters helps teachers use learning techniques that build upon a child’s natural desire to play, fostering a range of critical skills. In 2023, PlayMatters introduced the LEGO six bricks concept.
- Video
- January 24, 2024
Help us provide reusable cloth masks to refugee families in Los Angeles
Do you know how to sew? The IRC in LA needs your help to provide reusable cloth face masks to refugee families and children in need.
- Announcement
- April 22, 2020
Bringing C.A.R.E back to learning at IRC in NY's NYSA
Returning back to in-person learning at the IRC in NY’s Newcomer Youth Summer Academy (NYSA) has been a highlight for the Education & Learning (E&L) team. NYSA is a five-week program that prepares newly arrived refugee children and youth for success at their grade level in the New York City public school system. The IRC in NY is thrilled about NYSA celebrating its 23rd year, bringing social-emotional learning, creative education, and a culturally responsive curriculum to each student.
- Announcement
- August 4, 2022
Rosa’s road to helping her fellow migrants
While her youngest daughter receives medical care only available in the United States, Rosa must stay in Mexico.
- Video
- June 22, 2022
El Salvador
Northern Central America continues to experience a protracted humanitarian crisis, and the UN reports that more than 800,000 people are in need of protection services. The International Rescue Committee serves individuals and families in El Salvador who survive violence and displacement, as well as people who are at high risk of displacement, returnees, migrants and refugees. IRC and our partners implement programs that provide immediate support such as information, cash transfer for food and shelter and psychological first aid. IRC El Salvador provides case management to women and child survivors of violence; operates safe spaces for women, children and the LGBTQ+ population; and works with national NGOs to implement proven community programs to reduce the risk of violence.
- Country
Refugee student awarded scholarship
When Mukabera Uwamaria was 15 years old, she fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After five months on the run, she arrived at a refugee camp in Rwanda, where she lived for the next 20 years. There, she met her husband, Eugene, and had four children. The oldest of whom is Elysee Ishimwe. Today, the family has a home in Dallas, Texas. Elysee, now an 11 year old attending Sam Tasby Middle School, was recently the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship from his elementary school. He will be awarded the money upon high school education to go towards continuing education.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
A game without borders
Refugees resettled by the International Rescue Committee take part in an international program called Soccer Without Borders that uses the sport to help resettled refugees and immigrants adapt and thrive in their new homes. Read the full story. Read the full story.
- Video
- June 22, 2022
Inside the Syrian Crisis: Social therapy in Jordan
Over 600,000 Syrian refugees are currently in Jordan, 80% of whom live in urban areas among Jordanian neighbors. In February the International Rescue Committee organized a two-week social-therapy workshop at our women's center in the city of Irbid that brought together Syrian refugee teenagers and their Jordanian counterparts.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Meet Mustafa Hassan, one of TIME's 100 most influential people
Meet Mustafa Hassan, an International Rescue Committee aid worker named by Time magazine as one of the world’s 100 most influential people for his tireless efforts to protect the youngest victims of Syria’s civil war. Read Mustafa's story
- Video
- June 22, 2022
Seeking safety at the border
Families escaping gang violence and persecution in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have undertaken a dangerous journey to seek asylum in the United States. Here's what you need to know.
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