People arriving at the U.S. border have the legal right to request asylum without being criminalized, turned back or separated from their children.

The IRC recognizes that with support and investment, adolescent girls can transform their lives and their communities. Working with girls instead of on behalf of girls, the IRC’s programs are driven and led by girls in a way that empowers them long into the future.

Newly engaged and working amid the conflict and crisis at home, Ukrainian refugee Anastasiia tries to rebuild her life.