Before the Refugee Act of 1980 standardized refugee resettlement through the use of resettlement agencies, such as the International Rescue Committee, resettlement was largely conducted privately or through community groups. With the increasing numbers and enthusiasm of local community groups offering to partner to resettle refugees, IRC is committed to integrating community sponsorship programming at the local and national levels!

The report documents the experience of adapting and implementing this play-based home visiting intervention in a crisis setting and shares stories of community workers and caregivers participating in the program in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.  We are now scaling this intervention through our Ahlan Simsim program to reach even more children and caregivers.

Conflict in Yemen has unleashed one of the world’s most urgent humanitarian crises. Those with life-threatening illnesses, like Yousra, don’t have access to the treatment they need.

Ethiopia is suffering from its worst drought in 50 years, affecting more than 10 million people. Here’s how the IRC is providing relief to people in need.