Five reasons why Afghanistan remains within the top 3 countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist.

The International Rescue Committee has partnered with Care About the Children Sweden and the European Union (EU) to implement a project that will increase access to safe education spaces for children aged 6-12 who are out of school in Bamiyan and Kunduz provinces of Afghanistan.

Not only do many Afghan girls grow up in remote villages without schools, all girls over the age of twelve are now barred from formal education.

The IRC’s 2024 Emergency Watchlist ranks Afghanistan as one of the countries most likely to experience a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2024.

A snapshot of Farishta's journey from Afghanistan to the United States and becoming an IRC employment specialist

Wendy Norris is the head athletic trainer at DeMatha Catholic High School. Her passion to serve stems from the memory of one of her students, a Navy SEAL, who was killed in 2010 while serving in Afghanistan.  In August 2021, the Taliban overthrew the government of Afghanistan. Searching for a way to help those who served alongside her student, Wendy signed up to volunteer with the IRC.