Thanks to the “Resilient Futures” project, Svitlana from Ukraine and Justyna from Poland are making a new start in Germany and successfully founding their own companies.

With new families arriving at a break-neck pace, the IRC in Charlottesville has temporarily housed several Afghan families in hotels in Waynesboro. IRC Volunteers in Waynesboro organized to welcome these families, offering English instruction, outings exploring the community, and friendship.

In the middle of the night, Ali and his family raced in an ambulance from SeaTac Airport to a team of waiting doctors at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Fleeing the threat of death at the hands of extremists and battling time to save the life of his gravely ill seven-year-old son, Ali had spent the last two and a half years pleading for a chance to leave Iraq, to exchange home for safety. Now, with the support of the Seattle community, Ali and his family begin the journey of rebuilding their lives.

The CARE project will be implemented by four civil society partners from Greece and Italy with expertise in women’s and girls’ empowerment to contribute towards the prevention of gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls, with a focus on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).

Fighting in northwest Syria, including Idlib, has uprooted nearly a million Syrians—triggering the largest displacement in the country’s nine-year-old war.

Learn more about our Salamati Rohi program that aims to build resiliency among forcibly displaced Afghans here in Colorado from MHPSS Program Coordinator, Cherisse Davis and Mental Health Specialist, Masooma Sadeqi.

This report sheds light on the condition of women and girls inside Syria and those who have fled the conflict for safety in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq.

Stay tuned to the IRC in San Diego's response and mitigation plans to protect the health and safety of staff, volunteers and clients.