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Tech For Refugees Donation to the International Rescue Committee Enables Expansion of the IRC’s “Signpost,” the World’s First Scalable Community-Driven Information Platform
Tech For Refugees, the global refugee initiative launched in 2022 by Julia and Yuri Milner in cooperation with major technology partners, and funded by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation, is making a multi-year commitment to support the humanitarian efforts of the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
- Announcement
- February 14, 2023
Back to School Bash for refugee families
For the third year in a row the Back to School Bash has been organized to provide IRC clients with free backpacks and school supplies.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
International Rescue Committee kicks off 2021 World Refugee Day campaign celebrating the contributions of refugee artists
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Empowering refugee youth through tutoring 
Manal believes that tutoring becomes a more meaningful experience when both student and tutor feel comfortable enough to share a piece of themselves in the session. She looks forward to Wednesday evenings on Zoom – not necessarily to the math homework she’ll be helping a student with, but what the student will teach her.
- Announcement
- April 8, 2024
Volunteers provide a warm welcome to refugees
The IRC interviews Hana and Richard who volunteered at the front desk in Silver Spring.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Artists celebrated on World Refugee Day
Meet the artists in Utah who are changing the world by sharing their stories.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
IRC partners with the IKEA Foundation to build opportunities
The IRC and the IKEA Foundation are developing livelihood opportunities for refugees and vulnerable people in the communities that host them.
- Topic
A young Afghan computer programmer builds her new life
Sania, a young Afghan refugee, is rebuilding her life and career as a computer programmer in the United States with support from the International Rescue Committee.
- Article
- February 6, 2025
Community Health Volunteers Deliver Quality Care to Refugees with Hypertension and Diabetes Amid COVID-19 Treatment Interruptions
The CHV program’s outcomes demonstrate the important role that CHVs play in delivering consistent, quality care for refugees and other vulnerable populations.
- Report
- March 1, 2023
Watch as Sesame Workshop and IRC help refugee children during COVID-19
Ahlan Simsim, created by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Sesame Workshop, is an early childhood development program that gives millions of refugee and displaced children and their families in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq the support they need to cope with crises and build a brighter future. The program has adapted to COVID-19 by providing caregivers with learning activities for their children via WhatsApp.
- Video
- April 13, 2022