Edith arrived to Utah at the start of the pandemic in early 2020 and, despite hardships, was able to graduate and start her studies at the University of Utah.

In October, the IRC in Richmond enrolled 24 adults into online English classes.

August and September are school enrollment season for the IRC in New York Youth team. With schools closed over the summer, there is typically a backlog of students needing to enroll in school for the first time since arriving in the US. This past school enrollment cycle, the IRC in NY’s Youth Programs team enrolled over 40 youth into the public school system. This is double the number of enrollments from last year!

This learning brief aims to inform service providers about the experiences of immigrant YYAs, increase understanding of their unique challenges, and offer best practices for building culturally and linguistically accessible programs to support their education and career development.

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.

Recent IRC study reveals sizeable challenges related to learning in assessed schools and point to the need for continued research and support for quality education to ensure children are in school, safe, and learning.

From 2019-2022, the Every Adolescent Girl Empowered and Resilient (EAGER) project was implemented in Sierra Leone with the aim of empowering out-of-school (OOS) girls ages 13-19 through a learning program that integrated functional literacy, numeracy, financial literacy, and life skills. The International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Best Use of Resources (BUR) team developed a scenario model to understand the cost structure of EAGER and maximize efficiency as the program scales to reach more girls in more communities.