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Venezuela's hidden crisis: its children's unknown futures
Education has the power to protect children and help them heal during a crisis, say IRC overseer Caroline Kennedy and senior education director Sarah Smith. But roughly half of Venezuelan refugee children in Colombia are not in school.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
The Impacts of Tutoring Informed by Social-Emotional Learning: An Analysis Across Crisis Contexts
As part of the Education in Emergencies: Evidence for Action (3EA) initiative, with start-up funding from Dubai Cares, we worked to develop, provide and evaluate complementary education programs to children enrolled in public schools in Lebanon, Niger and Sierra Leone.
- Report
- June 28, 2021
'Ahlan Simsim' trailer
'Ahlan Simsim' is a new, local, Arabic-language version of 'Sesame Street' designed to help young refugees in the Middle East cope with crisis. It's part of a larger education partnership between the International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
The IRC in LA Interns visit San Diego on educational field trip.
IRC in LA interns tour New Roots garden in San Diego alongside interns from Liberty In North Korea and IRC San Diego.
- Announcement
- July 19, 2016
Play Well: Educational Audio Content for Children Living in Crisis Settings
The program, called Play Well, creates and adapts play-based social-emotional learning (SEL) content to be delivered via radio, phone-based audio services, and other digital platforms where internet-access is limited, providing modular content that promotes playful learning at home.
- Announcement
- May 14, 2021
Ahlan Simsim: The IRC & Sesame Workshop
The IRC is working with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit, educational organization behind “Sesame Street,” in support of millions of children in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.
- Topic
High child labor rates in Iraq continue to disrupt children’s education, childhood and basic rights, the IRC warns
- Press Release
- November 20, 2022
This teacher uses mindfulness to help children recover from war
Meet a teacher in Nigeria whose lessons aren’t just focused on reading and math. She also teaches her students to cope with living through conflict.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Support the International Rescue Committee's back-to-school drives
As parents across the nation prepare their children for the upcoming school year, it's important to remember that many newly arrived refugee families are facing challenges to make ends meet. These families are adjusting to a new language and an entirely different way of life in the United States. Each and every day, our U.S.
- Education
David Miliband visits Syrian children in Lebanon
Education isn't a luxury—it's a vital lifeline. More than half of Syrian children in Lebanon don’t attend school. International Rescue Committee president & CEO sees the IRC's education programs in Lebanon first-hand.
- Video
- June 27, 2022