This holiday season, join the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in supporting courageous refugees and displaced families around the world. Choose the IRC for your holiday giving and you can help provide families with shelter, medical care, education and so much more. Donate now.
1. We go where we are needed
This year the IRC has responded to more than 24 crises, including those in Pakistan, Ukraine and Afghanistan. When crisis strikes, the IRC responds quickly and stays as long as we are needed.
2. We help people regain control of their futures
In addition to responding to emergencies, the IRC provides education and empowerment support to displaced people. The IRC supports women and girls by addressing the root causes of inequality, empowers people in crisis by helping them find a job or start a business, and supports children and their caregivers with education fundamentals.
Here are a few highlights of our impact across the globe:
370,771
children and youth participated in learning programmes, including early childhood development.
Meet 5 girls who are determined to get an education in Afghanistan.
In fact, it was Albert Einstein who called for the formation of the IRC in 1933. Watch this snapshot of the IRC's history to learn about our responses to major crises—and how that legacy continues today.
4. Our programmes are client-centred
When the IRC starts working in a new community, we meet with community members to ask about the most effective ways we can help.
Meet a few of the people whose lives have been touched by the IRC and its supporters.
