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Resilient Futures
IRC and Citi Foundation have worked together to empower vulnerable young people around the world since 2017 through our Resilient Futures partnership. We have supported over 5,400 people with business training and grants to start small businesses.
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Empowering entrepreneurs: the Resilient Futures program
Together, the IRC and Citi Foundation are helping aspiring young people around the world start their own business. Meet nine entrepreneurs who have benefitted from the Resilient Futures program.
- Article
- May 25, 2023
Meet Lorayne: Building a new life and new business in Mexico
Lorayne and her wife started their own business in Mexico City with support from the Resilient Futures program, a partnership between the International Rescue Committee and Citi Foundation. Read Lorayne's story.
- Article
- May 25, 2023
Building Resilient Futures
The IRC and Citi Foundation work together to provide business training and grants to vulnerable people around the world.
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- June 13, 2023
Meet Kristine: a designer bringing something special to the everyday
Kristine left her home in Latvia with her family six years ago. Today, she lives with her husband and two children in Nuremberg, Germany and is proud to provide a better life for them through her small business. Find out more about the Resilient Futures programme, in partnership with Citi through the Citi Foundation.
- Video
- May 25, 2023
Being LGBTQ+ in Latin America: Four stories of bravery and resilience
Many countries in Latin America remain dangerous places for LGBTQ+ people. This Pride Month, meet four inspiring people who have fought to live in safety.
- Article
- June 1, 2023
After Ebola, West Africa rebuilds for a better future
While Ebola is largely under control in West Africa, the fight isn’t over yet. In order to prevent future outbreaks, we must understand what created this deadly epidemic in the first place.
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- September 22, 2022
Acting Before Disaster Strikes: The impacts of anticipatory cash transfers on climate resilience in Northeast Nigeria
Action Before Disaster Strikes: The impacts of anticipatory cash transfers on climate resiliencein Northeast Nigeria
- Report
- October 12, 2023
Meet Abigail: the business owner who started her own beauty salon after conflict changed her life
Abigail is a business owner who runs a hairdressing and beauty salon in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria. But for her, the journey has not been easy.
- Video
- May 25, 2023
International Day of the Girl Child 2022: IRC celebrates the resilience of girls worldwide in the face of climate change, conflict and humanitarian crises
- Press Release
- October 11, 2022