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Women share skills and build community through IRC English class
Students learned the vocabulary and sentence structures needed to explain how to do things such as crochet, mend torn clothing, make Somali coffee, use henna to dye fingernails and make a traditional Iranian dish called Salad Shirazi.
Celebrating International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month
This March, the IRC in Atlanta’s Gender Equality Committee organized a series of activities and events to celebrate and acknowledge International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month.
Atlanta Rohingya community leader becomes U.S. citizen
Originally from Myanmar, Mohammad was resettled by the IRC in Atlanta in 2012, after living as a refugee in Sri Lanka for five years.
Over 250 Georgians show love for refugees at the Capitol
On Valentine’s Day, the IRC in Atlanta’s staff, clients and volunteers joined more than 250 fellow advocates at the Georgia State Capitol for the sixth annual New Americans Celebration.
Introducing Georgia's newest citizens
The IRC in Atlanta is pleased to offer free Citizenship classes every Saturday to help eligible Lawful Permanent Residents or "green card holders" to prepare to become American citizens and pass the citizenship test.
Refugee students earn trade certificates, high school diplomas simultaneously
The IRC in Atlanta’s Connect to Success program provides holistic support to refugee youth and young adults aged 16 to 24 who are not enrolled in school to help them to reach their education and career goals. Since the program’s launch in fall 2016, our partnership with the Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center in Morganfield, Kentucky has been invaluable in helping our students to overcome barriers and fulfill their potential.
Former refugee wins GA Electrical Apprentice of the year
Forced to flee his home country of Iran, Babak first arrived in Atlanta in December 2013 through the refugee resettlement program.
Hard work pays off for 21-year-old IT pro
Arslan couldn’t speak a word of English the first time he saw the Atlanta skyline—arriving into Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport with his parents and sister—but he didn’t let that get in the way of his dreams. Just three years later, the 21-year-old has commenced his dream career in IT, and his English—fluent.
Gender Equality Committee marks Day of the Girl and Atlanta Pride
October was a busy month for the IRC in Atlanta’s newly-formed Gender Equality Committee, as the group organized special activities to mark both International Day of the Girl and the Atlanta Pride Festival.
Combining engineering, math and the great outdoors
The IRC in Atlanta’s Youth Futures program recently collaborated with Georgia Sierra Club and a student group from Georgia Tech to make the first field trip of the school year a great success.