Prioritising gender equality in crisis response and shift power and resources to women-led organisations

Daw Aye remembers the day she had to flee her home.

“First she must trust in herself,” Razia Sultana says. “She must grow the confidence to say: Yes I can. I am not a burden. If women can think that, they can achieve anything.”

Through funding from the European Union (EU), the International Rescue Committee has been able to provide supplies and services to camp residents in Kachin state, located in northern Myanmar, to support residents — especially women and girls — in covering their basic needs, maintaining their health, and ensuring their well-being.

Meet Aishatu and Catherine — two IRC staff members determined to uplift the women around them.