Rehab is a talented tailor who fled Syria and has now set up her own small sewing business in Amman to support her family. Through Rescuing Futures, she learned how to manage a business, choose loans wisely and do a thorough business plan.

Last week, Turkey opened its borders allowing refugees to reach Europe. Here are the facts about the situation.

A Salvadoran refugee girl is pursuing an education in the United States. A Nigerian woman is creating her own business despite the male-dominated society of her native country. A Rohingya activist in Bangladesh is helping to end violence against women.

“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.”

In times of crisis, information can be lifesaving. The IRC has developed an online platform called CuéntaNos, which is helping displaced people in El Salvador access information about much-needed services.

“I told my sons: ‘we are going on a boat – sailing to a beautiful island.’ I didn’t tell them that we might die, that we were playing with our lives that night.”

Rohingya refugees are the world’s largest stateless group and one of the most persecuted. More than 745,000 Rohingya have fled persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State to Cox’s Bazar, a district in neighbouring Bangladesh. There, the International Rescue Committee and its partners provide health care and protection for women and girls.