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IRC in Denver's Youth Team, immigrant and refugee clients together explore Colorado state parks
The IRC in Denver's Youth Team staff, interns and volunteers facilitates fields trips for clients to Colorado parks all over the front range. The program was funded and supported by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), with the goal to enable immigrant and refugee families and their children to explore the beautiful outdoors of our Colorado mountains.
- Announcement
- November 13, 2024
Ruth's story
Ruth,14, was forced to flee her home in northeast Nigeria due to Boko Haram violence and went without school for three years. Now because of the International Rescue Committee and ECHO Children of Peace Initiative she attends school again.
- Video
- June 22, 2022
IRC Caseworker and Congolese Refugee Reunites with his Family after 5 Years Apart
IRC Boise caseworker and Congolese refugee Dauda Balubwila had not seen his family in 5 years. Watch the emotional reunion as he embraces his wife and children in their first moments on the ground in America.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
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.
- Video
- January 26, 2023
Crisis news in 60 seconds: August 2019
This month, the International Rescue Committee's crisis news roundup looks at the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Trump administration's asylum agreement with Guatemala and Colombia's recent pro-refugee measure to grant citizenship to Venezuelan children born in the country.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
"60 Minutes": Sesame Workshop and the IRC
"60 Minutes" reported on Sunday, November 17 that Sesame Street and the International Rescue Committee are bringing a new gang of Muppets to the Middle East for a program created with Syrian refugee children in mind. Watch the full story online. Read more about the IRC and Sesame Workshop partnership.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
Why contraception is a life saver
Women uprooted by war or natural disaster should be able to choose whether, when, and how many children to have. Ashley Wolfington, International Rescue Committee senior technical advisor, explains the importance of contraception and family planning in a refugee crisis. Learn more about the IRC's work in health.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Climate change is a 'big factor' in Chad's hunger crisis
Conflict and climate change have left nearly 3.7 million people in Chad without reliable access to food. Learn from Chantal, head of the International Rescue Committee’s nutrition program in Mangalmé, Chad, about our work to save children from acute malnutrition.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Zain: A new American boy
The story of 13‐year‐old Zain Younus, originally from Pakistan and now a student at the International Rescue Committee’s Refugee Youth Summer Academy. Read Zain's story.
- Video
- June 22, 2022
Refugee mother’s dream comes true
With the help of the International Rescue Committee’s dedicated staff in Baltimore, a refugee mother from Myanmar reunites with her son after spending 10 years apart. This was the Mother’s Day gift she had been dreaming of for a decade. Watch the moment when they finally meet again.
- Video
- April 13, 2022