Keila's story highlights the full arc of resettlement from displacement form Venezuela to hearing about MicroEnterprise Development program in Cultural Orientation, to starting up her own business with the knowledge she gained from her IRC-MED coach.

The International Rescue Committee commissioned Strategy Impact Advisors to build a return on investment (ROI) model to estimate whether or not a business case exists for expanded coverage of digital financial services in crisis-prone areas.

The IRC and three corporate partners—Citi Foundation, LinkedIn and Cisco—are helping refugees gain economic independence and build a stable future.

Hetal Soni, originally from India, is the owner of Yogi Elixir ATL and one of over 2,300 entrepreneurs served by the International Rescue Committee’s Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP).

Based in Lithonia, Transit CPR provides mobile first aid and CPR training to individuals and groups in the metro-Atlanta area.

Olga Ngalula was a financial officer and local seamstress in the Democratic Republic of Congo before being forced to flee her country. Olga and her family were resettled in the United States in August of 2015 and began rebuilding their lives in the greater Atlanta area.

Hashi Restaurant in Abilene extends a spirit of family to local refugee employees.

Brittney Cooper decided to start Shyne Auto Detail LLC in December 2018. Her passion for auto detailing grew after managing detailing for more than 20 dealerships around the metro Atlanta area. Opportunities for new accounts developed fairly quickly and today, Brittney is proud to be one of the best female auto detailers in Atlanta. 

Congolese Refugee chooses bravery over intimidation to land herself her first job in the US.

Stuff We Wanna Say (SWWS) is a clothing store for the outspoken: based in Atlanta’s historic Little Five Points shopping district, the store offers screen-printing and t-shirt design services for occasions big and small across the Southeast.