Tolassa Elemaa put his dream of being a world-class runner on hold when he became a refugee. But on Nov. 4 he completed the New York City Marathon.

A virtual tutoring program in Seattle is just one of the ways in which the IRC is helping refugee children like Kudus and Delina continue their education during the global pandemic.

Representative Ferry meets refugees at Cultural Orientation

The IRC seeks donated vehicles to assist Afghans and other refugees arriving in Charlottesville and the surrounding area.

When Mukabera Uwamaria was 15 years old, she fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After five months on the run, she arrived at a refugee camp in Rwanda, where she lived for the next 20 years. There, she met her husband, Eugene, and had four children. The oldest of whom is Elysee Ishimwe. Today, the family has a home in Dallas, Texas. Elysee, now an 11 year old attending Sam Tasby Middle School, was recently the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship from his elementary school. He will be awarded the money upon high school education to go towards continuing education.