An activity booklet for students to use to prepare for events with fireworks.

The PlayMatters project (2020 – 2026) seeks to strengthen refugee and refugee-hosting education systems’ capacity to train and support pre-primary and primary teachers to implement active LtP as an active teaching and learning method in their classrooms in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda.

The inclusion of therapeutic activities in a community gathering opens up the space for engaged conversations and meaningful connections. Wellness activities can range in their therapist potential. On April 31st, the Safety and Wellness Department partnered with the New York Public Library (NYPL) Tompkins’s Square branch on a workshop to build community and create art with individuals from Ukraine who had recently arrived in the United States. This was a meaningful activity for the Ukrainian community and one that the IRC in NY hopes to do again!  

A poster with suggested activities to make a culturally responsive classroom.

The IRC’s senior empowerment program helps older refugees make friends, learn new skills, and explore the community through activities and field trips. See photos from a recent excursion to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival – a quintessential PNW springtime activity.

The IRC in Richmond offers several team oriented activities. These activities range from cultural outings with clients to organizing fundraising events. Gather a group of friends, family members, or co-workers and get involved!

Since coming on board as a English as a Second Language (ESL) Volunteer in 2016; IRC volunteer, Sheri has gone to great lengths to make the ESL classes a warm and inviting place where IRC clients are comfortable and actively  engage in classroom activities. Sheri works tirelessly to ensure that every detail attended to, always going the extra mile to add improve lesson plans and develop special activities that students have come enjoy.

From major cities to remote villages, women and girls worldwide face harassment, violence, discrimination and a lack of equal opportunities. These are the toughest places to be a woman today, according to IRC experts.