The Girl Empower program aimed to equip adolescent girls with the skills and experiences necessary to make healthy, strategic life choices and to stay safe from sexual violence.

In July of 2021, the IRC asked teenage girls in Afghanistan about their thoughts and fears for the future. 

Forty refugee girls participated in a day of activities for International Day of the Girl hosted by the International Rescue Committee and Girl Scouts – Arizona Cactus-Pine Council.

In honor of International Women's Day on March 8th, join us for the premiere of Brave Girl Rising, followed by a panel discussion featuring Nicky Smith, Executive Director of IRC Seattle, and Christina Lowery, CEO of Girl Rising. Get your tickets today!

This report sheds light on the condition of women and girls inside Syria and those who have fled the conflict for safety in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq.

The power of education shines through in Sierra Leone with the implementation of the Every Adolescent Girl Empowered and Resilient (EAGER) program. This program has created new and life-changing learning opportunities for 27,322 out-of-school girls ages 13-19 across 10 districts of Sierra Leone.

Drought in northern Kenya has left some 2.6 million people struggling to find enough to eat. Women and girls in Turkana County are being exploited in exchange for money to buy food. The International Rescue Committee is seeing an increase in violence against women, early and forced marriage, and women and girls engaging in transactional sex in order to procure food for their families as the region is gripped by near-famine.

Here’s a remarkable story of three refugee girls who all share a love for rock climbing, are from Myanmar (also known as Burma), live in Seattle, have formed a special friendship … and are all named Cing.  UPDATE - Nov 18, 2018:Read the New York Times story about the three Cings and the IRC program helping them to adjust to their new lives in the U.S.

1 in 7 girls in the developing world will be married before the age of 15. In the province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, hundreds of girls are abducted by armed groups and forced to become child brides every year. Here are the stories of four girls who were able to escape their captors. Read more about their story and how the International Rescue Committee helps. 

The IRC recognizes that with support and investment, adolescent girls can transform their lives and their communities. Working with girls instead of on behalf of girls, the IRC’s programs are driven and led by girls in a way that empowers them long into the future.