Htee Shee writes about meeting former first lady Michelle Obama.

The Happy Families Program is a parenting and family skills intervention implemented with displaced Burmese families living on the Thai–Burmese border. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and research partners from the Harvard School of Public Health and Duke University found that the intervention had a significant impact on parenting practices, family functioning, and child behavior.

Nael and Manar left their business behind when they fled Iraq, last year they opened a new shop in Spring Valley.

We received some wonderful Amazon Wish List gifts over the holidays. If you’re seeing this and have recently sent us a gift – thank you!