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Breaking down barriers for women and girls
At the IRC, we are doing more than just imagining a different future for women and girls affected by conflict and crisis. We’re focusing our resources and capabilities to help break down each of the barriers they face.
- Article
- January 30, 2025
Dreams come true for Syrian refugee girls
With help from the International Rescue Committee and an aviation school in Jordan, two sisters from Syria and their Jordanian friend -- a future pilot, a future flight attendant and a future astronaut -- made their dream of flight a reality. Read their full story.
- Video
- June 22, 2022
On the front lines of Ebola
In March 2014, West Africa experienced the largest ever outbreak of Ebola, infecting over 28,000 people and claiming over 11,000 lives. See photos from the International Rescue Committee's response on the frontlines.
- Slideshow
- September 13, 2022
Cost effectiveness: parental coaching programs
This analysis examines the cost efficiency of two small-scale pilot parenting programs aimed at reducing violence and insecurity children might face within their homes.
- Report
- September 9, 2016
Counseling—and Zumba classes—help three generations of Syrian women find hope
The war in Syria took a tremendous psychological toll on Samaher and her family. Here's a look at how an IRC women's center in Jordan helped Samaher, her daughter and mother find comfort and hope.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Women Balance Money to Stabilize the Future in Economic Empowerment Program
In the IRC’s new women’s economic empowerment program, low-income immigrant women learn to manage their families’ resources and navigate the American financial system.
- Announcement
- July 5, 2017
Meet Ukrainian women finding a respite from war at the IRC women’s center in Dnipro
At our Dnipro safe space, displaced women and their hosts take a break from the experiences of the war and recreate a sense of the community they’ve lost.
- Article
- August 29, 2023
What is happening to children and pregnant mothers in Gaza?
Right now, nearly every person in Gaza is in need of humanitarian assistance. But children are bearing the brunt of the war that’s endured for over a year.
- Article
- October 30, 2024
Crisis in Gaza: What to know and how to help
Learn more about how the IRC is delivering lifesaving aid to Palestinians, and what you can do to help.
- Article
- June 26, 2025
Turning headlines to hope
Despair and devastation ring loud in headlines defined by the hopelessness and loss felt by millions everywhere. The weight of those words is heavy, and the futures of many communities seem uncertain at best. But brave individuals are rewriting their story.
- Video
- April 13, 2022