n 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in school closures from mid-March 2020 to March 2022. Thereafter the floods in the year 2022 disrupted education activities and caused destruction of nearly 27,000 government schools. Learn more in this report.

At the first annual Beacons of Hope Gala this past June, the IRC in Silver Spring recognized individuals and organizations who champion the integration of refugees in Maryland. Learn more about this year’s award recipients.

In this report, La Follette students assess the effectiveness of a financial program for humanitarian migrants.

Meet refugee changemakers who are shaping policies, art, traditions, dreams and futures in ordinary—and extraordinary—ways.

In 2022, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Plan International, and 10 sub-granted international and local partners implemented the PlayMatters Emergency Response Mechanism (PM ERM) program in the Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, and Oromia regions of Ethiopia. These are the results.