The world’s wealthiest countries must renew their commitments to protecting people fleeing violence and persecution.

The first thing this family did upon arriving to America from El Salvador was get to work, study, and make a better life for their new community as well as themselves.

A family in Boise, Idaho, embraces newcomers from Nairobi and become fast friends. They were connected through an International Rescue Committee program that matches resettled refugees with their new neighbors to help them acclimate to life in America.