Bayard Rustin, chief architect of the 1963 March on Washington and a beloved member of the IRC Board, spent his life confronting injustice and refusing to accept the status quo.

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.

TIME Magazine recently named Mustafa Hassan one of its 100 most influential people for his work providing aid to Syria’s children.

Unlike most two years olds, young Yakeen has spent most of her life living under ISIS in Mosul—a life vastly different from how her parents had imagined.

Children like 11-year-old Farah who have lived under ISIS rule have often seen things that no child should have to see. The IRC provides safe spaces where they can play, learn and recover from emotional trauma.

"You can see the emotional impact of the explosion in every face," says IRC staff member Elias El Beam, who volunteered to help after the Beirut blast. "But you can also see hope."

Nazia and Rolian bonded at a refugee camp in Greece over their love for dance. The two 16-year-old girls—one from Afghanistan, the other from Syria—practice Zumba moves to videos downloaded on Nazia’s mobile phone.