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Teacher Falmata and her student, a 17-year-old girl named Hauwa, sit on a mat doing deep breathing exercises for mindfulness

How mindfulness helps girls cope with crisis in northeastern Nigeria

Since 2014, over 2 million people in northeast Nigeria have been displaced due to ongoing conflict. Meet a 17-year-old learning how to cope with the crisis.

ArticleDecember 14, 2021

Making dreams soar for Syrian and Jordanian girls

With help from the IRC 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.

ArticleNovember 25, 2016
Na'aem, 11, and her best friend Aisha, 10, sit together on the ground studying a school book in a displacement camp in Yemen..

The five most challenging places to grow up a girl

The situation for girls in places prone to conflict and crisis can change in an instant. When women and girls lack power in their homes and communities, every shock—whether armed conflict, drought, flood or COVID-19—inevitably affects them more than others.

ArticleOctober 11, 2021
Nour discusses her goals of becoming a lawyer

Even through war, Syrian girl holds on to her dream of becoming a lawyer

With the IRC’s support, Nour, a Syrian refugee living in Jordan, was able to envision her future as a lawyer. Photographer Meredith Hutchison shares her story.

ArticleAugust 5, 2015
Central African girl at an IRC-run safe space

The five most dangerous places to be a girl

Millions of girls around the world face discrimination and lack of opportunity. Their voices aren’t always heard or needs considered.

ArticleMarch 6, 2019

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