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The knitters: crafting confidence for the future

After fleeing Syria, Kholood and her cousin Naheda started a handmade clothing business in Jordan.

ArticleNovember 18, 2016

The upholsterer: A windfall meets hard work

After fleeing their home in Damascus, a family restarts their furniture upholstery business with help from the IRC.

ArticleDecember 12, 2016
Susan and partner Mariam outside Nairobi salon

In Nairobi, a young entrepreneur builds her salon business

With support from the International Rescue Committee, Susan Kayongo is able to run her own salon in Nairobi.

ArticleDecember 24, 2013
Two Syrian women plumbers in Jordan

The plumber: an unexpected path

After escaping the war in Syria, two friends start a unique plumbing business to support themselves and their families.

ArticleSeptember 28, 2016

The stylist: finding beauty after tragedy

Meet an ambitious Syrian woman who operates a beauty salon in her home in Jordan with support from the IRC.

ArticleNovember 2, 2016
Patience, with her camera

Refugees and their new communities, thriving together

Whether it’s through restrictive laws that prohibit them from working, or through language and cultural barriers that make it extremely difficult to earn an income, refugees have to try to survive another disaster—a life lived in limbo. Here's how supporting refugees to build careers benefits everyone.

ArticleJune 20, 2018
Syrian beekeeping family in Jordan

The beekeeper: honey sweetens the hardship

After fleeing the war in Syria, a woman grabs a chance to restart her family’s beekeeping business in Jordan.

ArticleSeptember 21, 2016

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