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Abrehet stands with her arms around her children Kudus, 5, and Delina, 8, outside their home.

Two young refugees, 500 books, and a new way to learn during COVID-19

A virtual tutoring program in Seattle is just one of the ways in which the IRC is helping refugee children like Kudus and Delina continue their education during the global pandemic.

ArticleJune 22, 2020
Lena heady listens to a woman speaking about her refugee experience

Lena Headey learns how refugees are coping with the coronavirus crisis

Lena Headey spoke with an IRC psychologist on a Zoom video call to understand how the coronavirus is impacting refugees trapped in overcrowded conditions in Greece.

ArticleApril 24, 2020
Mohamed Saleh Ismail stands in front of reels of thread in a tailoring workshop in Lebanon

Learning a trade, stitching together a future

Far from home and living with a disability, 30-year-old Syrian refugee Mohamed Saleh Ismail seizes an opportunity to restart his life in Lebanon.

ArticleAugust 25, 2016
Nazia and Rolian dance outside at Elonas refugee camp.

A friendship born in dance

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.

ArticleJune 28, 2017
Congolese artist Muyambo Marcel Chishimba site outside at his easel painting a landscape

"My life depended on painting." Meet Muyambo Marcel Chishimba 

In 1991, Muyambo Marcel Chishimba was forced to flee his home in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today, he is rebuilding his life—and his art career—in New Jersey. 

ArticleJune 16, 2021

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