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Sarah Smith on the challenges of educating children during crises

We need to start thinking of education as a basic need.

Refugees and education

Parents make the difference: findings from a randomized impact evaluation of a parenting program in rural Liberia

This report presents findings from a parenting intervention that was implemented in post-conflict Liberia, where young children face many of the risk factors identified as detrimental to their development.

ReportNovember 1, 2014
A girl takes notes with a pen and notebook in a classroom in Ethiopia

Airbel Center

Airbel is the new innovation center at the International Rescue Committee. We design, test, and drive large-scale adoption of innovations for people affected by crisis.

R&D at the IRC

New Survey Finds Increases in Child Protection Concerns and Unaccompanied Children in Conflict-Affected Countries

Press ReleaseJuly 21, 2020
A mother and four-month-old baby at a malnutrition treatment center in Nigeria

War and hunger threaten children in Nigeria

The war against Boko Haram, the world's deadliest terror group, has uprooted 14.8 million people in northeastern Nigeria who now face the threat of famine. The crisis is man-made, but the solutions are too. Unless the world pays attention, nothing will change.

ArticleFebruary 23, 2017
Refugee children hold pencils in a classroom at a refugee camp in northern Thailand

Education

During conflict and crisis, education protects children and sets them up for a better future. It provides a sense of hope and enables them to recover, learn and thrive. However, over 127 million children in countries affected by war and displacement are out of school, while many others receive only a poor quality education. Despite this great need, education has received less than three percent of all humanitarian aid in recent years.
Where we focus
Suamhirs Piraino-Guzman with his dog, Lilly, outside his home in Seattle

From human trafficking survivor to national security adviser

Kidnapped by traffickers in Honduras at age 14, Suamhirs survived the ordeal only to find himself held captive by U.S. immigration authorities. Now a U.S. citizen working with the IRC, Suamhirs tells his harrowing story—in order, as he says, “to inspire you to help.”

ArticleSeptember 14, 2018
A past International Rescue Committee Rescue Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, as seen from an upper balcony.

Events

Every year, the IRC holds a number of events to raise awareness and funds for our vital humanitarian relief efforts worldwide. Our annual events like the Rescue Dinner in New York are a way for you to learn more about us and to get involved.  We hope you will join us at one of our upcoming events.

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Become a foundation partner

Foundation partners are critical to the International Rescue Committee’s ability to respond to the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

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Smiling children eagerly raise their hands in a classroom in Nigeria

GenR: Generation Rescue

Generation Rescue—GenR for short—is a group of young, passionate humanitarians who have joined forces with the International Rescue Committee to help refugees and displaced persons survive, recover and regain control of their futures.

Reimagined. Reignited. Renewed.

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