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Research, evaluation and learning at the International Rescue Committee: outcomes and measurement

Rather than measure success by outputs that result from activities, the IRC is invested in interventions proven to be effective based on our research and experience.

ResourceOctober 12, 2016

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

Refugee youth celebrate graduation from Crawford High

Many of the students in Crawford High School's 2018 graduating class came to the US as refugees – meet some of the students who celebrated the completion of their high school careers

AnnouncementJune 29, 2018

Scale right: coordinating improved cash assistance in Greece

As organizations plan to enter a new phase of scaled response in Greece, this research report takes stock of implementation thus far, documents lessons learned throughout implementation, and considers design options for a coordinated and coherent cash approach across NGOs, including planning for eventual handover to the Greek national social welfare system.

ReportFebruary 14, 2017
An IRC staff member views the burnt-out Moria refrugee camp in Lesbos, Greece

One month after the Moria fire, the mental health of refugees continues to suffer

An IRC psychologist reflects on the fresh trauma faced by refugees who fled violence in their home countries only to be displaced by a fire in a refugee camp in Greece.

ArticleOctober 10, 2020

Portraits of courageous Somali mothers fighting to survive hunger

Somalia is facing a severe drought. More than two million people could die of starvation by September. Meet some brave mothers determined to give their families a chance for a better future.

ArticleJuly 31, 2019

IRC’s Ayaz Ahmed testifies before Georgia lawmakers on in-state tuition access

On February 23, more than a dozen speakers testified before the Georgia House Higher Education Committee in favor of House Bill 932, a bill which would extend in-state tuition at Georgia public colleges and universities to refugees immediately upon resettlement, as opposed to the current one-year wait period. The bill would also apply to individuals who risked their lives to support the U.S. military overseas, including our Afghan allies who were evacuated last summer.

AnnouncementMarch 3, 2022
Wilmot Collins in Helena, Montana

Meet Wilmot Collins, the refugee who was just elected mayor

On Nov. 7, 2017 Wilmot Collins, a refugee from Liberia, was elected mayor of Helena, Mont., becoming the first black mayor of the capital city. But he wants people to know he’s not the only refugee success story.

ArticleNovember 17, 2017
Central American asylum seekers wait for buses to take them to Tijuana on the U.S.-Mexico border. Photo: Getty Images

Migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants: What’s the difference?

What is a refugee? Who is an immigrant? Why are many of the people crossing the U.S. border from Central America asylum seekers, not migrants? Get the facts.

ArticleMarch 24, 2022

Youth Voices: Meeting Michelle Obama

Htee Shee writes about meeting former first lady Michelle Obama.

AnnouncementApril 10, 2019

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