Ethiopian refugee Tefere Gebre was just 15 years old when he arrived in the United States—starting over in a new world alone, without any family by his side. Over 30 years later, he is executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, the largest labor union in the world.

For International Women's Day, the IRC asked girls in Helowyn camp in Ethiopia to describe what it means “to be a girl.”

Everything you need to know about the Refugee Olympic Team competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this summer, July 23 to August 8.