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Adult English classes honor International Women's Day

On March 5 and 6, the IRC in Atlanta’s Adult Education programs celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) with an engaging class where students learned about the significance of the day, celebrated important women in their lives, and learned new vocabulary.

AnnouncementMarch 17, 2021
An IRC staff member talks with a Syrian refugee family seated on cushions in their shelter in Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.

Empowerment

Millions of people across the world don’t have control over important choices that affect their lives, such as where they live, how they live, and how they are governed. Women and girls, in particular, struggle to advocate for their rights and make their voices heard. These issues are worsened by crises, which often uproot families, tear apart communities, and weaken government systems.
In focus
A mother holds her toddler daughter and looks out from their tent on a cloudy day in a refugee camp in Idomeni, Greece.

Safety

Each year, millions of people—particularly women and children—are subject to violence and abuse, and struggle to feel safe in their homes and communities. Trapped in countries plagued by crisis, many cannot access the resources they need to protect them, recover from abuse, and ensure their own safety.
Where we focus

Overcoming Barriers to Women's Employment

The IRC in Silver Spring is supporting vulnerable refugee women by removing barriers to their employment, by offering English instruction, socialization and specialized cultural orientation.

AnnouncementJuly 22, 2016
An IRC health worker takes the blood pressure of a female patient lying on a mat on the floor in Thailand.

Health

Millions of people, particularly women and children, die from preventable causes in countries affected by conflict and natural disasters.
Where we focus
Woman in Democratic Republic of Congo

Change HER-story. Stand with women and girls.

Afghanistan. Nigeria. The U.S.-Mexico border. Around the globe—but especially in crisis zones—women and girls face violence, discrimination and a lack of opportunities. But with the right support they can change their futures.

Against a forest sunset, Belqisa stands on her skateboard

A skateboarder from Kabul learns there is nothing she can't achieve

An instructor at a non-profit that teaches skateboarding to children, Belqisa’s dreams of pro competition were put on hold when she had to escape Afghanistan. Now she’s seizing a chance for a new start.

ArticleApril 12, 2022

IRC in Silver Spring's 2020 Women's Empowerment Program begins

Women are able to improve English and progress towards employment and furthering their education through IRC's Women's Empowerment Program.

AnnouncementMarch 24, 2020

Are we there yet? Progress and challenges in ensuring life-saving services and reducing risks to violence for women and girls in emergencies

Progress and challenges in ensuring life-saving services and reducing risks of violence for women and girls in emergencies

ReportSeptember 1, 2015

Afghan Women in Turlock Make Great Strides

Growing up in Afghanistan, Fatima was taken out of school at a young age and never learned to write her name. After she and her family left their war-torn country to come to Turlock in 2018, she enrolled earlier this year in IRC's Afghan Path to Wellness course. Now, after finishing the course, Fatima can write her name and has obtained her learner's permit.

AnnouncementFebruary 25, 2020

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