This week, world leaders will convene in New York for the annual United Nations GeneralAssembly (UNGA)—a gathering that has unfortunately become notable not for the combinedpolitical and diplomatic power concentrated in one place at one time, but for the annual failureto leverage that power to address the world’s most pressing challenges.

This scholarship’s main objective is to promote career paths in humanitarian work for diverse populations and further IRC's commitment to a diverse and inclusive internship experience across our 29 Resettlement, Asylum, and Integration (RAI) offices in the United States.

As a way of tackling the ongoing displacement crisis, the IRC is focusing on community engagement to help with the integration of resettled refugees into our local communities, through a new Community Sponsorship model called the HOME (Housing, Orientation, Mentoring, Education) program.

On Wednesday, September 29, the IRC in Atlanta’s Executive Director, Justin Howell, hosted a webinar briefing with our partners—Alpa Amin, Executive Director of Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network (GAIN); Marjan Nadir, Economic Empowerment Manager at Refugee Women’s Network (RWN); and Chris Purdy, Director of Veterans for American Ideals and Outreach at Human Rights First—to discuss our work and how the community can help us welcome and support new Afghan arrivals in Georgia and continue our more than 40-year history of welcoming refugees to our state.

Brittney Cooper decided to start Shyne Auto Detail LLC in December 2018. Her passion for auto detailing grew after managing detailing for more than 20 dealerships around the metro Atlanta area. Opportunities for new accounts developed fairly quickly and today, Brittney is proud to be one of the best female auto detailers in Atlanta. 

Olga Ngalula was a financial officer and local seamstress in the Democratic Republic of Congo before being forced to flee her country. Olga and her family were resettled in the United States in August of 2015 and began rebuilding their lives in the greater Atlanta area.

With the support of our Business Counselors, Raman created a business plan for Shared Yards Permaculture, focused on working with landowners to use their yards to produce vegetables and flowers.