The IRC’s enterprise development and employment (EDE) programs prepare crisis-affected populations for employment and self-employment opportunities, support the growth and creation of businesses, improve people’s skills, and increase people’s access to financial services.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) recently received a $10 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to implement a three-year project aimed at improving early childhood development and transforming livelihoods opportunities for refugees and host communities in Uganda

Evidence shows that refugees are good for the economies that host them. Barri Shorey, a senior technical advisor at the International Rescue Committee, explains why. 

The International Rescue Committee's Zeina Shuhaiber defines what the real "F" word is: famine.  Famines are not a new phenomenon, but they are preventable. So how are they still happening today? It’s time to take a closer look.   

Women uprooted by war or natural disaster should be able to choose whether, when, and how many children to have. Ashley Wolfington, International Rescue Committee senior technical advisor, explains the importance of contraception and family planning in a refugee crisis. Learn more about the IRC's work in health.

When conflict and crisis strike, children are hurt the most. Today, there are 65 million displaced people globally, half of whom are children. Research shows that the effects of toxic stress can be reduced, and even reversed, if children have access to high quality education. This sets them up for success, not only in school, but in life.

Despair and devastation ring loud in headlines defined by the hopelessness and loss felt by millions everywhere. The weight of those words is heavy, and the futures of many communities seem uncertain at best. But brave individuals are rewriting their story.