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Education Cost-Effectiveness Brief – Remote Early Learning Program
In 2022, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) implemented the Remote Early Learning Program (RELP) in partnership with Sesame Workshop as part of the Ahlan Simsim project. This project aims to provide vital educational support and resources to children in crisis and conflict-affected regions. The program targeted households with children aged 5-6. From March to June 2022, RELP reached 995 children across four regions in Lebanon. This analysis examines the costs of implementing two treatment arms during wave one of the research study: RELP alone and RELP plus Ahlan Simsim Families (ASF), a parenting support program.
- Report
- December 28, 2023
3 ways the IRC and 'Sesame Street' will bring education to Syrian children
With $100 million awarded in the MacArthur Foundation’s 100andChange competition, the International Rescue Committee and 'Sesame Street' will reach millions of refugee children in the Middle East with education and hope. In this video, see our work in action in Lebanon as we help young Syrian children build the language, reading, math and emotional skills they need to succeed.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Afghan girls: "Boys cannot build the future alone"
In July of 2021, the IRC asked teenage girls in Afghanistan about their thoughts and fears for the future.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
Eyewitness to a near famine in South Sudan
According to a recent survey by the International Rescue Committee and SocialSphere, Inc. very few Americans are aware of the near famine affecting 20 million people in Africa and the Middle East. But once they are informed, it immediately rises to a top global concern. In this video IRC president David Miliband visits refugee settlements in South Sudan and Uganda to hear the stories of people impacted by this crisis.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Our future under fire
The International Rescue Committee has partnered with Richard Curtis—renowned filmmaker and advocate for the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations—to produce a short film that explains how world leaders can turn the tables on extreme poverty, injustice and climate change. Learn more on why we must act now to achieve critical sustainable development goals by 2030.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Providing health care in refugee camps during COVID-19
A Syrian refugee father and son explain what the IRC's services have meant to them.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
New Roots, Charlottesville
Each year, the International Rescue Committee in Charlottesville resettles some 200 refugees, helping them to achieve economic self-sufficiency, a sense of security and social integration. Through the New Roots program, refugees are able to share their heritage and build healthy lives in Charlottesville. This short film tells the stories of a few notable growers who are doing just that.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
Amal and George Clooney meet with Syrian refugees in Berlin
Actor and director George Clooney and his wife, human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney, speak with Syrian refugee families living in Germany. The meeting was organized by the International Rescue Committee, which has been delivering critical aid since 2012 to millions of people inside Syria and across the region who have been affected by five years of violence.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Abducted and forced to marry, four teenage girls share their story
1 in 7 girls in the developing world will be married before the age of 15. In the province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, hundreds of girls are abducted by armed groups and forced to become child brides every year. Here are the stories of four girls who were able to escape their captors. Read more about their story and how the International Rescue Committee helps.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
How the IRC helps children recover from malnutrition in Nigeria
The combination of climate change, insurgency, and conflict over resources in Nigeria has led to extreme hunger and left more than one million children in the country’s northeast severely malnourished. Madiha Raza reports from inside an International Rescue Committee (IRC) stabilization center in Maiduguri, explaining how the IRC is helping children with severe malnutrition stabilize, recover and stay healthy.
- Video
- February 1, 2023