Perspectives of healthcare workers in South Sudan

On the evening of September 28, the IRC in Atlanta’s Executive Director, Justin Howell, was invited to speak as part of an important panel discussion following a screening of The U.S. and the Holocaust, a new three-part documentary by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein that examines America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century.

Learn more about refugee-related policies and legislation in Kenya and Uganda.

A simplified, combined protocol is equally effective, more costefficient, and easier to scale than the current approach to wasting treatment

Students in the Charlottesville area participated in a workshop on understanding the power or working with people different from themselves.

IRC partnered with the Charlottesville Fire Department to distribute bikes and educational training to newly arrived refugees.

The IRC in Richmond is expanding services to survivors of human trafficking.

In October, the IRC in Richmond enrolled 24 adults into online English classes.

After arriving from Afghanistan as a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holder in July 2020, Shallah Shaiq began the process of building a new life in the U.S. with her husband and teenage son. Shallah initially earned a bachelor’s degree in law from Afghanistan and carries a passion for working with her Afghan peers through communications. Shallah felt determined to acquire the skills she needed to develop her resume and continue her education in the U.S.  so she could continue to support women’s rights within an Afghan immigrant organization.