NYNJ Reflects on World Refugee Day

IRC Maryland staff visited the National Museum of African-American History and Culture to commemorate Juneteenth.

Civic engagement and voter registration education is a strategic priority of the IRC in Salt Lake City. Helping refugees and new Americans to gain, maintain, and expand their voice within the community is central to the IRC’s global Strategy100. Hear from some of our staff about what is new with civic engagement and advocacy.

It's been well over a year since the Taliban took control. At that time, it was unimaginable for Rahila and many others, but a matter of weeks, her whole life changed. She had to make the difficult decision to leave her home and her family.

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Naimat grew up in a small province in Afghanistan called Ghazni with his parents, three sisters, one brother, and his uncles. With the hope of pursuing higher education and starting his own business, Naimat came to the United States where he earned a Master’s degree in Accounting.