In August 2009, Hassan joined the IRC’s Gender-based Violence (GBV) team as a community volunteer to raise awareness of the harmful effects of violence against women.  He is now one of three men who are fighting GBV within the camp by organising trainings and campaigns.

There are approximately 5,978 refugees in Shimelba camp. The IRC helps support them all, providing education, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS care, child protection, support for survivors of violence, and water, sanitation and hygiene services.

Supporting refugees is not just a moral obligation; it is a vital part of maintaining global stability in a world where more and more people are on the move. While President Trump’s Administration has chosen to turn its back on refugees, the rest of the world cannot.

Thousands of people have got behind Mohamed, a refugee seeking a job in finance, since IRC Digital Manager Mary posted a photo of him on her Twitter.

Conflict in Yemen has unleashed one of the world’s most urgent humanitarian crises. Millions of people are suffering from hunger and those with life-threatening illnesses don’t have access to the treatment they need.

The way to survive in one of Europe’s worst refugee camps

65.6 million people around the world are fleeing crises caused by conflict, disaster and persecution. Over half of them are children.

What’s happening in Syria? Read and share what you need to know and hear what’s happening on the ground.

With no access to clean water, disease is spreading.