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.

Maryanrun is a community health worker and refugee who is helping the International Rescue Committee save children's lives in Mogadishu, Somalia. She visits families who are also displaced and teaches them the signs of malnutrition so that their children can receive medical attention before it is too late. "With our help, they recover," she says.

Sting, Keegan-Michael Key, Noma Dumezweni and other IRC Celebrity Ambassadors share why they are proud supporters of the IRC’s work with refugee families in the world’s toughest places. Join them by making a gift today. The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. 

Watch the heartwarming moment sisters Kimbembi and Seva from the DRC are reunited in the U.S. For refugees like the Welo family, the journey doesn't end when they arrive. With support from Uber, the IRC is helping resettled families navigate their new lives. The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.