International Rescue Committee
Since 1980, the International Rescue Commttee has helped nearly 7,000 Afghans start new lives in the U.S. A shining example of the resettled Afghan story-and the power of a girl's education-is Sahar Adish.
3 minutes, 17 seconds
In the past ten years, Afghanistan has made enormous progress.
3 minutes, 17 seconds
Traveling to Rwanda was a very special experience for me. Not only did I have the chance to learn about the IRC's programs through the eyes of NBC newsman and co-chairman of the IRC Overseers Tom Brokaw, I was also returning to the country where I began m
1 min, 30 sec
To Sahar Adish and her family, education is not only a right, but a duty. So when the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan and forbade girls from learning and women from teaching, she and her mother set up a secret school in their home. Now 19, Sahar is no
4 min, 4 sec
Joyce Wanican, the International Rescue Committee's education program manager in northern Uganda, welcomes IRC supporters to the 2007 Freedom Award Dinner in New York and shares this story: She was working with the IRC, training teachers at a refugee camp
3 min, 12 sec
For 75 years, the International Rescue Committee has brought refugees from harm to home. Robert Redford narrates this video introducing you to courageous IRC workers from Sudan, Chechnya, Afghanistan and the United States, who share what freedom means to
3 min, 50 sec
From the IRC's Emily Holland: Traveling to Rwanda was a very special experience for me. Not only did I have the chance to learn about the IRC's programs through the eyes of NBC newsman and co-chairman of the IRC Overseers Tom Brokaw, I was also returning
3 min, 18 sec
From the IRC's Emily Holland: Traveling to Rwanda was a very special experience for me. Not only did I have the chance to learn about the IRC's programs through the eyes of NBC newsman and co-chairman of the IRC Overseers Tom Brokaw, I was also returning
2 min, 6 sec
Traveling to Rwanda was a very special experience for me. Not only did I have the chance to learn about the IRC's programs through the eyes of NBC newsman and co-chairman of the IRC Overseers Tom Brokaw, I was also returning to the country where I began m
1 min, 31 sec
