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November 13, 2019

Resettled: A Human Journey

By Brandi Kilmer
ECDC Podcast
ECDC Podcast Interviewer Yariana Rodriguez with Brandi Kilmer

TSOS’s Brandi Kilmer, Community Program Coordinator for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia was honored to be a guest on the ECDC African Community Center DC Metro’s podcast “Resettlement: A Human Journey” to discuss the role of storytelling in the resettlement process. You can listen to the 45-minute Episode 2 on the ECDC ACC-DC Resettlement: A Human Journey website or by searching for their podcast Podbean.

ECDC Podcast Brandi with Interviewers
Brandi Kilmer of TSOS with ECDC Podcast interviewers Nezia M. Kubwayo, ECDC Public Relations Officer and Yariana Rodriguez, Resource Development Manager for the African Community Center, DC Metro Brandi Kilmer of TSOS with ECDC Podcast interviewers Nezia M. Kubwayo, ECDC Public Relations Officer and Yariana Rodriguez, Resource Development Manager for the African Community Center DC Metro
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What would you do if you had to leave everything behind?

By the end of 2025, more than 117.8 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced by war, persecution, or human rights abuses — and 45 million of them are children.

They arrive in refugee camps and countries seeking safety and carrying little: legal papers, if they're lucky. A backpack. A child's hand in theirs.

What they carry that we can't see is heavier: fractured families, homes they'll never return to, professions they loved, friends and relatives they may never see again.

In a climate where immigrant stories are often ignored or twisted, we believe stories are a form of justice. When someone shares what they survived, they reclaim their voice. When we amplify it through film, photography, and advocacy, the world listens. Hearts soften. Policy begins to shift.

Because when a lawmaker sees a person instead of a statistic, and a neighbor understands instead of fears, rebuilding becomes possible.

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