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Prarti Satya

Access & Engagement Associate, Refugee Physicians Advocacy Coalition

Prarti began volunteering as an Advocacy Intern at Their Story is Our Story (TSOS), and through her internship worked closely with the Refugee Physicians Advocacy (RPA) Coalition. She is currently studying Political Science and International Affairs at the University of Georgia, and her studies have sparked an interest in international issues such as the refugee crisis. As a part of her university's Model United Nations team and a proponent of advocacy on her college campus, she continues to learn about social issues and promote meaningful social change. She is involved with a number of political organizations, such as the Frye Fellowship and the Cobb County Superior Court, and she hopes to push for legislative change for refugees and continue to engage in meaningful and effective advocacy.

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.

Your support helps us share these stories where they matter most.

— Kristen Smith Dayley, Executive Director, Their Story is Our Story

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