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Internships

TSOS internships provide an opportunity for interns to receive technical and professional training while learning more about displacement and facilitating integration within educational communities.

Marzia and Razia first day of work

Working within diverse and integrated teams, interns are provided with an opportunity to be in close proximity to new ideas; mentorship in project management, writing, editing, and story-production; real-world training in and exposure to a suite of professional software; the possibility to foster friendships; and employment networking opportunities.

I really enjoyed reading the refugee interviews. It was mind-opening and perspective-broadening to do so, and I feel like I learned a lot and gained new insight into what refugees are going through.
- Spring 2021 Intern

All interns interact with content from and create products for the TSOS pillars of advocacy, education, and integration.

This creates a unique academic opportunity to be part of building a repository of refugee stories, participate in advocacy for and assist the integration of the many individuals behind the label refugee.

What interns start during their time with TSOS will become a foundation of future research and understanding of global crises and how to best prevent and aid in global refugee issues.

"I think the goal of the organization is what drove most of us to work in the program. For me what was very amazing was the authentic way we made our videos and how TSOS shared these stories. I made some incredible memories with my team. I am very proud of the way we collaborated on every project."
-Summer 2020 Intern

I really enjoyed working with my internship partner. She showed me different ways to think about processing and communicating stories.

TSOS is able to provide internship opportunities because of generous donors.

Please consider a donation to help us sustain future cohorts!

SPONSOR INTERNSHIPS
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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