Displaced in Colombia: How You Can Help

Consider supporting international organizations who are providing critical services on the ground in Colombia

IRC https://www.rescue.org/country/colombia

Mercy Corps https://mercycorps.org.co/

Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/colombia

World Vision https://www.worldvision.co/

Dignifying Receiving February 6, 2021

For those in Colombia who would like to help

Donate to or Volunteer with https://www.acnur.org/colombia.html

Consider providing material goods directly to those in need. The most requested items include:

shoes
blankets
sweatshirts
baby supplies
person hygiene products

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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