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Running Water Orig

Running Water

For most, running water was a common convenience that was taken for granted.
Asylum Drawing
Germany

Asylum

These people have all waited and worried and waited for 12 months or more for this day.
Rasheeda Kneeling
Afghanistan

Rasheeda

Rasheeda kneeled despite physical pain caused by her exodus from Afghanistan.
Firuzeh Closer
Afghanistan

Firuzeh

Not concerned with what is the latest in popularity or any rite of passage, Firuzeh simply searched for shoes that fit.
Jalil Head Shot
Afghanistan

Jalil

Jalil was 23 years old he drowned last month in Greece
Hasan Pic
Syria

Hasan & Rushte

Rushte had turned her paper over and drawn what was in her heart and in her head...such a disconnect to the smile on her face!
Azim Drawing-WM
Azim's Mother  ·  Afghanistan

A Single Afghan Mother Flees When Her Girls Are Poisoned at School

Azim's father was killed by terrorists and his sisters were poisoned at school because they were girls.
Amal
Iraq

Amal

"My family lives in western Iraq under the control of ISIS so whenever I see something in the news that has happened in Syria, I feel like my family is affected."
Amina
Syria

Amina

Amina & her son are now in their third camp. Intellect on hold, school on hold.
Expecting Cover
Afghanistan

Expecting

"Our three year old boy got stuck on the other side of the border. He was gone for two days before we could pay a smuggler to get him back to us."
Sultan Brother
Afghanistan

Sultan and Suleiman

Sultan and Suleiman braved the 4,000 mile journey from Afghanistan to Germany.
Love Kids

Love

All of us, whatever our circumstances, need help sometimes. We all have pain. We all have need.
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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.

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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