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Nesma Soliman  ·  Egypt Nigeria

Learning Empathy through a New Language

How a second language can teach you cultural literacy and how other people think
Anastasiia1
Anastasiia  ·  Ukraine

English is a Language of Opportunities

A lawyer from Ukraine describes her journey learning English
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Mediatrice  ·  Burundi

Cultivating Community and Hope

Twenty Years in Refugee Camps Before Finding Home in Kansas City
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Souleyman  ·  Sudan

Surviving Darfur

We Left it All to Save Our Lives
Holding Onsm
Omaya  ·  Afghanistan

Everyone was Desperate

What it Took to Get Out of Afghanistan Alive
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Yasmin  ·  Syria

Healthcare as a Refugee

Dialysis in a Tent City
Mahdi
Mahdi  ·  Afghanistan
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Muhammed  ·  Afghanistan

We Are Thirsty For Opportunity

If you want a job, go out and look! Finding employment as a refugee.
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Nagita  ·  Afghanistan

My Story, My Dreams

When Kabul fell, I felt like I was drowning, unable to breathe or understand.
Sana Kawoon
Sana Kawoon  ·  Afghanistan

Every Girl Needs Education in Every Country

Teenagers from Afghanistan advocate for education for those who were left behind.
Hilary Cohen
Hilary Cohen Singer  ·  United States
Sarah Merwin
Sarah Merwin  ·  United States
Ryan Hudnell
Ryan Hudnell  ·  United States

I See You, I Want to Know You

How Refugees Weave Color into Our Communities
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Leisa McDonald  ·  United States

Matthew House Creates Community Where Community is Missing

Leisa McDonald and Her Welcome Teams Fill the Gaps with Friendship and Housing
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Elwaad Samatar  ·  United States

Advocacy through Storytelling

A college student uses her voice to fight for others
Jean Michel
Jean-Michel  ·  Switzerland

Community: Where We Learn From Each Other

A Swiss Immigrant Serves Refugees With Love.
Martha
Martha  ·  Myanmar

A Burmese Woman Remembers Her Past and Finds Her Future in Farming

New Roots, A Farming Program for Refugees, Provides Job Security and Flexibility for a Burmese Woman
Len
Len  ·  Myanmar

A Woman From Myanmar Stands on Her Own Two Feet Through Farming

New Roots Provides Flexibility and Freedom for Myanmar Mothers
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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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