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Tally · Haiti

We Got too Many People who Depend on Us

Tally from Haiti is supporting family back home facing political instability, gang violence, and destruction since the 2010 earthquake

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Anne Underwood · United States

It's Very Easy to Do

As a volunteer with AIDNW, Anne visits people in immigration detention.

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Taylor Barlow · United States

I wish people knew more about the asylum process

Anonymous Among Us from Myanmar

Myanmar

Still Hoping For Freedom

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Esther · Mexico

I Am Not the Enemy

They are Targeting People in the Workplace Doing Good Things

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Yuliia Pylypenko · Ukraine

Keeping My Promise: How I Found Safety for My Family and Started Helping Others

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Marwa · Afghanistan

Defying the Taliban through Sports

A talented athlete joins the Afghan Women's National Soccer team, despite the constant threats of death

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Claire Peterson · United States

Volunteer Commitment and Community Buy-in is the Key to a Refugee’s Success

“Ask us how to help! We will find a place for you. There are so many things people could do for us.”

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Atifa · Afghanistan

It Was Just Me, One Doctor, Four Midwives, and 50 Babies

An OB/GYN describes her journey from medical professional to refugee, and the help she got along the way.

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Shahanshah · Afghanistan

Truth in Exile: The Journey of an Afghan Journalist

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Yasmin · Iraq

Finding and Helping Others through The Collateral Repair Project

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Sayed Matin Hussainy · Afghanistan

Hard Days

An Afghan Man's Mental Health Journey After His Arrival in the U.S.

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Sarah Ingabire · Rwanda

A Refugee Shares Both the Hard and Good From Her Experience in Foster Care

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Alexandra Acosta · Venezuela

A Young Venezuelan Mother Makes Art and a Better Life

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Lark Escobar · United States

Veterans Support Afghan Allies When Government Fails

Amy Underwood · United States

Their Family Became Ours

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Andrea Osorio · Colombia

The Struggle for Limited Resources

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Marina · Ukraine

As We Crossed the Border There Were Warm Tents and Food

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Aline Irafasha · Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Process of a Healing Journey

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Mahsa Ahmadi · Afghanistan

You are Human, You Have to Feel Things

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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