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Nasira
Iran

For the Safety of Our Children

Wife, mother of three. Now a refugee seeking a better future for her family.
Habib Draws Water From Camp Hoses In Greece
Afghanistan

I Had a Mechanic Shop

A husband, a father, a mechanic. Now a refugee.
Mosuma
Afghanistan

I Had to Protect My Daughters

I brought my daughters here for their sake
027 Ls Mehria 3590
An Islamic Country

Teachers Were At Risk

She was targeted by the Taliban for teaching school.
Tabish With His Family
Afghanistan

The Struggles…Can Fill a Story Book

Tabish's journey to safety sounds like text from a fiction-thriller book.
Madina
Medina  ·  Afghanistan

Why We Flee: Because We Are Shia, They Want to Destroy Us

I just want to live in a safe place where everyone can live in peace.
Mahommad
Iraq

MAHOMMAD

Mahommad is five-years-old and just moved here.
Tiba
Iraq

TIBA

Tiba exudes joy.
Sakina
Iraq

SAKINA

Sakina’s favorite thing about being in America is that it is safe and she gets to go to school.
Mohaned and Zainab with their family
Iraq

MOHANED AND ZAINAB (3/3)

In September 2016, Mohaned & Zainab arrived in Binghamton, Alabama with nothing.
Mohaned & Zainab (2)
Iraq

MOHANED AND ZAINAB (2/3)

In Iraq, Zainab was a stay-at-home mom and Mohaned was a taxi driver.
Mohaned & Zainab
Iraq

MOHANED AND ZAINAB (1/3)

We only want to live in peace and safety.
Khaldieh
Syria

KHALDIEH

The Boat was Sinking
Ahmad and his child
Afghanistan

Hope

Even when all else is beyond our control, hope keeps us from giving up.
Ahmad and his wife
Afghanistan

We Married Anyway

I know I have to start and build a new life from the beginning.
Zurvan Daughter
Afghanistan

Who Will Listen to Our Pain?

I am responsible for the welfare of my children.
Firoz Color
Syria

FIROZ

I’m Worried about My Family
Ualda
Afghanistan

Only a Mother Who has Lost a Child Knows My Pain

​Ualda comes from a world where it is dangerous for a woman to be educated or outspoken.
Goat Project
An East African Country

East African Refugee Goat Project of Utah

This video highlights some of the ways the goats are helping the three communities transition from their old lives in Africa to their new ones in America.
Amina Children 1
Syria

My Children's Childhood Has Gone with The War

I came from Syria from the city of Aleppo. I was a math teacher in Aleppo’s high schools.
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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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