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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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R. Sarah J.  ·  Afghanistan

Once You Leave Your Country, You'll Be Homeless Forever

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Penny Barlow  ·  United States

You Just Need to Make a Human Connection

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
Iuraha
Furaha  ·  Democratic Republic of the Congo

Life in Camp is Half Prison

In America I am free and I can plan for the future
Maryam FINAL
Maryam  ·  Afghanistan

Leaving Afghanistan Was the Hardest Decision I’ve Ever Made

Womancry
Mirzae  ·  Afghanistan

I Lied To Save My Family, but We Didn’t All Make it to Safety

Hawa Shego
Hawa Shego  ·  Somalia

Just Me and Rock Climbing

Getting strength from nature, rock climbing, and a strong motherhood figure.
Victorina Ohana
Victorina Ohana  ·  Democratic Republic of the Congo

The War Was a Surprise

Nazanin
Nazanin  ·  Afghanistan

A Mother in a New Country

Oksana
Oksana  ·  Ukraine

I Don’t Understand How This is Possible

I don’t recognize my city. It’s like films from WWII.
Yuliia Pylypenko
Yuliia Pylypenko  ·  Ukraine

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

Elwaad and Edman
Edman  ·  United States

“My Journey, My Family’s Journey, and My Community Have All Shaped Who I Am.”

Shamso
Shamso  ·  Kenya

Home, for Me, Isn’t Just a Place; It’s Where I Feel Connected and Safe

ShaNa Be
ShaNa Be  ·  Myanmar

Being a Working Mom in America

“I try the best I can. It’s hard with 5 kids.”
Veronika Ma Ket
Veronika Ma Ket  ·  Myanmar

I Want the World to Know Me as Someone Who is a Helper in the Community

Mehria
Mehria  ·  Afghanistan

Afraid and Alone

A mother is forced to flee Afghanistan
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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
Meredith Kelley
Qadria  ·  Afghanistan

The Uncertainty of That Day Will Haunt Me Forever

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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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