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For International Women's Day, the ̽����ѡ asked girls in Helowyn camp in Ethiopia to describe what it means “to be a girl.”

After years of upheaval and uncertainty, refugee & immigrant girls in the United States are ready to explore their path in life. Vision Not Victim supports these young women to envision their future and redefine what their communities and they themselves thought possible. Run by the ̽����ѡ previously in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Jordan, the ̽����ѡ in Northern California piloted the program in the United States over April's spring break in Oakland.

Niyera, a former refugee and current citizenship tutor at the ̽����ѡ (̽����ѡ) in Salt Lake City, worked closely with Htay to help her study for her U.S. citizenship exam. Htay just passed her exam this past month.

As a way of tackling the ongoing displacement crisis, the ̽����ѡ is focusing on community engagement to help with the integration of resettled refugees into our local communities, through a new Community Sponsorship model called the HOME (Housing, Orientation, Mentoring, Education) program.

Meet a teacher in Nigeria whose lessons aren’t just focused on reading and math. She also teaches her students to cope with living through conflict. 

Asylum seekers in America face case processing delays and barriers to employment. The ̽����ѡ calls on Congressional leaders to address these challenges and support people seeking protection in the U.S.

Cultivating welcome and integration is a collective effort. Together, we are turning hope into action in our communities. Join us in getting to know how dynamic supporters in Hutchinson, Kansas have partnered with the ̽����ѡ in Wichita transforming lives through family sponsorship.

The ̽����ѡ's New Roots program has been helping newcomers access land and grow healthy food for their families for years. Now we're helping gardeners bring their produce to the wider community. ̽����ѡ gardener Krishna, once a farmer in Bhutan, shares about his experiences as a first-time seller at the new Tukwila Farmer's Market.

In May students from the University of Kansas School of Medicine Pediatrics department shared an evening with 30 high school students in ̽����ѡ Wichita’s Refugee and Immigrant Student Empowerment Program, (RISE). The evening was an opportunity for the pediatric medical residents to meet some of the RISE members and for RISE members to connect with their community.