By: Dr. Sonasha Braxton, Senior Technical Advisor for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) at RefugePoint Research has shown that humanitarian workers experience higher rates of anxiety, depression, and trauma symptoms than the general population. We can logically deduce that this is because humanitarian workers are often placed in highly stressful situations in places …
Imagine a future where refugees can reach safety, regardless of where they’ve fled from or the color of their skin. A future where people don’t have to risk their lives in search of a safe place to call home. Where they are welcomed with open arms. RefugePoint is working to make this future a …
“I have no words to explain how excited I am. My daughter has never seen me in real life, and we only see each other when I call on video. I can’t wait to meet my daughter. To hold her in my arms for the first time even though she’s six years old and going …
“In my culture, a woman has no voice nor does she get education. She is supposed to clean the cattle shed, look after the home and fetch water or firewood,” Umutoni shared with us. Umutoni, a widow and single mother of two boys is a refugee from Congo who fled to Kenya in 2016. “I …
“I’m proud of how far I have come. When I look back, compared to where I am, I feel I’m in a better place,” Mama Juma* tells us. Today, Mama Juma, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, runs a successful business selling shoes and is enrolled in beauty school. She dreams of being …
After war between different clans led to political instability and famine in his home country of Somalia, Mohamed was forced to flee his home at the age of two. In 1992, he and his family sought safety in Dadaab Ifo camp. There, Mohamed completed his primary and secondary education. Mohamed’s dream was to become a …
My name is Felix*, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo. I am married with seven children. Raising children in the civil war was truly challenging. We would move from one place to the other and back, trying to get some sense of security, but life was difficult no matter where we went. I …
According to the UNHCR statistics, the number of refugee children reached 36.5 million by mid-2022[1], the highest number recorded since the Second World War.[2] Without the traditional support systems and continued trauma from the flight from their countries of origin, education for refugee children is often a lost dream. With their studies interrupted or put …
Only a small fraction of refugees are accepted for resettlement (just over 40,000 worldwide in the first half of 2022, according to UNHCR), but getting there takes determination and persistence from the refugees and the collective efforts of UNHCR and partner staff. One Expert wrote poignantly about his chance to share the happy news that …
A government program launched Thursday is giving American citizens the chance to play a role in resettling the thousands of refugees who arrive every year in the United States.
