Summary:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations that helps people whose lives have been shattered by conflict and disaster, including the climate crisis, to survive, recover and gain control of their future. When an emergency arises, the IRC can arrive on the scene within 72 hours to provide shelter, clean water, sanitation, emergency healthcare, support for children, and special aid for women. As an emergency subsides, the IRC stays to revive livelihoods and help shattered communities rebuild. As one of the only organizations that works across the entire arc of crisis - from the war zones of Syria to resettling refugees in dozens of cities across Europe and the Americas - we support millions throughout their entire journey.
Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC works in over 40 crisis-affected countries and across the United States and Europe, providing health care and education, addressing the safety and economic well-being needs of refugees and displaced people, and empowering individuals and communities to be self-reliant, always with a focus on the unique needs of women and girls.
The Challenge:
Around the world, a record 120 million people have been forced to flee their homes by conflict and natural disasters. They're leaving behind everything they know to start over somewhere safe, oftentimes foregoing basic health care, education, and oftentimes, their families and loved ones.
The Solution:
By donating to the IRC, you could help deliver urgent medical care to injured children or ensure the safe passage of families escaping persecution. Our experience has shown that having access to pre-arranged funding is essential during the initial stages of a major emergency. Thanks to your support, the IRC can immediately intervene when a crisis arises as well as provide financial protection to vulnerable populations.
Your Long-Term Impact:
Make a life-changing impact: your gift helps provide critical assistance to uprooted families where it's most needed. You could help newly resettled refugee families learn English as they make a fresh start in the U.S. or Europe, create brighter futures through education for girls and boys living in conflict zones, or reunite children with their families separated amid the chaos of war. The IRC is deeply grateful for your compassion and support for all those we serve.
Tangible Gifts:
$20 | £16 | €18 | ₩27,000 Can fill one child’s backpack with school supplies like notebooks, pencils, and folders.
$60 | £47 | €54 | ₩77,200 Can provide essential medical supplies like protective gear, foldable stretchers, and antibiotics.
$150.00 | £120.00 | €135.00 | ₩19,700 Can provide a family with livestock that can form the basis of a small business.
$310.00 | £245.00 | €280.00 | ₩407,000 Can provide full immunization to a child in a hard-to-reach community.
$1,000 |£806 | €910 | ₩1,329,000 Can provide one baby incubator and help to save newborn lives.
$8,700 | £6,916 | €8,093 | ₩11,217,000 Can install one borehole and bring safe and sustainable water to a community in need.
Thank you for supporting displaced people when they need you the most.
