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At this year’s International Documentary Film Series, we were joined by two special guest speakers from the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in San Diego’s Peacemakers program who shared their thoughts and reactions to the film “This is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees." One of our speakers, Hind Osman, shared her story of coming to the U.S. as a refugee when she was a child.

Born and raised in the small city of Voinjama, Liberia, Marcus is the youngest of four children. He was eight years old when the first civil war began in Liberia in 1989. Over 300,000 Liberians were forced to flee and seek refuge in neighboring countries.

On Saturday, September 14, 2017 the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Silver Spring and Play-Well TEKnologies invited refugee youth, their families and the local community to come together for a day revolving around connection, community, and most importantly, play. Refugee youth and their families built their hometowns and countries out of LEGO bricks, and then the local community was invited to build Washington, DC with them out of 40,000 LEGOs.

Driven by the principles of The Scouts, Victor Xia inspires friends and neighbors to support newcomers in the community.

This spring, newcomer youth came together to share stories and artwork during ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s mid-winter break camp.

When Returning to Normal Doesn’t Work for Half the World’s Population: How to Build Back Better

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) in Uganda is a lead responder to humanitarian and development needs of refugees and host communities through quality, client-centered, inclusive, and integrated health, livelihoods, protection, and educationservices that promote sustainability, resilience, peaceful co-existence, and partnerships.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) in Uganda is a lead responder to humanitarian and development needs of refugees and host communities through quality, client-centered, inclusive, and integrated health, livelihoods, protection, and educationservices that promote sustainability, resilience, peaceful co-existence, and partnerships.