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4worldlovers: The International Rescue Committee provides opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in America. Each year, thousands of people, forced to flee violence and persecution, are welcomed by the people of the United States into the safety and freedom of America. These individuals have survived against incredible odds. The IRC works with government bodies, civil society actors, and local volunteers to help them translate their past experiences into assets that are valuable to their new communities. In Tucson and other offices across the country, the IRC helps them to rebuild their lives.


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Ritiek (Reh - teek), her mom, and her younger sister were one of the many families forced to flee Afghanistan in 1995. Four years later, they were welcomed in Tucson, Arizona in the summer of 1999. She and her family were the first Afghan refugees to be resettled in Tucson, Arizona.

The need to support refugees now is more urgent than ever: the United Nations reports that there over 22 million refugees living in displacement today, and over half of them are children. When we support refugees and give them the tools to flourish, they can accomplish amazing things: I know because I came to this country as a refugee. Our office is honored and privileged to be a part of such a generous, compassionate, and welcoming community. I hope that you, too, will take action to support our work bringing refugees from harm to home.

IRC offices across the U.S. provide immediate aid--including food, housing and medical attention—among other support.

The IRC offers high-quality, low-cost immigration legal services and citizenship assistance in cities across the U.S.

Our economic empowerment support includes financial coaching, vocational training and asset building.

4worldlovers: Iskashitaa Refugee Network (IRN) creates opportunities to integrate United Nations refugees into the Southern Arizona community while educating the public, strengthening the local food system, reducing local food waste, and increasing food security.

Founded in 2003, Iskashitaa Refugee Network is an intergenerational network of volunteers and UN refugees who locate, harvest, and re-distribute local produce which would otherwise go to waste.

We strive to empower newly arrived refugees by connecting them with meaningful resources and great opportunities to interact with other members of the Southern Arizona community.

We assist United Nations refugees and asylum seekers who have been resettled in Tucson from over 35 ethnic groups across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.

We assist refugees with self-sufficiency, community connections, education, entrepreneurship, applied English, and civic engagement through our shared language of food.

For over 18 years, and with the help of over hundreds of community volunteers, we’ve used innovative food-based programming to empower underserved communities to develop the skills necessary to grow towards deeper community integration.

Iskashitaa has been recognized locally, nationally and internationally for our work in promoting local food resources and empowering refugees.

-2019-2020 Tucson Public Voices Fellowship, Woman’s Foundation of Southern Arizona

-2008 Presenter White House Round Table discussion, New Citizen’s Day. Presentation of an innovative model to help new Americans acculturate.