ICFRC: Working with Refugees and Displaced Persons: The International Rescue Committee in Iowa

Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

English - January 23, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 89.5 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratings
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a humanitarian nonprofit organization supporting individuals impacted by conflict and displacement. The IRC operates in 52 countries internationally and 30 offices in the United States. Sarah Terlouw, IRC's Executive Director in Iowa, will speak about her 15-year career supporting refugees and other conflict-affected populations. She will share her experiences overseas and the transition to working domestically, focusing on the opening of the IRC in Iowa in 2022 and the organization's expansion into Iowa City in October 2023. Aimerance Makunda, originally from the DRC and an Iowa City resident since 2012, also speaks.

For more information about the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council, visit icfrc.org.