When it comes to coronavirus prevention and response, displaced people and those living in refugee camps face a different set of challenges than most. Even in the best of times, access to information—especially when it comes to healthcare—can be difficult to come by. … [Read more...] about 8 Ways Alight Is Getting Coronavirus Information to Refugees
Stories
Facing the Challenge: Our Somali Program Responds to COVID-19
A team committed to standing by the people they serve... Over the past few years, Alight's Somali Program have faced down challenge after challenge. Extreme drought and famine impact displaced people disproportionately. Refugees returning after decades away face new hurdles as they struggle to build livelihood and community back home. Political instability is an ever-present threat. Recently, locusts and flooding threaten to destabilize farmers and communities. But through it all, our teams have been there to help, doing the doable to protect the people we serve. … [Read more...] about Facing the Challenge: Our Somali Program Responds to COVID-19
Coming Together For George
At the core of our Alight values is the belief in the sacredness of each human being. We believe to be human is to be wondrous. And we believe that each of us comes into the world with a gift. And it is in the giving of that gift that we and our communities become whole. On Monday, the 25th of May George Floyd was killed by police, and we as a community lost a gift. And a family lost someone they loved. To George Floyd’s family, friends, and neighbors we offer our sadness and our grief. You suffer this loss and injustice deeply. We wish you strength, resilience, and hopefully one day a measure of peace. As an organization we live and work in places experiencing violence. Places shaken by war, disaster, and terrible conflict. We know something of what it is like to live with brutality. And we have learned the value of leaning on community. We rely on each other. We work with refugees, in fact many of us are refugees, and stand with each other every day. We do the doable, … [Read more...] about Coming Together For George
Choose Optimism
It’s one of our guiding values that unites us, even – and especially – in difficult times At Alight, our seven values guide everything we do. They act as sign posts, driving how we work and how we interact with all we serve. They hold us to our promise to be the sort of humanitarian organization we want to be – and that refugees and displaced people deserve. … [Read more...] about Choose Optimism
Stopping the Spread of Coronavirus in Southeast Asia
Teams coming together on both sides of the Thai-Myanmar border... Our work in Thailand and Myanmar is defined by support to people on the move between the two countries. More than two million migrants travel back and forth between them regularly, looking for work and better ways to support their families. And thousands of refugees from Myanmar are still living in camps in Thailand, mostly along the border, although many have returned home and adjust to new lives there. Thailand is where Alight’s story began 40 years ago. Now, our work has evolved to support the new challenges people are facing in the region – and it’s still evolving as teams mobilize to confront the threat of COVID-19. … [Read more...] about Stopping the Spread of Coronavirus in Southeast Asia
Community-Led Coronavirus Response in Nakivale Refugee Settlement
The people we serve have the best ideas for how to solve this... At Alight (formerly American Refugee Committee), community connection is at the heart of what we do. We believe that everyone has a gift to give. That we live in an abundant world, filled with amazing people who want to help. And that the people in the very communities we serve have the best ideas to change their world for the better. … [Read more...] about Community-Led Coronavirus Response in Nakivale Refugee Settlement
Social Distancing in Refugee Camps
How do we protect the most vulnerable among us when the whole world is at risk? That’s the question Alight teams around the world have been asking over the past several weeks and months. All across the globe, they’re preparing to defend refugees and displaced people against COVID-19. … [Read more...] about Social Distancing in Refugee Camps
It’s In Our Hands
Stopping the Spread of COVID-19 in 44 Countries and Counting COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in nearly every country in the world. The novel coronavirus has overwhelmed even the world’s best health systems. We wonder: how can such a microscopic virus have such gargantuan might? We remember: our might is stronger still, especially when we act as one. … [Read more...] about It’s In Our Hands
Getting Kids In The Classroom
Alight Enrolls 637,000 Children in School in Pakistan In 2019, Alight and its partners in Pakistan enrolled 637,000 children – previously not in school – into Pakistan’s formal education system. And we're on track to put one million Pakistani children into school before the end of 2020. … [Read more...] about Getting Kids In The Classroom
Do The Doable
It’s one of our guiding values that unites us, that drives how we work and how we interact with the people we serve. At Alight, we have a set of values that act as guiding stars … [Read more...] about Do The Doable