It's one of our guiding values that unites us, that drives how we work and how we interact with the people we serve. … [Read more...] about Be Human Centered
Stories
At the Border
Seeing people, not politics - and doing the doable for families. Families are struggling on the U.S. - Mexico border. You’ve heard the stories. People are fleeing gang and drug violence at home, and they want nothing more than to build a meaningful life for themselves and their children. Put simply, they want a chance at a future. … [Read more...] about At the Border
Let’s Meet Steve Roth
Q&A with new ORAM Executive Director - Alight is all about finding others. It’s about inviting people and organizations in who understand those we serve deeply and, together, amplifying the good we can do. ORAM is one of those organizations. … [Read more...] about Let’s Meet Steve Roth
Start With Giving
One of our guiding values that unite us, that drive how we work and how we interact with the people we serve. This article is the first in a 7-part series on Alight's guiding values originally published by Alight CEO Daniel Wordsworth on Medium. “Being human means having a gift. And it is the giving of this gift that makes both the village and the person whole.” “The gift is to the giver, and comes back most to them — it cannot fail…”– Walt Whitman “Just as the rivers we see are much less numerous than the underground streams, so the idealism that is visible is minor compared to what men and women carry in their hearts, unreleased or scarcely released.” — Albert Schweitzer International humanitarian organizations have lost sight of an essential truth: we exist to give, not to receive. We have lived and worked in places of scarcity for so long that we have started to believe that we cannot give to those in need without ourselves first receiving. Caught in a … [Read more...] about Start With Giving
A Lab for Nyabiheke
Transformational, globally relevant change for refugees in Rwanda It all began with Gaetan. Gaetan is young man from Congo, but he’s lived in Nyabiheke Refugee Camp in Rwanda for the past 15 years. Like any young person, Gaetan wants to be connected. But Nyabiheke is frustratingly cut off from the world – the nearest internet café is 15km away, and even that is bare bones, with old computers and spotty wi-fi. … [Read more...] about A Lab for Nyabiheke
Not Fishing For Compliments…
But things are going swimmingly with our new fish kiosks in Somalia. Somalia once had a rich and successful fishing industry, the center of which was the South-Central city of Kismayo. … [Read more...] about Not Fishing For Compliments…
Introducing the Color Movement
In one of the most violent places, hope persists. El Salvador is plagued with endemic gang violence, extreme poverty, and the exploitation of families trying to create a meaningful life. … [Read more...] about Introducing the Color Movement
Named Most Innovative 2019
Named To Fast Company’s Annual List Of The World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2019 American Refugee Committee (now Alight) has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2019. … [Read more...] about Named Most Innovative 2019
Kuja Kuja Wins Service Design Award
Exciting news from team Kuja Kuja! We’re happy to announce that Kuja Kuja has won the Service Design Award from CORE77! “The platform is the first of its kind and entirely public,” the award notes, “a bold move for a humanitarian organization working in such challenging conditions.” … [Read more...] about Kuja Kuja Wins Service Design Award
Educating One Million Kids in Pakistan
We’re so excited to announce that our effort to enroll over one million out of school children in Pakistan has officially begun! With one of the highest populations of out of school children in the world at 5.6 million, Pakistan is ready for change. … [Read more...] about Educating One Million Kids in Pakistan