Special Projects
Our mission often aligns with the work of other organizations and academic institutions seeking to meet the needs of people who have been forced to flee their homes. Through collaborative projects, we can leverage our common purpose to strengthen our impact and mutually enlarge our reach in creating communities of welcome and belonging. If you are interested in collaborating on a project with us, please contact us.
Refugee Physicians Advocacy Coalition
Their Story is Our Story, alongside key partners, founded a coalition of organizations working to solve the healthcare worker crisis by assisting international physicians to train, prepare for, and secure meaningful positions within the U.S. healthcare system while ensuring the highest levels of quality care.
Global Refugee Archive
Launched in 2021, the Global Refugee Archive is a unique database of refugee stories collected by Their Story is Our Story, as well as by our partner organizations. It is house at Brigham Young University's Harold B. Lee Library ScholarsArchive and made available to the public, academic researchers, and humanitarians alike.
BOOK: Let Me Tell You My Story
Let Me Tell You My Story is a gathering of stories collected by Their Story is Our Story in hardback book format. This volume debuts personal stories of the men, women, and children who, through no fault of their own, became refugees. Heartbreaking, hopeful, and unapologetically honest, these firsthand accounts highlight the resistance, resilience, and grit of the human spirit, and serve as a lesson to us all about compassion and community.
Published by Familius, this 332-page Amazon best-selling hardback book features photographs by Portraitist of France 2017, Christophe Mortier, and award-winning UK-based photographer, Lindsay Silsby, as well as illustrations by award-winning portraitist, Elizabeth Thayer.
MULTIMEDIA COMPOSITION: The Story of Our Journey
Created in collaboration with clarinetist Csaba Jevtic-Somlai, the project initiator and lead, and composer Dylan Findley, the artistic director, the authentic audio and video interview footage provided by TSOS supports the clarinet and fixed media electronics, providing the viewer with an opportunity to reflect as refugees share details of their personal, arduous journeys from a home lost to a home found.
An educational and advocacy tool, the film project can be customized to fit the needs of academic institutions, public schools, IGOs and NGOs, and other interested parties, as well as an installation in museums or at conferences.
COLLABORATION: Helping Refugees Navigate the U.S. Healthcare System
In partnership with Georgetown School of Medicine, NoVa Friends of Refugees, Catholic Charities Diocese of Arlington, and the Virginia Department of Health, Their Story is Our Story collaborates annually on a project that the students can complete to help refugees navigate the U.S. healthcare system.
