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Anonymous Among Us from Myanmar
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Still Hoping For Freedom

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Esther  ·  Mexico

I Am Not the Enemy

They are Targeting People in the Workplace Doing Good Things
Yuliia Pylypenko
Yuliia Pylypenko  ·  Ukraine

Keeping My Promise: How I Found Safety for My Family and Started Helping Others

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Marwa  ·  Afghanistan

Defying the Taliban through Sports

A talented athlete joins the Afghan Women's National Soccer team, despite the constant threats of death
Claire Peterson
Claire Peterson  ·  United States

Volunteer Commitment and Community Buy-in is the Key to a Refugee’s Success

“Ask us how to help! We will find a place for you. There are so many things people could do for us.”
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Atifa  ·  Afghanistan

It Was Just Me, One Doctor, Four Midwives, and 50 Babies

An OB/GYN describes her journey from medical professional to refugee, and the help she got along the way.
Shahanshah Shahpar
Shahanshah  ·  Afghanistan

Truth in Exile: The Journey of an Afghan Journalist

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Yasmin  ·  Iraq

Finding and Helping Others through The Collateral Repair Project

Sayed Matin Hussainy
Sayed Matin Hussainy  ·  Afghanistan

Hard Days

An Afghan Man's Mental Health Journey After His Arrival in the U.S.
Sarah Ingabire
Sarah Ingabire  ·  Rwanda

A Refugee Shares Both the Hard and Good From Her Experience in Foster Care

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Alexandra Acosta  ·  Venezuela

A Young Venezuelan Mother Makes Art and a Better Life

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Lark Escobar  ·  United States

Veterans Support Afghan Allies When Government Fails

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Amy Underwood  ·  United States

Their Family Became Ours

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Andrea Osorio  ·  Colombia

The Struggle for Limited Resources

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Marina  ·  Ukraine

As We Crossed the Border There Were Warm Tents and Food

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Shurooq Safaa Al Jewari  ·  Iraq

Being a Refugee Does Not Make Me Less

My aspirations are to become a surgeon, buy my parents their own house, and sell my art.
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Aline Irafasha  ·  Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Process of a Healing Journey

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Mahsa Ahmadi  ·  Afghanistan

You are Human, You Have to Feel Things

Paul Mwingwa
Paul Mwingwa  ·  Democratic Republic of the Congo

Wherever You Are Put, You Must Grow

It's good to go to an unknown place where I can figure things out.
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Jhennyfer and Carlos  ·  Venezuela

Outside the Land that Gave Us Everything

Nowadays, the journalist is persecuted and intimidated, and tortured for showing reality in a photo or image.
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What would you do if you had to leave everything behind?

By the end of 2024, more than 123.2 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced from their homes due to war, persecution, or human rights abuses.

An increase of 7.2 million over 2023, that’s more than 19,619 people every day — roughly one person every 4.4 seconds.

They arrive in refugee camps and other countries, like the US, seeking the one thing they’ve lost: safety.

Fleeing political imprisonment, ethnic violence, religious persecution, gang threats, or war crimes, they come with what little they managed to carry:

Legal papers – if they’re lucky.

A single backpack.

Sometimes a child’s hand in theirs.

They also carry the weight of what they left behind: fractured families, homes they’ll never return to, professions they loved, friends and relatives they may never see again.

They carry loss most of us can’t imagine – but also the truth of what they’ve endured.

At TSOS, we believe stories are a form of justice. When someone shares their experience of forced displacement, they reclaim their voice. And when we amplify that voice – through film, photography, writing, and advocacy – the world listens. Hearts soften. Communities open. Policy begins to shift.

That shift matters. Because when neighbors understand instead of fear…

when lawmakers see people, not politics…

when a teacher knows what her student has survived…

Rebuilding life from the ashes becomes possible.

We’re fighting an uphill battle. In today’s political climate, refugee stories are often twisted or ignored. They’re reduced to statistics, portrayed as national threats, or used to score political points.

The truth – the human, nuanced truth – gets lost, and when it does, we lose compassion.

We are here to share their truth anyway.

At TSOS, we don’t answer to headlines or algorithms. We are guided by a simple conviction: every person deserves to be seen, heard, and welcomed.

Our work is powered by the people we meet — refugees and asylum seekers rebuilding after loss, allies offering sanctuary, and communities daring to extend belonging.

Your support helps us share their stories — and ensure they’re heard where they matter most.

“What ultimately persuaded the judge wasn’t a legal argument. It was her story.”

— Kristen Smith Dayley, Executive Director, TSOS

Will you help us keep telling the truth?

No donation is too small — and it only takes a minute of your time.

Why give monthly?

We value every gift, but recurring contributions allow us to plan ahead and invest more deeply in:

  • New refugee storytelling and advocacy projects
  • Resources to train and equip forcibly displaced people to share their own stories
  • Public education that challenges fear with empathy
  • Local efforts that help communities welcome and integrate newcomers

As our thank-you, monthly supporters receive fewer fundraising messages — and more stories of the impact they’re making possible.

You don’t have to be displaced to stand with those who are.

Can you give today — and help carry these stories forward?

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