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Katya Niporka  ·  Ukraine

I Will Stay in Kiev

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Seyi Ajani-Oyebanre  ·  Ukraine

We Took Our Own Path

A Nigerian couple, medical doctors, living in Ukraine tell their harrowing story of how they fought to stay together with their three kids.
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Yalda Royan  ·  Afghanistan

Women’s Rights Activist Must Choose to Stay and Die or Leave and Live

Afghan Women Who Stand for Civil Liberties Face Becoming Refugees
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Nezia  ·  Burundi

Don't Be Afraid and Don't Let Go

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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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Julia  ·  Ukraine

In France, We Were All Greeted Very Warmly and Cordially

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Marina  ·  Ukraine

As We Crossed the Border There Were Warm Tents and Food

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Anna Sehal  ·  Ukraine

We Needed to Act to Save Our Lives

We didn't want to be brave. We just had no choice.
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Mahsa Ahmadi  ·  Afghanistan

You are Human, You Have to Feel Things

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Sarah  ·  Iraq

A Career Pathway and a Safe Place to Work

While you're working, you feel safe.
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Afghanistan

What I Want Everybody to Know About Afghanistan

All we want is peace and love.
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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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Marzia and Razia  ·  Afghanistan

Two Sisters Show That Women Can Do Anything

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Vulnerability of Women

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Norina  ·  Afghanistan

Discouraged and Alone: How One Afghan Refugee Is Struggling to Make a Home in Germany

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Noor  ·  Afghanistan

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Diary of An Afghan Woman
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Hasti  ·  Afghanistan

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Diary of An Afghan Woman
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Baran  ·  Afghanistan

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Diary of An Afghan Woman
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Zoya  ·  Afghanistan

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Diary of An Afghan Woman
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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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