More than 68 million people worldwide are displaced due to war and violence.
It’s time we get organized.
We are Refugee Assistance and Information Network (RAIN) International, and we have created a hub for refugee resettlement and response efforts. Developed as a grassroots movement of deeply experienced social workers, mental health therapists, and humanitarian workers, our vision is that all humans have the right to not just survive but thrive in the communities they reside in.
Help us change the narrative. 100% of your donation goes towards efforts and programs serving refugees and migrants.
A New Humanitarian Strategy
Not since WW2 has there been such a momentous surge of people displaced due to war, conflict or persecution. Never before has there been such a virulent global public backlash against them. Our acronym is more than a clever name, it is our strategy in addressing this.
the refugee
Only when we become informed can we begin to change the narrative about migration. We are creating a database of accurate, thoughtful and inspiring stories on those seeking safety and building lives in a new country.
the assistance
the information
The best programs are built on best practices. We develop, collect and share effective strategies practiced by some of the most cutting edge thinkers in this field to programs and entities via onsite or online consultations.
the network
Our team of multilingual experts develops programs for refugees, migrants and unaccompanied children. We are offering innovative solutions to some of the most complex programs based on decades of on-the-ground experience.
Stories That Move
The refugee story is a human story, it could be your story too. We bring you thoughtful accurate and inspiring stories across the human experience of migration.
Far From Home, Young Refugees Finding Their Way in Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
East African bloc: Members to allow Somali refugees to work
Nairobi, Kenya
More than 200 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean
Mediterranean Sea
Australia close to resettling 12,000 Syrian refugees
Canberra, Australia
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s response to refugee crisis
National Gallery, Prague
Inside Trump's Border Crackdown on Women and Kids
US-Mexico Border, San Diego-Tijuana
The Ugandans who let 272,000 South Sudanese refugees move in down the road
Yumbe, Uganda
My life in Jordan: children share their photos – in pictures
Jordan
Bells sound empathy for refugees
Peel, Isle of Man
In a Refugee’s Bags, Memories of Home
Amman, Jordan
For Refugee Agencies, a Court Stay Only Adds to the Confusion
United States
Young people less likely to view refugees as major threat
United States
The Underground Railroad for Refugees
Buffalo, New York
LGBT Refugees Trapped By Trump’s Immigration Order
Denizli, Turkey
Syrian refugee children process trauma through art
Lebanon
At Greece’s Refugee Camps, Trying to Recreate the Everyday
Greece
Demolishing the Calais camp made refugees’ lives harder
Calais, France
Here’s why it’s so difficult to be a Syrian refugee in South Florida
South Florida
Hungarian border guards taking selfies with beaten migrants
Hungary-Serbia border
DHS is considering separating mothers and children who cross the border illegally
Department of Homeland Security
Syrian children in state of 'toxic stress', Save the Children says
Syria
Khizr Khan claims travel privileges under review
Toronto, Canada
Asylum seekers continue fight against flawed asylum process
Central Helsinki
Trump signs new travel ban directive
White House
A powerful exhibit that lets an American and a refugee in Iraq talk face to face
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Refugee All Stars sing message of hope in America
Freetown, Sierra Leone
We Entered the U.S. As Jewish Refugees. Now My Parents Support the Muslim Ban
Syria
A Thriving Rural Town's Winning Formula Faces New Threats
Cawker City, Kansas
What It’s Like to Have Your Parents Deported
Berea, Kentucky
Tibet women's football team 'denied US visas'
Tibet
ICE nabs young ‘dreamer’ applicant
Jackson, Mississippi
Sanctuary Restaurants movement surpasses 300 restaurant landmark
New York
FDR Rejected Anne Frank Twice as a Refugee
Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect
Germany hate crime: Nearly 10 attacks a day on migrants in 2016
Germany
Asylum seekers continue fight against flawed asylum process
Central Helsinki
Study: Crime rates drop as refugees move in
Utica, NY
Activists place Refugees Welcome banner on Statue of Liberty pedestal
New York
Crying is an everyday thing, life after Muslim ban
New York
Syrian refugee families learn ice fishing on Ottawa River
Ottawa, Canada
Food startup staffed by refugees doubled its sales after the travel ban
Manhattan, NY
Paris authorities order volunteers to stop distributing food to refugees
Porte de La Chapelle, France
75 years ago Americans allowed fear to trump human rights
Independence, California
Why these librarians are protesting Trump’s executive orders
US
More than 80 people died in a Pakistan terror attack
Lahore, Pakistan
Who Will Watch the Agents Watching Our Borders?
Phoenix, Arizona
Odds of being killed by a refugee terrorist? 1 in 3.6 billion
US
Loss and hardship to make it to Greece
Greece
Thousands march in Barcelona in solidarity with refugees
Barcelona, Spain
Migrants Choose Arrest In Canada Over Staying In The U.S.
US-Canada Border, Champlain-Blackpool
The Refugees' Author Says We Should All Know What It Is To Be An Outsider
San Jose, California
ICE detains alleged domestic violence victim
Austin, Texas
Restaurants Closed For 'A Day Without Immigrants'
Washington, D.C.
Trump Immigration Order Stay Leads To Disarray
US
Syrian Banksy Is Spreading Hope in His War-Torn Country
Damascus, Syria
As Syria burns, Putin hints at massive push to take East Aleppo
East Aleppo, Syria