Good News About Refugees

Donated sewing tools are giving newly arrived women from Afghanistan a sense of home in the U.S.

More than half of Kitchen 66 entrepreneurs are women, and recent alumni have represented Guyana, Venezuela, Mexico, Ecuador, Canada, Vietnam, the United Kingdom, and Ghana.

Bike kitchens offer tools, second-hand parts and bikes, and convivial help with repairs. They are also hubs for community development.

Since the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan in August, the country has been an increasingly dangerous place for LGBTQ+ people. Now, international advocacy groups and activists are trying to help save their lives and raise awareness to their growing plight.

We still have so much work to do to ensure refugees have a safe, clear, and simple way to find not only a safe place to call home and have their basic needs met — but a place to thrive, too. It's also true that we made a lot of progress.

This year was filled with progress for the LGBTQ+ community in the United States and globally. We saw that elections matter, representation is increasing, and people are finding creative ways to support queer people around the world.

What could bring Syrian refugees, Sudanese migrants and marginalised Lebanese around the same table in Beirut? The threat of eviction – and the housing rights project trying to prevent it.

The ultimate list of the best good news stories from the year 2021.

A new study in Australia has looked at the experiences of refugee and migrant women who shared creative art in community exhibitions. The women supported each other, learnt about each other’s cultures and taught each other new skills, including unique sewing techniques.

Liberty in North Korea believes the North Korean people will achieve liberty in our lifetime. Here's why we can be hopeful about North Korea — and how to make a difference.

Concerned to see refugee children missing out on classes, three Afghan women set up their own school at the Fort McCoy base in Wisconsin.

Plunging crime rates in the country have left prisons empty, and many are closing down. But the Dutch government is now using empty prisons in The Netherlands to house refugees.