At a critical time, when the government and citizens of Afghanistan are determining the future of the country, the questions have to be asked: Why do Afghan women still face the barriers they do? Why is it that women are still part of the worldwide struggle for...
Returning to school after a break often signals a fresh start — new routines, renewed motivation, and the quiet excitement of possibility. In a free, post-Assad Syria, these themes carry even greater weight. For thousands of children in the Damascus area, this year’s...
Early developments in the Iran conflict are beginning to illuminate the short- and near‑term implications for partners and regional stability, raising urgent questions about security, diplomacy, and humanitarian impact. This webinar examined what we know so far and...
To support young people in Iraqi Kurdistan and encourage them to improve their communities through entrepreneurship, Spirit of America partnered with Five One Labs to launch The Youth Impact Initiative, a collaborative campaign with the US Consulate Erbil. This...
Last month we quickly responded to events in Syria, helping US troops support local families. These families had been displaced by the movement of opposition forces as they swept the country, overthrowing the brutal Assad regime and giving hope to millions of Syrians...
Syria has been plagued with civil war since 2011, when anti-regime protests exploded across the country. More than half of the population has fled their homes, and over 12 million struggle to find food each day, according to UN estimates. Due to its relative...
In the barren courtyard of the Diban Health Clinic, roughly a two-hour bumpy drive south of Deir ez-Zor, Syria, a group of local women, clad in colorful hijabs or black niqabs (Islamic garments), wait in line. A team of American Special Operations soldiers and their...
After the Taliban retook Afghanistan, Spirit of America acted quickly to help our loyal Afghan partners who were in danger because of their connections to the United States. Working closely with Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin and the US Embassy Tirana, our team...
In October I had the opportunity to travel to Albania and visit with the group of 121 Afghan evacuees that Spirit of America was supporting. As I entered the hotel compound in Shëngjin where the evacuees are staying – an area that had essentially become an impromptu...
