DCMIST x IRUSA: Working Together For Refugees

 
Nearly 1 in every 113 people on this planet have been forced from their homes, according to UNHCR. That’s about 60 million people across the globe, many of them high school students just like you. Imagine leaving everything you know and love behind.

This year, DCMIST is teaming up with Islamic Relief USA to do something about it. Rally your MIST team to raise money to help refugees in crisis from now until the start of MIST. The team that raises the MOST money will be recognized as the 2017 Young Humanitarians of the Year at this year's Award Ceremony. You will get a trophy to remember the accomplishment forever, and you will get the satisfaction of knowing you supported an important cause.

Islamic Relief USA has worked to provide humanitarian aid for refugees for nearly 25 years — from Bosnian refugees in Europe, to Kosovars settling in the United States in the late 1990s, to Syrians in numerous countries today.

In 2016 alone, Islamic Relief USA donors helped more than 3 million refugees and displaced families in 13 countries, including the United States.

The humanitarian aid your MIST team will be raising money for will cover food, water, winter supplies, medical care, education, medicine and medical supplies, and sanitation necessities like bathrooms and soap. For refugees in more stable conditions, what you raise could offer livelihood support like job skills training. Here in the United States, you will be supporting programs that offer shelter and help refugees integrate and find jobs.

This is just a start. We need to do more together. And we need YOUR MIST team's help! Create your LaunchGood team today, and get creative for a great cause!