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At the Ukraine-Poland border, Nina and Viktoria became some of the first Alight Guides for families fleeing war.
With patience and compassion, they created a soft place to land, offering guidance and comfort to pause before taking the next step forward. 💛

#WomenOfAlight #IWD2026 #GiveToGain2026

It was incredibly meaningful to have The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit Questscope’s Youth Center at Za’atari Refugee Camp last week. Their time with Syrian refugee youth brought joy and energy to the community and reminded young people of the strength and potential they carry within themselves. 💛

Raquel Orellana, Alight’s former Director of Co-Creation in El Salvador, showed what true co-creation looks like 💛

Working with communities and partners, she helped design women-focused programs that continue to thrive even after Alight’s operations closed.

#WomenOfAlight #IWD2026 #GiveToGain2026

Somalia faces 'food crisis' after lifesaving US grants hit their end Organizations have begun to receive notice that once their awards run out, there will be no more U.S. funds coming their way.

Over the weekend, funding ended for 13 nutrition centers supported by Alight in Somalia. “Suddenly, we have to close all these facilities,” said Adan Adar, Alight’s Executive Director for the Horn of Africa.
More than 980K people risk losing access to critical services.
https://bit.ly/3Ng1p7g

Along the borders of Mexico and across Central America, Catholic Sisters stand with displaced families 🤍

They welcome, listen, and advocate quietly 🕊️

With Alight, they turn uncertainty into belonging and help communities rebuild with hope.

#WomenOfAlight #IWD2026 #GiveToGain2026

Salome Byenda, “Mama Salomé,” is a force behind Asili in DRC.
With songs and a megaphone, she promotes free health care and teaches children proper handwashing to prevent disease. She gives her time and heart, and her community gains health and strong female leadership.
#WomenOfAlight #IWD2026

Dr. Patricia Walker was a third-year medical student when she joined ARC 15 at Khao-I-Dang Refugee Camp in 1979. She trained Cambodian refugees as medics, ensuring care would last beyond volunteers’ time. 💛 Her legacy still shapes Alight’s community-centered work worldwide. 🌍
#WomenOfAlight #IWD2026

In Sudan, Alight’s mobile clinic provides free care to 100 patients a day, treating malnutrition early, supporting safe deliveries, & offering psychosocial care. Across Sudan, funding cuts are closing facilities. Thanks to the Sudan Humanitarian Fund, Lagawa camp stays open. https://bit.ly/4u34ecf

Many who shaped Alight from the very beginning were women - doctors, nurses, community leaders, teachers.
This #InternationalWomensDay, we honor the women who built Alight’s past and continue shaping its future.
In the coming days, we’ll highlight a few remarkable #WomenofAlight.
Stay with us 💛

As the crisis deepens in Sudan, many families are observing #Ramadan while displaced by conflict. Meals are simpler, gatherings smaller, but community remains strong.
Stand with Sudanese communities.
Select “Sudan Response”: https://bit.ly/3McbPks
#رمضان

In Kahda District, Banadir #Somalia, a key nutrition center is closing due to funding shortages, leaving 1,500 displaced children without life-saving care.

When funding stops, care stops. Stand with families in Somalia. Use your voice to advocate for urgent humanitarian funding now.

Four years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine 💔🇺🇦

What began as emergency response has become long-term support. Since 2022, Alight has stood alongside families with food, shelter, winter aid, protection, and mental health care.

We’re still here. And we will stay.

#StandWithUkraine #Alight

We’re going live shortly. 🎥

Join us at 10 am ET for a conversation marking four years since the full-scale war in Ukraine began. 🇺🇦
Bring your questions and join our Facebook Live:
https://www.facebook.com/share/17wtpHUy9z/

#MeetAlight

The Trump Administration Is Ending Aid That It Says Saves Lives The State Department will let lifesaving projects expire because “there is no strong nexus between the humanitarian response and U.S. national interests,” according to an internal email.

When humanitarian funding expires, the impact is immediate.
For Alight:
• 30 clinics and 14 nutrition centers closed in Sudan
• 250 Sudanese staff laid off
• Facilities closing in Somalia, 200K people losing care
CEO Jocelyn Wyatt spoke with The Atlantic on what this means:
https://bit.ly/4rRPYSx

🎨 Call for Artists | Art-A-Whirl 2026

Alight is accepting donated artwork starting Feb 23 to feature and sell at Art-A-Whirl in Minneapolis. All proceeds will support displaced families.

Create with purpose. Share with community.

Submit your art: https://bit.ly/4aKT7fo

#ArtAWhirl #WeAreAlight

Alight: Alight Learning Collection

What does it take to start over?

In this 2020 This American Life episode, Abdi, a Somali refugee in Kenya, wins the U.S. diversity visa lottery 🇺🇸, but police raids threaten his future.

Listen and explore more in the Alight Learning Collection 📚 https://bit.ly/4qMtqkq
#LearnWithAlight

If you're in the Twin Cities, join us Feb 24 at Alight’s Minneapolis Hub for a briefing on the latest developments affecting refugees in the U.S. The emergency is not over. Many families are in hiding, have lost income, and face financial distress. Register here:
https://bit.ly/4kJbzcR

4 years since the full-scale war in #Ukraine began, families still face winter under missile strikes and power outages. 🇺🇦
Join Karina Stelmaszczyk, Executive Director for #Alight Europe live to hear how life has changed and how you can stand with communities.
Watch here: https://bit.ly/3ZLXWA2

As Ramadan begins 🌙 we recognize this sacred time for many in our communities. A month of reflection, compassion, and care, observed this year by many facing displacement and hardship. We hold space in our hearts and extend care where it is needed most. #Ramadan Mubarak 🤍

Welcome Teresa Devick to Alight’s Board of Directors 🎉 Teresa is Chief Compliance Officer and CTO at Bond & Devick Wealth Partners, bringing decades of experience in finance, technology, and governance. We’re grateful for her leadership and long standing commitment to communities. #AlightTeam

This Valentine’s Day ❤️, let love show up where it’s needed most.

Instead of flowers or chocolates, consider making a donation in honor of someone you love. Your gift can help families facing displacement access safety, care, and stability when it matters most.

https://bit.ly/3YFIZyN

Volunteers from @faegredrinker.bsky.social packed 30 customized activity boxes for children, added personal notes, and wrapped birthday gifts. They also donated 60 storage bins and games for older kids. These boxes will be delivered with groceries and in-home visits, bringing comfort and joy.

Somalia’s humanitarian crisis is worsening due to prolonged drought.
Livestock losses are devastating families’ only source of food and income.
Today, 4.4M people, including 1.85M children, face hunger.
Your support helps meet urgent needs and build more sustainable solutions.
https://bit.ly/4e97dHr

Sometimes support comes quietly, through a simple act. At the start of the new year, a yoga teacher hosted a benefit class for people doing good in the world ✨ Their community showed up, and donations were shared with Alight. Moments like this remind us that solidarity lives in everyday care 💛

Refugee families in Minnesota are facing fear and uncertainty. Alight’s Jo Haugen shared with Fox 9 how Alight is showing up with care. Our Toy Drive at the Alight Minneapolis Hub is bringing comfort to children. Support our neighbors. Donate: https://bit.ly/4bsN69i
Watch: https://bit.ly/3MaVdNo

Nonprofit puts together care kits for Minnesota families facing uncertainty As refugee and immigrant families across Minnesota grapple with fear and uncertainty following the recent federal immigration crackdown, a nonprofit and volunteers are stepping in to provide food, car...

Alight and volunteers assembled personalized care kits to help spark joy for children of refugee families who are afraid to leave their homes. Thank you to Alight's volunteers and donors for bringing comfort, care, and humanity when it’s needed most.
You can still donate: https://bit.ly/4bsN69i

They were asylum seekers and refugees in Minnesota. Still, ICE detained and flew them to Texas to face deportation | CNN Dozens of asylum seekers, as well as refugees who passed a rigorous, years-long vetting process before being admitted to the United States, have been arrested in Minnesota in recent weeks, immigration...

Over the past several weeks, Alight's team in Minnesota has been responding to urgent needs of refugee families who are too afraid to leave their homes, and supporting those who have been arrested and flown to detention centers in Texas. 
 
www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/u...

🧸💛 Today at the Alight Minneapolis Hub, volunteers packed donated toys into care packages for children of refugee families affected by Operation PARRIS.

Each toy was chosen with care to remind families they are seen and not alone.

You can still help by making a donation:
https://bit.ly/4bsN69i

Toy Drive Bringing Joy to Refugee Kids. Jan 29, 9am–12pm CT📍1325 Quincy St NE Ste A1, Minneapolis YouTube video by We Are Alight

Community care matters right now. Alight is doing the doable to support Minnesota’s refugee community.

Tomorrow, Jan 29, 9am–12pm CT, donate new toys for refugee kids impacted by Operation PARRIS.

📍 Alight Minneapolis Hub
Or donate instead: https://give.wearealight.org/campaign/739756/donate

To our community in Minnesota 🤍
You are in our thoughts during these difficult days.

We stand with refugees and the communities supporting them, and we believe in the strength and compassion that define Minnesota. 🤝🕊️

In solidarity,
Alight