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Jul 242 min read
The Beautiful Game Connects Refugees with Host Communities
No matter your age or country of origin, soccer is the one game that unites people across the world. For refugees striving to integrate...
May 163 min read
A Heart for Helping Newcomers - One Journey Partner Mozaic Provides Comprehensive Support for Refugees
“At One Journey events, refugees have the opportunity to share their stories, breaking down barriers and fostering understanding.” Raghad...
Apr 51 min read
A Message from One Journey
Looking forward, One Journey anticipates 2024 to be a volatile year for politics and immigration and one of new realities for refugees...
Nov 29, 20232 min read
Global Holiday Market Gives Refugee Entrepreneurs a Unique Opportunity to Showcase Their Culture
The annual One Journey Global Holiday Market gives refugees resettled in the DC area the opportunity to showcase and share their talent...
Sep 9, 20233 min read
DC Welcomes Little Amal
One Journey is excited to welcome Little Amal for her walk across DC with our partner organizations!
Jun 20, 20233 min read
Festival Spotlight: Homes Not Borders empowers refugees – from setting up to moving up
Homes Not Borders helps setup refugee apartments, giving them a new start, and so much more. Learn about this Take Action Partner.
Jun 19, 20233 min read
Festival Spotlight: Come for the Sights and Sounds at the One Journey Festival, Stay for the Food!
A feature of 3 of the food trucks that will be in the 2023 One Journey Festival International Food Lane.
Jun 16, 20235 min read
Festival Spotlight: A Trip Around the Globe at the One Journey Marketplace
Celebrate the diverse cultures represented at the One Journey Festival by browsing our Global Marketplace where refugee artisans,...
Jun 5, 20232 min read
Festival Spotlight: César Orozco Combines Love of Jazz with Cuban, Venezuelan Roots
César Orozco has developed a unique style of music that combines his lifelong love of Jazz with the musical influences he experienced...
Jun 5, 20233 min read
Festival Spotlight: A Candid Conversation with Video Game Mogul and CEO, Lual Mayen
On the rooftop of a local neighborhood spot, Lual Mayen greets a server, fellow diner, and bartender, all before making his way to his...
May 19, 20233 min read
Festival Spotlight: Sokeo Ros Creates a “Movement Language” by Melding Dance Techniques
For Sokeo Ros, whose family fled the Cambodian genocide more than thirty years ago and arrived in the U.S. in the 1980s, dance is not...
Apr 20, 20233 min read
The Jungle – theater that ‘takes action’ for refugees
The award-winning play The Jungle just completed its three-week Washington, DC premiere at the Shakespeare Theater Company. One Journey...
Feb 25, 20233 min read
Spotlight: Egette Indelele's work to de-stigmatize mental health care for refugees
Egette Indelele applies her own experience to inform the mission and goals when she founded Safe Haven Space, a community wellness...
Nov 6, 20223 min read
Jorge Glem the Venezuelan Master of the Cuatro
Combining Music and His Latin Roots to Promote Multicultural Understanding Since taking up the cuatro at age five, Jorge Glem has...
Aug 2, 20224 min read
Profile: Nyamuon “Moon” Nguany Machar
Her refugee experience helped Moon find poetry, healing, and a passion for helping others. “You’re probably wondering how a person as...
Jun 19, 20222 min read
Festival Spotlight: Cheick Hamala Diabate continues the Malian giot tradition of storytelling
Cheick Hamala Diabate is a professional artist, musician, storyteller and a native of Mali, a country in West Africa. Hamala has spent...
Jun 19, 20225 min read
Festival Spotlight: Omer Khan Finds the Beauty of Afghanistan Through His Lens
Omer Khan was born in Kabul, and from a young age has been in love with the beauty of Afghanistan. He hoped with each snap of his camera...
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