Becca Heller, Co-Founder and Executive Director of IRAP, has been named one of this year’s MacArthur Fellows. The very prestigious award, commonly known as the “Genius Grant”, recognizes Becca’s work... read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2018 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules hdessaules@refugeerights.org 646.459.3081 IRAP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BECCA HELLER RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS MACARTHUR FELLOWSHIP (New York, NY) – Today, Becca Heller, the Executive... read more →
In anticipation of World Refugee Day, IRAP’s Director and Co-Founder, Becca Heller, was a guest on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah on Tuesday, June 19! During their interview, Heller... read more →
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In honor of World Refugee Day, Becca Heller, IRAP’s Director, was invited to speak at Bad Robot Productions in Los Angeles for a “Good Talk”. Bad Robot, founded by acclaimed... read more →
On Friday, April 7th, IRAP’s Director, Becca Heller, had the honor in participating in the Women in the World Summit at Lincoln Center, alongside some of the world’s most inspiring changemakers. Becca... read more →
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Today, NPR aired a story on the concerns of refugees and refugee advocates after the election, which has seen more divisive rhetoric on refugees that ever before. They fear that... read more →
While President Obama convened state leaders at the Leaders’ Summit for Refugees, the Concordia Summit’s Private Sector Forum on Migrants and Refugees gathered representatives from NGOs, private companies, and governments... read more →
IRAP in The Guardian: Turkey Blocks Syrian Refugees from Resettlement in the US – For Having Degrees
The Guardian today highlighted the outrageous situation of Syrian refugees in Turkey, who had been approved for resettlement to the United States, but were denied exit visas at the last... read more →