Mission Statement
Alight works hand in hand with refugees and displaced communities through their entire journey, from initial support to long-term stability. Our 2,300 humanitarians co-create solutions with and for more than 4 million people in over 20 countries every year. We do this by working closely with them to address their needs, developing local partnerships to build resilience, and amplifying the efforts of donors who make abundance happen.
Impact and Programs
Accomplishments
Thanks to you, Alight was able to assist people around the world to build lives filled with joy, dignity, connection, and purpose. We serve more than four million people every year by collaborating with them to address their needs, developing local partnerships to build resilience, and amplifying the efforts of changemakers who make abundance happen. 1.2 Million people received health care and lifesaving medicines 851K were reached with gender-based violence prevention and care 348K received clean water, sanitation, and hygiene education 218K received clean water, sanitation, and hygiene education 6.6K were assisted in starting jobs and provided with entrepreneurial opportunities
Current Goals
Over the past decade, climate events triggered an average of 21.5 million new displacements each year—more than twice as many as those caused by conflict and violence. Alight works to keep people from being displaced, and we co-create livelihood and education programs with those who are forced to migrate. We also redesign settlements to focus on sustainability, introducing innovations such as solar power and water conservation solutions that protect the future of their regions. Women and girls are at the heart of every humanitarian crisis. As natural disasters, epidemics and conflict drive millions of people from the homes they know and love, Alight provides them with critical life-saving services to bring security and dignity, including sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence risk mitigation and response, nutrition programming, and livelihood and economic empowerment. When disaster strikes, people can find themselves without a home, without a way to make a living, without basic services like water and sanitation. They require their needs covered quickly and efficiently. Alight responds where we can make an impact, and when there is a gap in our existing services, we partner with other organizations to leverage our respective strengths. For populations who have lost everything—including the ability to provide for their family— Alight works to restore dignity and self-reliance through livelihoods programming. We place an emphasis on for women and girls because financial self-sufficiency is particularly important to breaking the cycles of abuse and vulnerability. Alight is blazing new paths for humanitarian aid by investing in new infrastructure and innovations. From launching real-time feedback platforms to designing innovative housing solutions to training Alight's global staff on co-creation, we’re well on our way to creating a 21st-century humanitarian organization that is truly worthy of displaced communities.
Community or Constituency Served
Displaced Persons
Geographic Area Served
East Africa (DR Congo, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Somalia/Somaliland), the Americas (US, Mexico, El Salvador, Colombia), Middle East (Jordan, Syria, Pakistan), Europe (Germany), and Asia (Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam)
