We Are Called to Rise

As borders harden and aid disappears, people continue to flee—not by choice, but by necessity. In the margins of broken systems, displaced women are quietly rewriting the rules of survival, work, and leadership.

We Are Called to Rise is a narrative exploration of the economic power of refugee women—the power policymakers overlook, governments fail to harness, and stereotypes erase. Through deeply human stories woven with research, policy insight, and lived experience, it reveals both the hidden costs displaced women bear and the ingenuity with which they navigate and rewrite them.

Drawing on two decades of listening to women building futures where doors are closed, this book offers a new playbook—one that challenges outdated systems and shows how individuals, institutions, and societies can act differently. Moving between intimate stories and practical solutions, it invites readers not only to rethink refugee power, but to reshape the narratives that define who belongs.

Because when the most vulnerable rise, we all rise.