Alight, formerly the American Refugee Committee (ARC), is an international nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that has provided humanitarian assistance and training to millions of beneficiaries over the last 40 years. In 2011, Alight helped nearly 2.5 million people get essential services to regain their health and take back control of their lives. Alight works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to communities of refugees and internally displaced persons in seven countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe, including Iraq, Kosovo, and in the Darfur region of Sudan and is currently providing for emergency relief and recovery in Haiti. Alight provides shelter, clean water and sanitation, health care, skills training, microcredit education, and protection to help survivors of war and natural disasters to rebuild their lives with dignity, health care, security, and self-sufficiency. History Moved by the plight of millions of men, women and children affected by the conflict in Southeast Asia, Chicago businessman Neal Ball founded the American Refugee Committee in 1979. One of ARC's first programs opened at Khao-I-Dang refugee camp in Thailand in late 1979. ARC also provided medical and public health services at Nong Samet Refugee Camp, Phanat Nikhom, Ban Vinai Refugee Camp and Site Two Refugee Camp until 1993, when the camps closed and ARC turned its attention to programs inside Cambodia. ARC later provided health, sanitation and laboratory services at Khao Phlu Refugee Camp from 1997 until 1999. ARC pioneered the treatment of tuberculosis in refugee-camp settings using an innovative program structure that other international agencies had argued was not feasible. Alight became the organization's new name on June 21, 2019, after research found that persons who received aid preferred not to be identified as refugees forever. Projects Program areas Agriculture & Food Security Refugee and IDP Camp Management Capacity building and Training Community Development Community Health Education Community Reconciliation and Reintegration Disaster Preparedness Disease Prevention and Control Emergency Health Care Emergency Obstetrics Gender-based violence Prevention and Response HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Immunizations Income Generation Infectious Disease Prevention Legal Assistance Microenterprise Development Microfinance Maternal-Child Health Care Primary Health Care Protection of Vulnerable Groups Psychosocial Support Rapid Emergency Response Refugee Return and Reintegration Reproductive Health Care Savings and Loans Associations Shelter Construction and Rehabilitation Small Business and Vocational Training Sports and Recreation Programs Through Our Eyes Participatory Video Communication Water supply and Sanitation Services Alight has humanitarian programs and provides medical care, shelter, protection