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CRSA’s Group Mentorship Pilot Program (2020) In early 2020, as Australia responded to the global coronavirus pandemic, our international borders were largely closed to humanitarian entrants and other migrants. This stymied efforts by the Community Refugee Sponsorship...
A new opportunity to mentor refugees in Australia - Group Mentorship Program Round 2: Last year, with Australia’s refugee resettlement program largely paused due to the pandemic, we implemented a pilot program that screened and trained local groups of volunteers to...
Australia has a proud tradition of offering refugees the chance to rebuild their lives in safety throughout resettlement. Community refugee sponsorship can unlock the goodwill of ordinary Australians to help refugees successfully settle and integrate in their local...
A new opportunity to mentor refugees in Australia - Group Mentorship Program Round 2: Last year, with Australia’s refugee resettlement program largely paused due to the pandemic, we implemented a...
Woollahra Welcome group provided practical support to two young mentees during the COVID-19 pandemic under our pilot 'Group Mentorship Program', and in doing so changed their own lives as well as...
It's not just Canadians who are sponsoring refugees. Countries all around the world are introducing programs, which are having a huge collective impact on opportunities for refugees to find welcome...
Woollahra Welcome Group provided practical support to two young mentees during the COVID-19 pandemic under our pilot 'Group Mentorship' Program and in doing so changed their own lives as well as...
CRSA’s Group Mentorship Pilot Program (2020) In early 2020, as Australia responded to the global coronavirus pandemic, our international borders were largely closed to humanitarian entrants and...
Community sponsorship of refugees is a growing global phenomenon which can improve and expand refugee resettlement opportunities through harnessing the resources and networks of local volunteer...
Wonderful to see CRSI and the great work communities are doing to support refugees mentioned in this article by Ben Doherty in The Guardian Australia. Read: Communities step up: private groups ready...
We’re encouraged to read that the Morrison Government shows interest in community sponsorship as part of Australia’s resettlement program. Read: Australia eyes Canada-style community sponsorship...
Ordinary Canadians have sponsored more than 325,000 refugees since the late 1970s, in addition to those resettled under the government-assisted program.
Groups in small towns and large cities all around the United Kingdom have seized the opportunity to sponsor refugees caught up in the Syrian crisis. 'I know people are saying what you are doing is a...
Hear about the features and benefits of a proposed Australian community refugee sponsorship program. This video is a recording of an online briefing for federal parliamentarians held during Refugee...
Like many others, the Community Refugee Sponsorship Initiative (CRSI) is looking forward to happier times in the year ahead, and there is cause for cautious optimism. We have the full...
Australia has a proud tradition of offering refugees the chance to rebuild their lives in safety throughout resettlement. Community refugee sponsorship can unlock the goodwill of ordinary...
New research by Anthea Vogl, Khanh Hoang and Asher Hirsch published in the Canadian journal Refuge sheds a light on the history and development of sponsorship in Australia. Australia’s...
On July 16, Ministers from Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Argentina, Spain and New Zealand underlined their support for community-based refugee sponsorship in advance of the 2018 United...
As Australia begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government is being urged to show bold leadership and introduce a new, affordable refugee community sponsorship program. The...
Community sponsorship of refugees is a growing global phenomenon which expands resettlement capacity through harnessing the resources and networks of local volunteer groups, who are trained and...
There are well-documented economic, social and regional benefits of refugees resettling in Australia. Community sponsorship of refugees is a practice that can enhance these benefits by engaging...
Originally published in Asylum Insight | December 2019 Last month the world watched as Amirhossein Sahragard, a refugee from Australia’s offshore detention centre in Papua New Guinea, was...
Uniting Church WA supports a whole-of-community approach to resettling refugees The Uniting Church WA (UCA WA) calls for a compassionate and generous refugee sponsorship program; supporting the...
The Sidney Myer Fund has agreed to provide significant anchor funding over the next three years to support the work of the Community Refugee Sponsorship Initiative (CRSI) in its mission of...
oday the Community Refugee Sponsorship Initiative (CRSI) launched a new vision for an expanded and improved community sponsorship scheme at a community summit in Melbourne. The CRSI vision...
In early 2018, a number of concerned organisations joined together to form the Community Refugee SponsorshipInitiative (CRSI) – the Refugee Council of Australia, Save the Children Australia, Amnesty...
The Community Refugee Sponsorship Initiative (CRSI) has been advocating for the introduction of a community refugee sponsorship program in Australia, which would enable ordinary Australians to...
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