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https://youtu.be/nRZozPDwezQ Groups of volunteers are forming around the country to support refugees seeking a safer life in Australia. Applications for Round 2 of our Group Mentorship Program. Find out more about how you can get involved here.
Tibetan refugee Chungla said having a group of mentors was like having ‘family’ welcoming her to Australia.(ABC News: Stephen Cavanagh) Landing in a foreign country, Tibetan refugee Chungla wasn't sure of the cultural rules that define Australian life. "Here...
Since the 1970s, over 300,000 refugees have settled in Canada under the country’s private sponsorship scheme. Could a similar scheme work in Australia? Listen to Damien Carrick's report on the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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