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How do I sponsor a refugee?
by Mark Bigland-Pritchard
In Canada, private citizens are able to rescue people internationally from the misery of the refugee experience and support them through the process of adapting to Canadian society. This podcast is for people who want to explore this experience of sponsorship. We will take you through the practicalities, hear from sponsors and newcomers, and look at the root causes behind the global crisis of forced displacement. Mennonite Central Committee was the first organization to sign a contract with the Canadian government to manage private sponsorship, back in 1979. Many things have changed since then, but this podcast draws on the experience of many people within MCC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Where do the world's refugees flee from? Where do they go? And where does private sponsorship fit in to this big picture?
For this episode we step back a bit, to look at the global picture. Brian tells us about the data that UNHCR collects, the categories of displaced people, the countries from which the largest numbers of people are leaving, the countries hosting the most, the place of private sponsorship in this…
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Why are there so many refugees in the world?
OK, so if you've followed us so far you will now know the basics of how to sponsor a refugee. But why has this become necessary? - why are there refugees? And why is the number of displaced people in the world steadily increasing? The answers are inevitably complex, and vary from place to place -...
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Money matters
As with all things in our society, so with refugee sponsorship: sorting out the money is important. This week's episode is different because we need to give you some visuals. So I will keep it short and send you to a link on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdHlifGm55k Next week, we will...
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Waiting for the arrival
Once we have sent in all the papers to apply to bring a refugee or a refugee family, we usually have a long wait while officials process the application first in Ottawa and then at a visa office abroad. In this episode, Kate and Mark talk about why it takes so long, and what to do meanwhile.…
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How do I apply to the Canadian government?
Getting the paperwork right can be really important when dealing with Canadian officials! So in this episode Kate and Mark talk through the government forms that need to be completed in order to be able to sponsor someone - together with a warning about the length of time that it can take between...
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What will I do when the people arrive?
In this episode, Kate and Mark talk through the tasks, the roles and the necessary sensitivities of refugee sponsors. They address bureaucratic necessities; financial, medical and other Canadian systems; language learning; and learning from each other across cultures. We will continue to go into...
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Sponsoring a refugee: how does it work?
In this episode, Kate and Mark talk through the various schemes for Canadian private refugee sponsorship - PSR, BVOR, JAS, OAS, OYW - each of which meets a somewhat different need. They then move on to how to get started with a sponsorship through Mark's programme at MCC Saskatchewan. We will...
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How do I sponsor a refugee?: Introduction
In this first episode, Kate and Mark talk through some of the basic questions: What is a refugee? What is private sponsorship? Who can sponsor refugees? What are the basic tasks in refugee sponsorship? We will go into more detail in the next 4 or 5 episodes about what is involved in taking on…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In Canada, private citizens are able to rescue people internationally from the misery of the refugee experience and support them through the process of adapting to Canadian society. This podcast is for people who want to explore this experience of sponsorship. We will take you through the practicalities, hear from sponsors and newcomers, and look at the root causes behind the global crisis of forced displacement.
Mennonite Central Committee was the first organization to sign a contract with the Canadian government to manage private sponsorship, back in 1979. Many things have changed since then, but this podcast draws on the experience of many people within MCC.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
Mark Bigland-Pritchard
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