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Resources & tools

CORS Programme Sponsorship Overview
CORS Programme Phase One Toolkit
CORS Frequently Asked Questions Sponsors
CORS Frequently Asked Questions Refugees
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Community Refugee Sponsorship Programme

Community Refugee Sponsorship Programme

Community Refugee Sponsorship Programme
Previous Community Sponsor Experience - Nick Regnault

Previous Community Sponsor Experience - Nick Regnault

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Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship (CORS) programme

Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship (CORS) programme

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The Welcome Table - Whangārei Matters Podcast

The Welcome Table - Whangārei Matters Podcast

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Share Kai - towards closer communities in Christchurch | Here Now

Share Kai - towards closer communities in Christchurch | Here Now

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We Welcome: New Zealand's First Sponsors and Refugees

We Welcome: New Zealand's First Sponsors and Refugees

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Community Refugee Sponsorship NZ Information Session #3. April 9, 2022

Community Refugee Sponsorship NZ Information Session #3. April 9, 2022

56:38
Community Refugee Sponsorship NZ Information Session #2

Community Refugee Sponsorship NZ Information Session #2

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What does community sponsorship mean to you?

What does community sponsorship mean to you?

04:59
Sponsoring Refugees: What to Expect

Sponsoring Refugees: What to Expect

05:31
Sponsorship School: Mobilizing Sponsors  ̶ Maya’s Story

Sponsorship School: Mobilizing Sponsors ̶ Maya’s Story

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Sponsored Refugee Turned Refugee Sponsor: Angham Yunes, Ireland

Sponsored Refugee Turned Refugee Sponsor: Angham Yunes, Ireland

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Community Sponsorship in the UK

Community Sponsorship in the UK

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Please note that the Community Refugee Sponsorship programmes described in these videos may be structured differently in other countries to the programme in Aotearoa New Zealand.

To find out more about the programme in Aotearoa New Zealand, please contact HOST International Aotearoa, the umbrella organisation for the Community Refugee Sponsorship programme in New Zealand. 

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AOTEAROA
NEW ZEALAND
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Government information on refugee sponsorship (MBIE)

Refugee and protection | Immigration New Zealand

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Government evaluation of extended pilot sponsorship programme (MBIE)

Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship Outcomes Evaluation

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Getting ready to welcome refugees  

Nick Regnault: 'Welcoming the stranger'

Welcoming the Stranger print

Welcoming the Stranger 

e-book​

AUSTRALIA.

Refugee Sponsorship Australia

Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia

UK.

UK

RESET Communities and Refugees

Reset Communities and Refugees (resetuk.org)

Sponsor Refugees UK

Home - Sponsor Refugees

International Rescue Committee

What is Community Sponsorship? How local communities are welcoming refugees in the UK | The IRC

SCOTLAND

Edingburgh Refugee Sponsorship Circle

What is Sponsorship? | Edinburgh Refugee Sponsorship Circle

IRELAND.

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HOST INTERNATIONAL AOTEAROA

HOST is a charity that strives to make life better for displaced people and host communities by fostering humanity, hope and dignity.

HOST is the umbrella organisation for the Community Refugee Sponsorship programme in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Our organisation operates within Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi) partnership model, upholding the principles of participation, partnership, and protection.

HOST is on social media:

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • Youtube

QUICK LINKS

OFFICE INFO

sponsor@hostinternational.org.nz

Phone: +64 4 390 0991

Mobile | WhatsApp: +64 226 002 042

Physical Address:

Level 4, 24 Johnston Street, Wellington

​Postal Address:

c/- Office Suites Wellington Ltd

PO Box 25480, Wellington 6140

 

Office hours:

Monday to Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm

Please note that we collect information from individuals and organisations when you contact HOST International Aotearoa. Your information is kept safe and secure in compliance with the Privacy Act 2020. We do not share personal information with third parties.

For further information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

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