Learn more about what community sponsorship is, which countries are developing, implementing and exploring community sponsorship, and how you can take part.
Guidance and resources to help public servants, civil society organizations, and community members research and design community-based refugee sponsorship programs in their countries.
Celebrating Community Sponsorship Past, Present, and Future
Published: 14 Dec 2023
On day two of the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, the Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative and The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada hosted…
Six years after its launch, the GRSI is pleased to announce the launch of an updated Guidebook, new Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit, updated pamphlet, and new website.
On the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative (GRSI), this media release shares the incredible growth of community sponsorship worldwide.
The following media release gives a glimpse of the growth of comunity sponsorship around the world and the support for such programs declared by six ministers (Argentina, Brazil,…
Joint Statement-Ministers from six countries (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Spain) declare their support for community sponsorship.
Published: 01 Dec 2019
Ministers from the GRSI States Network (Argentina,Brazil,Canada, Ireland,New Zealand,Spain) underscore their supportfor community-based refugee sponsorshipat the first Global Refugee Forum.
Joint Statement – Ministers from Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Argentina, Spain and New Zealand underline their support for community-based refugee sponsorship in advance of the 2018 United Nations General Assembly and agreement on the Global Compact on Refugees
Published: 01 Jul 2018
The media release shows the way in which Ministers from Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Argentina, Spain and New Zealand underscore their support for community-based refugee sponsorship in…
GRSI Guidebook Launch and Announcement of Country Work on Community Sponsorship
Published: 01 Sep 2017
The 2017 September media release describes the work of 5 countries developing refugee sponsorship programs as well as the launch of the GRSI Guidebook to share best practices.
Launch of GRSI website at UNHCR's Annual Tri-Partite Consultations on Resettlement
Published: 01 Jun 2017
The June 2017 media release follows the participation of the Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative (GRSI) in UNHCR’s Annual Tri-Partite Consultations on Resettlement in Geneva and the launch of…
Learn more about what community sponsorship is, which countries are developing, implementing and exploring community sponsorship, and how you can take part.
Guidance and resources to help public servants, civil society organizations, and community members research and design community-based refugee sponsorship programs in their countries.
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