What are you interests or passions? Do you love eating out, or going to the theatre, for example? Or do you feel like trying something you’ve never done before? There may be refugees groups in your community who organize activities which you would enjoy. By taking part in these events, you can...

We told you yesterday about the story of Baraa , who we were able to help thanks to the support of people like you. We can’t thank you enough for all that you’re doing to help refugees. Today, we’re asking you to speak out about the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers in detention...

To really make a difference to refugees, you need to understand the scale of the problem. But behind each and every number, behind every image of crowds of people waiting in refugee camps – behind each of these is a person, like Ahmed. He’d spent his life working in his 300-person capacity...

We’re spending a month highlighting all the amazing ways you can help make a difference to refugees around the world. If you’ve ever felt helpless or hopeless hearing about the millions of people forced to flee their homes, we want to change all that so that you can do something you believe in....

By Charmain Mohamed Two years ago an image of a little boy in a red T-shirt, face down on a Mediterranean beach, brought home the full horror of the humanitarian crisis unfolding on Europe’s shores. Alan Kurdi, from the Syrian town of Kobani, was just three years old when he, together with his...

By Charmain Mohamed Two years ago an image of a little boy in a red T-shirt, face down on a Mediterranean beach, brought home the full horror of the humanitarian crisis unfolding on Europe’s shores. Alan Kurdi, from the Syrian town of Kobani, was just three years old when he, together with his...

As we enter the second year of the “I Welcome” campaign for refugees, there is much to be done. There are over 22 million refugees worldwide, of which the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has identified 1.2 million urgently needing resettlement.  South Sudanese...

The thing refugees need above all is a lasting, long-term solution. Without this, they have no real hope of rebuilding their lives. Imagine: you’re forced to flee your home and escape to another country. There, you are recognized as a refugee by either the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, or the...

We’ve given you a global overview on refugees so far, but now it’s time to focus in on the situation local to you. Canada has been viewed as a global leader with respect to refugee protection. It has signed the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, and other human rights...

Today, it’s all about the things you can’t always see. Look at the pictures below and see if you can tell – which person is a refugee? Which person gave refugees from Syria a place to stay? Which person is a professor of maths and business-owner? Which person is nurturing future soccer star?...

We’re spending the month of September highlighting all the amazing ways you can make a difference to refugees at home in Canada, and around the world. We’ll be posting a new blog every day in September; you can follow along on our blog and social media channels, and remember to share what...

  The international community must deliver and improve on existing financial commitments to help Uganda support the refugees it is hosting, following a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announcement that one million South Sudanese refugees are now in the country, Amnesty...