Once again Nest donors showed their outstanding support for refugee settlement in Saskatoon.
In one month, 93 Nest supporters pledged $60,000 to sponsor: Moises, a single Venezuelan refugee with relatives in Saskatoon; Hiba and Jasim, a young Sudanese couple, and a Sudanese family of five consisting of Ali, Jadda and their three children.
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For every 100 immigrants arriving in Canada this year, only 9 are refugees. That number will be even less in 2026, due to more government cuts to the refugee resettlement program.
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As the Canadian government discusses plans to tighten security along the Canada/ US border and make it more difficult for people to claim asylum, it is worth remembering that seeking asylum is not a crime. It is a fundamental human right enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1951 Refugee Convention. Canada is a signatory to both. In 2023, more than … Continue reading Seeking asylum is not a crime
Opinion by Beth Smillie The federal government’s decision to stop new refugee applications from Groups of Five and Community Sponsors until January 2026 is another blow to the once vaunted Canadian private sponsorship program. The global refugee crisis has more than doubled in scope over the last decade. As a nation, we should be rising to the challenge, not blocking the few paths available to … Continue reading An unwelcome decision
Relatives and Nest members welcomed an Eritrean family of four to Saskatoon on November 7, 2024, capping a six-year effort to bring the two sisters and the two children to the city. They were reunited with their brother Zemichael and aunt Saba Andu. Nest originally sponsored Tsega and her two children in 2018. But the application was rejected. Nest tried again in 2020 and added … Continue reading Family reunited!
Nest is financially supporting several refugee sponsorships this year. One family fled the violence in Sudan and the other fled the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Your donations are needed and appreciated.
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An Eritrean refugee and her daughter, who have suffered hardship and displacement, have been denied asylum in Canada. Nest is dismayed by the decision and has asked the Visa Officer to reconsider.
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Nest is working to sponsor women activists from Afghanistan and Sudan, who were forced to flee their homes due to their work for women’s equality. Nest is sponsoring Maryam, her spouse and two small children. Maryam (pictured here) is an Afghan journalist specializing in gender and human rights. She also is a member of the persecuted Hazara minority. When the Taliban took power on August … Continue reading Nest provides asylum to women activists
