By all measures, 2020 was an extraordinarily challenging year where the world as we know it was turned upside down. Confined to our homes, we were unable to do many of the things that make life so enjoyable.

But despite the odds pitched against us, we learned together, and Community Sponsorship groups demonstrated spectacular resilience and determination and as a result, we saw a record number of submissions of applications and an impressive number of new groups across the country.

At the Refugees Still Welcome Assembly in December, Chris Philp MP extended his praise for Community Sponsorship, and announced that the government is committed to continuing the scheme. We see this is a catalyst for gearing up the sponsorship movement!

We believe that in 2021 even more is possible. We have the capacity and will to help more, give more, and sponsor more.

For that we need your help. We know that the best people to recruit new sponsors are those who are already doing it!

So we are asking you: