Sponsorship #1:
Summer 2016 :The Dayekh family of 6 arrives at Powell River airport from Syria
Sponsorship #2:
May 2018 : The Mgeni family of 5 siblings arrives at Powell River Airport from Namibia (after fleeing the Congo)
Sponsorship #3:
September 2019 : The Mugeni family of 4 arrives in Powell River from Namibia (after fleeing from the Congo/DCR)
Sponsorship #4 and #5:
Application made January 2019 for sponsorship of two more family members still living in the refugee camp in Namibia -no date given for arrival. Update! Due to COVID 19 travel restrictions in Africa and in Canada, we are told that the sponsorship of the two Mgeni family members has been delayed. We do not know how long this delay will be.
Sponsorship #4:
Rachel arrived in Powell River in the summer of 2024 from Osire Refugee Camp in Namibia.
Sponsorship #5 and #6
May 2024 we hope to submit the application to sponsor two young people from Congo, currently living as refugees in Burundi.