Call on the Australian Government to expand and improve community sponsorship for refugees, so that more families can rebuild their lives in safety.
At the moment, people fleeing danger in their homelands have very few options to find safety.
Community sponsorship is one solution.
Community sponsorship programs are government-run initiatives that allow everyday people to help refugees reach a new country and help them settle into the community.
Australia does have a community sponsorship program for refugees, but right now it’s slow, expensive and, the worst part – for every refugee sponsored by community, the Australian government deducts one place from its own humanitarian intake.
In comparison, the Candian government has run an effective community sponsorship program for over 40 years. Canadian communities have now helped an additional 280,000 refugees find safety on top of Canada’s humanitarian intake.
With a working sponsorship program, Australians can welcome more refugees and their families as well.
Thousands of people have already signed the petition, and together they have helped urge more than 30 local government areas to publicly support an improved community sponsorship program. The next step: get the Federal government to do the same.
Call on the Australian Government to expand and improve community sponsorship today.