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Helping refugees starts at home

Refugees anywhere in the world are people like each of us. They live in a community of friends, family and social groups. Frequently, it is the strength of their community that allows them to survive. This page contains suggestions on how you can enlist your community—friends, family, colleagues and others—to raise funds to support UNHCR’s work with refugees and other displaced people.

Community Fundraising

  • Community fundraising

    If you would like to help refugees, UNHCR would like to help you organize a fundraising event in your community. Please download our Community Fundraising Handbook for ideas. After reading the handbook, please contact withyou@unhcr.ca for more information and we'll help you raise funds for refugees.

    Download Community Fundraising Handbook (PDF, 213 KB)

Canadian Seminars, Workshops and Events

  • Seminars, Workshops and Events

    Occasionally UNHCR, NGOs, and special interest groups in Canada host Seminars, Workshops and Events that are of concern to Canadians in the area of refugees and the issues related to their assistance and fundraising. We will provide links to information regarding those events here.

    May 27th, 2010
    Workshop on Designated Representatives in the Canadian Asylum Process
    Toronto, Ontario
    Download Workshop details (PDF, 14 KB)

Public Speaking

Leave a Lasting Gift

  • Public speaking

    Consider making the UN Refugee Agency a beneficiary of your will or life insurance, or of a gift of financial securities. Contact us or your financial advisor to put yourself in the picture.

    Find out how to leave a lasting gift