WELCOMING THE STRANGER IN GOD'S NAME: CHURCHES IN CANADA AND PRIVATE SPONSORSHIP OF REFUGEES
Author
Mbeih, Langha Tina
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2015
Submitted on
2015-06-30
Pages
51
Abstract
I årtier i Canada har kristne trosbaserede organisationer og sponsorer hjulpet flygtninge og deres familier med at slå sig ned. De tilbyder gæstfrihed, moralsk støtte og praktisk hjælp og træder til i svære perioder ved at dække basale behov og vejlede i hverdagen. Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan disse kristne organisationer og enkeltpersoner har håndteret flygtninges bosætning inden for Canadas private flygtningesponsorprogram (her omtalt som PRS-programmet), der blev oprettet i 1978. Den fokuserer på, hvad de gør for at imødekomme akutte behov og støtte en hurtigere og bedre integration i lokalsamfund, samt hvilke forhold der har gjort deres indsatser virksomme.
For decades in Canada, Christian faith-based organizations and individual sponsors have helped refugees and their families settle. They offer hospitality, moral support, and practical help, stepping in during difficult times to meet basic needs and guide people through daily life. This thesis explores how these Christian organizations and individuals have handled refugee resettlement within Canada’s private refugee sponsorship program (referred to here as the PRS program), established in 1978. It focuses on what they do to meet immediate needs and to support faster, better integration into local communities, and on the factors that have made their approaches effective.
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