After 14 years of being apart, Gasore, a Congolese man, has finally been reunited with his family who have been stuck in Kibuye Kiziba Refugee Camp in Rwanda. The family, including his wife, sons, daughter and granddaughter, arrived in Coffs Harbour on March 30th. During their time apart, Gasore has suffered greatly, worrying about the well-being of his family in the … Read More
Burmese Brothers reunited
Reng and his brother Ting, originally from Chin State, Burma, have been apart for many years. Both were part of the LND party in Burma and persecuted for it. Ting escaped to India, where he stayed for 10 years. Reng remained in Burma where he was forced to do unpaid hard labour by the Burmese military against his will, without … Read More
Rwandan Refugee Testimonial
To: Sanctuary Australia Foundation We fondly remember all the great support Sanctuary has given me and my family. Without your humanitarian assistance we wouldn’t be here. Each year on February 23rd, we remember and celebrate our move from South Africa and our landing on the safe land of Australia. It was a great miracle for us to be able to get … Read More
Fleeing from the Syrian regime – A story from a Syrian Architect and mother being sponsored by Sanctuary.
While in Damascus, the Syrian secret police raided our home looking for my husband and I. It was clear to us that we had to leave the Government controlled areas as quickly as possible. We went to Sarmada in the opposition controlled area of Syria where the Government regime could not reach. We started to volunteer in a refugee camp … Read More
A request for help for a family in Syria (now safe in Australia thanks to Sanctuary)
My family have no food and no money to buy food even if they want, they have no home, no work to go to and my sister has no school. My mother has been hurt when a bomb has gone off close to them, so too has my brother. My father was shot last week for trying to defend the … Read More
Welcome to Etulo and family!
We were very saddened to hear of the death of Lebinge, a refugee Mother, last October in Kakuma Camp, just as her family’s visa for Australia was finally about to be approved….Her story was excruciating – She had suffered violence too awful to describe, and her courage and determination in the face of such difficulty was incredible. Her dream was to … Read More
A Burundian Refugee's Story
I am Joseph B., a Burundian man who fled from Burundi to Ethiopia due to severe persecution. I stayed in Ethiopia as a recognised refugee from February 2007 until August 2012, after which I was resettled in Australia. I have repeatedly faced serious risks to my physical safety since August 2007. I was attacked by a group of criminals, stabbed with a … Read More
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