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Nasc's Community Sponsorship Team, Maria and Nael, have teamed up to teach you some basic words of Arabic. If you'd like to learn a few words and phrases in Arabic to help make the refugee family arriving at home, this video series is for…

What do we mean by safeguarding and what is expected of Community Sponsorship groups?  Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and protect them from harm.  As your volunteer group…

Below is a list official Community Sponsorship Ireland documents, including application forms. If you are wondering how to make an application, please see our Getting Started section for more information. Guidance for Prospective…

This page takes you through some resources to help you draft the settlement plan and to prepare for the family's arrival. Community Sponsorship Ireland have a useful Guidance Plan which can help you. Housing Section 1 of the form asks you…

Getting Started for New Sponsors Getting involved in Community Sponsorship can seem complicated at first. Don’t panic – it’s easier than it looks! Below we have set out a step-by-step overview of the Community Sponsorship ‘journey’ and…

Nasc will close on the 20th December 2019 and we will reopen again on the 06th January 2020. We wish all of our clients, friends and supporters a very happy Christmas and a joyous and peaceful New Year…

Three organisations working on refugee and migration issues are welcoming the Oireachtas Justice and Equality Committee’s report on Direct Provision, published today. Irish Refugee Council, Immigration Council of Ireland and Nasc, the…

Nasc is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Amanullah De Sondy and John Dennehy to Nasc's Board of Directors. In accordance with Nasc’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, Nasc is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors. …

Refugees and asylum seekers should not be used as tools for re-education or rehabilitation. Their stories of persecution, trauma or loss are deeply personal and theirs to share if they wish, but they should never feel compelled to do so,…

15 November 2019 Nasc, Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre, welcomes the national launch of the Community Sponsorship Ireland programme today by Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, David Stanton. This launch follows…