“Community Sponsorship wasn’t just pie in the sky – this was something very real on the ground that very real people were doing.”

Svenja Powell co-founded Canterbury Welcomes Refugees in 2018. We chatted to Svenja about who’s who in her group, support from local students and how to organise a fabulous fundraiser.

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