Auckland Refugee Family Trust
The Auckland Refugee Family Trust raises funds to reunite refugee families.
Auckland
The Auckland Refugee Family Trust raises funds to reunite refugee families.
Many refugees in New Zealand have been forced to flee their own country due to war and persecution.
Often they are alone or separated from family members who remain in unsafe situations overseas. They are desperate about the safety and survival of those relatives left behind and are unable to settle well until they are reunited.
The Auckland Refugee Family Trust raises funds to bring those families back together.
The process of family reunification for refugees is costly and lengthy. Once visas have been issued to the successful few, it is heart breaking when the last hurdle of securing money for the airfares proves insurmountable. Visas will expire if airfares cannot be purchased.
Trust funds are awarded to refugee applicants – as funds permit – whose immediate family members have been assessed and approved by New Zealand immigration service as having a valid case for reunification.
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The Auckland Refugee Family Trust raises funds to reunite refugee families.
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An Urgent Appeal! 27 September 2026
We know you trust us to only ask when the need is real - and we have to ask for your support again for one of the most urgent requests we have ever received. Here are the circumstances, as written by our applicant.
"Greetings of love and peace,
I am writing to you under extremely difficult and painful psychological circumstances. For nearly five years, I have been separated from my family and young children. When we were forced apart, my youngest son was only five years old; next month, he will turn ten. Currently, my wife and young children are living in a highly dangerous and unsafe environment that poses an imminent threat to their lives. Therefore, I transition this urgent appeal to you, humbly requesting your assistance in bringing my family to the beautiful, peaceful, and safe country of New Zealand—a great nation known for its humanity, generosity, and love for peace."
We are $6,000 dollars short to be able to help this family. We are asking for donations here.
There is real urgency to help this family. We can’t do this without you.
The Trustees.
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Thank you for your very generous donation to the Trust and our applicants. We are all extremely grateful for your kindness.
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