HostNation believes every refugee deserves a friend.
We are a volunteer-led organisation supporting refugees. We connect those offering friendship with those needing it.
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We are a city-based, refugee support platform connecting refugees to residents through small acts of kindness, inclusion and friendship. Once introduced by HostNation, it’s up to our volunteer befrienders and their refugee friends to make plans and to meet up to participate in city life. We ask for a weekly commitment of meeting face-to-face over three months, but many matches become firm friends.
If you are an asylum seeker or refugee and would like a befriender please click here for more information.
For more information on HostNation:
The Befrienders’ Guide
To learn more about befriending the HostNation way and seeking asylum in the UK, read our guide.
Refugee Support Organisations
For a list of organisations in London, Manchester, Newcastle and Gateshead that provide refugee support - advice, casework, housing, legal, social, drop-in centres - please use our links and help befriendees find the support that they need.
Signposting Links:
HostNation is a charity. Registered charity number 1180004