HostNation
Welcoming refugees through friendship
We welcome refugees by finding them a local friend. We believe in the power of friendship to transform lives. We are a small charity with low overheads but a big social impact.
It’s a way of offering support through joyful human connection. Refugees make new friends and feel a new sense of belonging. Our volunteers enjoy a rewarding way to show kindness to a stranger and to make our communities more welcoming places. I...
How Your Support Helps
Your Run for Refugees will help us introduce more warmhearted friends to lonely refugees. The funds you raise will allow us to recruit, screen and train volunteers and then carefully match them to asylum seekers and refugees who need a friend.
Having a friend can be life changing, as one refugee told us: “Greg brought back the joy that I lost years ago.”
We support and evaluate the friendship and ...
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What's coming up in the run for charity events calendar? It's never too late to join one of these great events.
Victoria Park Half Marathon - April
Newcastle-Gateshead Half Marathon
Great Manchester Run 10K
Great North Run 10K
Saucony London 10K
Newcastle 10k - July
Manchester Half Marathon
Hampton Court Palace Half Marathon - October
