Reunite this Afghani Family
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For most of 2016 I hosted a 42-yr old Afghani mother and former employee of the United Nations, along with her 8-yr old daughter, in my home in New Westminster, BC. These two had walked across the US border by night in mid-January, fleeing wars in Afghanistan that have been going on for more or less 40 years. They were forced to leave due to direct threats to their lives, and had already suffered the death of their husband/father just a few years prior.
The mother, who I became very close to over the year, was forced to leave behind her three older children in Afghanistan, two girls and a boy, ages 18, 19 and 21, as well as her own mother. Although the mom and her two children under 18 were officially accepted as refugees in June 2016, the older two girls were not included in the refugee claim, as they are both above 18 years of age.
This mother and the three children she was forced to leave behind have now been separated for more than a year and a half. The mom is working now, but has no way to save any of the extra money required to sponsor her own children.
I have started this fund to help the family begin the sponsorship process as soon as possible. The costs include thousands of dollars in government application fees up front, as well as international flights for the kids to make it safely to Canada. Please help reunite this family who have been through so much!
(*GoFundMe has asked me to add specific additional info to verify this campaign. My name is Jennifer Cane and I live in New Westminster, BC, Canada. I'm an art curator. Last year I hosted a refugee mother and her young daughter (names withheld) in my home for most of the year. I am raising funds for this Afghani mother to pay for the administrative and travel costs for her other children to be able to come to Canada also. When the campaign gets close to, meets, or exceeds its goal, I will withdraw this money and transfer it to the mother to start the sponsorship process for her children).
The mother, who I became very close to over the year, was forced to leave behind her three older children in Afghanistan, two girls and a boy, ages 18, 19 and 21, as well as her own mother. Although the mom and her two children under 18 were officially accepted as refugees in June 2016, the older two girls were not included in the refugee claim, as they are both above 18 years of age.
This mother and the three children she was forced to leave behind have now been separated for more than a year and a half. The mom is working now, but has no way to save any of the extra money required to sponsor her own children.
I have started this fund to help the family begin the sponsorship process as soon as possible. The costs include thousands of dollars in government application fees up front, as well as international flights for the kids to make it safely to Canada. Please help reunite this family who have been through so much!
(*GoFundMe has asked me to add specific additional info to verify this campaign. My name is Jennifer Cane and I live in New Westminster, BC, Canada. I'm an art curator. Last year I hosted a refugee mother and her young daughter (names withheld) in my home for most of the year. I am raising funds for this Afghani mother to pay for the administrative and travel costs for her other children to be able to come to Canada also. When the campaign gets close to, meets, or exceeds its goal, I will withdraw this money and transfer it to the mother to start the sponsorship process for her children).
Organizer
Jaggy Cane
Organizer
New Westminster, BC
