HostNation stories

FINDING THE WAY AHEAD Courage is taking a step in the dark. Leaving your whole life behind and starting over in a new country, coping with isolation, feeling completely out of place – all of this demands great strength. We're celebrating the courage it takes to keep moving forward, even when you don’t know the way. We highlight the powerful role that friendship and community play for those seeking sanctuary. Sometimes, one person's support is all it needs to take that step. W

JOINING FORCES As we are a small charity, we strive to increase our impact and outreach through a growing number of fruitful partnerships with like-minded organisations. We regularly bring our HostNation matches together to share experiences and celebrate friendship. Social integration is essential to our mission, and our refugees and their befrienders tells us how much they welcome these opportunities to meet other friends in a relaxed setting. London In London we hold a bi-

7 YEARS OF WELCOME We’ve hit a milestone that makes us so proud: our 1000th refugee friendship! When we introduced Louis and Nazar recently, they were soon busy getting to know each other. "It has been so wonderful meeting Nazar," said Louis. His new friend felt the same: “He is a really nice person and I am so happy to meet him!” NAZAR We're so excited to announce that Louis and Nazar are the 1000th friendship we've matched since we started as a refugee befriending charity

HOSTNATION NORTHWEST We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new refugee befriending hub in Manchester. HostNation NorthWest is a...

HOSTNATION NORTHEAST We’re excited to have opened HostNation North East in Newcastle and Gateshead. We’re busy recruiting friendly locals...

OLIVIA PETIE A HostNation trustee who started with us as a volunteer befriender tells her story. Olivia is a social researcher and...