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Get to know RAFT

Who We Are

Refugees And Friends Together (RAFT) is a refugee resettlement group comprised of dedicated and caring local volunteers in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. 

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Together we work to welcome some of the most vulnerable people in the world to Kamloops.

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Our Mission Is To

  • Welcome and support refugees.

  • Facilitate newcomers' healthy adjustment to Canadian society.

  • Facilitate newcomers' independence in their new home communities.

History of RAFT

  • Late 1970's-1990 Kamloops United Church Resettlement committee​

    • Guatemala 1 family of 4​

    • Vietnam 2 families (6 people) with Mt. Paul United Church

  • 1990-1996​

    • Vietnam 1 family of 3​

    • Croatia 1 family of 3

  • 1997-2003​ PLURA (Presbyterian, Lutheran, United, Unitarian, Roman Catholic, Anglican)

    • Bosnia 1 family of 4​

    • Kosovo 8 families - 37 people

    • Ethiopia 1 family of 8

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 extended family of 13

  • 2004-2014 RAFT (Refugees And Friends Together)​

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 student with Thompson Rivers University​

    • Columbia 1 family of 3

    • Iraq 1 family of 5

  • 2015-2024​

    • Iran 1 family of 2

    • Syria 7 families (24 people)

    • Liberia 1 extended family of 5

    • Syria 1 family of 4

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