What is Share Quality Sponsorship Network (QSN)?

Share QSN is a project which supports sponsorship initiatives to develop into larger, sustainable and community-driven programmes.

This resource bank is delivered by Share QSN, as part of their project to grow and strengthen Community Sponsorship.

Share QSN sets out to ensure that the voices and experiences of sponsorship stakeholders are present at an EU level.

Co-funded by the European Union’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and coordinated by ICMC Europe, QSN brings together a consortium of actors running community sponsorship programmes in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain and the UK.  

Below you will find a summary. You can read more about the project here: https://www.share-network.eu/qsn-project

Objectives

• Encourage and strengthen the present sponsorship stakeholder community by exchanging practices and information at a national and EU level
  
• Ensure quality and engagement by supporting volunteer sponsorship groups and proactively seeking refugee participation and feedback
  
• Broaden the sponsorship base by conversing with a wide variety of actors who may be new or unfamiliar with welcoming refugees through sponsorships

Activities

• Learning Exchanges between stakeholders of Community Sponsorship across the EU
• Capacity Building training for volunteers and organisations
• Monitoring & Evaluation of Community Sponsorship programmes
• Raise awareness - inspire people to get involved in Community Sponsorship
• Storytelling - sharing inspiring stories from across the continent
• Celebrate - gather grassroots stakeholders from across Europe to celebrate the unique contributions of local communities, volunteers, and refugees