Please join us for a full-day training session for private sponsors of refugees that will explore the following topics:

• Settlement preparation: What are some approaches and tools to plan for successful settlement of sponsored refugees?
• Settlement resources: What resources are available in Calgary that will assist in preparing for successful settlement?
• Managing expectations: What are sponsors’ and refugees’ expectations of each other and how can expectations be managed to avoid potential conflict?
• Code of ethics for privately sponsoring groups: What are some ethical practices that private sponsors may wish to consider?
• Power imbalance: How do power imbalances affect the relationship between sponsors and refugees and how can this be minimized?