FMR 48 - How local faith communities can aid asylum seekers

Faith and displacement (Forced Migration Review 48) by Oxford University

Jun 4, 20155:15Religion & Spirituality

Local faith communities are able to offer assistance to asylum seekers in ways that faith-based organisations, constrained by eligibility criteria, are not.

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