Media coverage

September 3, 2019
The Ripple Refugee group, and the Eritrean family we are sponsoring, is featured in a documentary about Canada's immigration and refugee sponsorship policy by Italian broadcaster RAI

November 12/13, 2018
A short video of two children of the Eritrean family we are sponsoring experiencing snowfall for the first time, shot and tweeted by group member Rebecca Davies, went viral around the world, with millions of views. Here is a small selection of the ensuing media coverage.




May 16, 2018
Our blog is named one of the top 25 refugee-related blogs worldwide

November 12, 2017
The Abdallah family and Andrew FitzGerald talk to Australia's 9News about the private sponsorship of refugees

June 20, 2017
Andrew FitzGerald is interviewed by the Toronto Star about Canada4Refugee's demands to clear the refugee backlog

May 16, 2017
Op ed by Andrew FitzGerald in the Toronto Star about putting Canada's refugee debate into historical perspective 

December 14, 2016
Sawsan Awad, Mohammed, Aya and Reemas al Abdallah talk to the CBC's The Current about their first year in Canada

December 12, 2016
Rebecca Davies quoted in Metro News in a piece about sponsorship rewards and challenges

November 15, 2016
Rebecca Davies talks to the Globe and Mail about our group's fundraising efforts

September 19, 2016
The BBC's chief correspondent Lyse Doucet reports on the Canadian refugee sponsorship model, featuring our group

April 22, 2016
The Abdallah family is profiled in a story on Dutch TV about Canadian sponsorship of Syrian refugees


February 5, 2016
The whole Abdallah family is interviewed by the CBC's The Current

February 3, 2016
The CBC's The National uses B-roll of the arrival of the Abdallah family in Toronto

January 23,2016
The Al Abdallah family at the opening of a donation hub on CTV Toronto (starts 18.48)

January 20, 2016
Article by Rebecca Davies about connecting through technology on YongeStreet blog

January 13, 2016
Andrew FitzGerald on Aljazeera's The Stream discussion about the refugee crisis

January 12, 2016
Photo of the Al Abdallah family in Huffington Post Canada

January 6, 2016
Article by Claudia Blume about the Canadian private sponsorship process in ‘DieTageszeitung’  (in German)

December 29, 2015
Jaimie Dusfresne on CBC Campus Radio – Documentary about Lifeline Syria

December 27, 2015
Reemas and Abdallah Al Abdallah in the Toronto Star

December 10, 2015
Anas Al Abdallah on CBC News - Canadian family welcomes Syrian refugee

December 10, 2015
Andrew FitzGerald talks to CBC News Network about our group's experience

December 9, 2015
Andrew FitzGerald on the CBC’s Power and Politics

December 7, 2015
The Al Abdallah’s arrival in Toronto captured by the CBC’sThe National

December 4, 2015
Anas Al Abdallah talks to the CBC’s The Current about his first days in Canada

December 1, 2015
CBC The Doc project re-broadcasts The Drop documentary, talks to producer Piya Chattopadhyay about the production of the doc

November 27, 2015
Andrew FitzGerald talks to the CBC’s The Current about Anas’ arrival in Canada

November 27, 2015
Beth Savan and Claudia Blume on Radio Canada’s L’heure de pointe - Groupe de Torontois parraine une famille syrienne

November 24, 2015
Jennifer Bryan talks about the United Health Network's support of the Ripple Refugee Project, on UHN's blog

November 24, 2015
Andrew FitzGerald, Raghu Venugopal and Claudia Blume on the CBC's The Current in the documentary The Drop -Toronto group comes together to sponsor Syrian refugee family

November 24, 2015
Claudia Blume on VOA News – Canada to announce plan to bring in 25000 Syrian refugees

November 23, 2015
Claudia Blume in Metro News – Toronto Welcoming Syrian refugees with acts of kindness

November 21, 2015
The Al Abdallahs featured on the CBC The National in Lebanon – A refugee family’s long journey to Canada

September 23, 2015
The Ripple Refugee group is featured in the Toronto Star – Citizens step up where city fails refugees

September 3, 2015
Raghu Venugopal on the CBC’s The Current – Canadians desperate to sponsor refugees as governments dither

July 22, 2015
Raghu Venugopal calls the CBC's Ontario Today to discuss our group's initial difficulties


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