Community Sponsorship (UK) from 2017 to 2020: Highlights and Insights

Following the introduction of the UK’s Community Sponsorship Scheme (CSS) in 2016, the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) has completed a three year evaluation of the processes, provisions and effects on refugees, volunteers and communities.  Researchers completed 250 interviews with refugees, volunteers, thought leaders and wider community members in involved in the CSS.  The fascinating outcomes of the evaluation are captured below.

Evaluation Reports

Community Sponsorship in the UK:  Formative evaluation 2017-2020 (PDF)

A collective group of peoples hands

An overview of the full evaluation of the UK’s Community Sponsorship Scheme up to 2020, including 64 recommendation for stakeholders.

Community Sponsorship in the UK: The effects in less-diverse communities (PDF)

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This report shares insights into the effect of the Community Sponsorship Scheme on knowledge about, and attitudes to, refugees in less-diverse communities in the UK.

Community Sponsorship in the UK: Refugees to citizens (PDF)

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A report based on the refugees’ perspective of the Community Sponsorship Scheme from 2018-2020, including 40 recommendations to improve support for refugee families

Global Community Sponsorship Summary report

Community sponsorship Photo Exhibition 2020

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In early 2020, the Institute for Research into Superdiversity ran a photo competition for all volunteers and refugees involved in Community Sponsorship in the UK. A number of entries were received, with a winner announced for each group. This online exhibition is a showcase of all of the photos that were entered into the competition.

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Policy Briefs

Community sponsorship and the pandemic: approaches to providingdigital support for refugees (PDF) Expectations and understanding of community sponsorship before refugee arrival (PDF)Improving the UK’s community sponsorship scheme (PDF)Community Sponsorship refugee and integration (PDF)Motivating and sustaining community Sponsorship volunteers (PDF)Community Sponsorship and learning from refugees’ experiences (PDF)The wider impact of community Sponsorship on communities (PDF) Community Sponsorship Scheme – Benefits for Volunteers (PDF) Community Sponsorship Scheme – Insights for the Home Office (PDF) Community Sponsorship Scheme – Practical Suggestions for New Groups (PDF) Community Sponsorship Scheme – Tips for Community Sponsorship Groups (PDF)