Auckland Refugee Family Trust

Auckland Refugee Family Trust We donate airfares so that refugee families can be reunited in Auckland, New Zealand Family reunification for refugees is costly and lengthy.

Once visas have been issued to the successful few, it is heartbreaking when the last hurdle of securing money for the airfares proves insurmountable. Visas expire if airfares cannot be afforded. This Trust is 100% volunteer based to ensure that refugees who have been approved for emigration to New Zealand are not prevented from being able to join their families because of a lack of travel funds. Many refugees in New Zealand are alone or separated from family members who remain in unsafe situations overseas. They are desperate about the safety and survival of those left behind and are unable to settle well until they are reunited. Trust funds will only be awarded to refugee applicants - as funds permit - whose immediate family members have been assessed and approved by New Zealand Immigration. Please donate via direct debit to Auckland Refugee Family Trust: 38-9010-0704176-03 (Kiwibank)

Or donate via our GiveALittle page: https://givealittle.co.nz/org/arft

You can also post cheques to Auckland Refugee Family Trust, PO Box 27 367, Mt Roskill, Auckland 1440

Donations over $5 are tax deductible (email [email protected] for tax receipt)

Your generosity and compassion will ensure refugee families can be reunited.

To raise urgent funds to reunite a family currently in living in an unsafe environment, we are running a trademe auction...
27/09/2026

To raise urgent funds to reunite a family currently in living in an unsafe environment, we are running a trademe auction for a beautiful, professionally framed artwork, generously donated by master calligrapher, Sayed Alikaram Jawhary. Ali was one of the first applicants the Trust was able to assist and he has been a true friend to us ever since! You can see more of Ali's story below and bid on the auction here: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/art/paintings/other/other/listing/6151707751

Please share with your friends!

Thank you to Ali for his kindness!

We know you trust us to only ask when the need is real - but we are calling on your support again for one of the most ur...
27/09/2026

We know you trust us to only ask when the need is real - but we are calling on your support again for one of the most urgent requests we have ever received. Here are the circumstances, as written by our applicant.

"Greetings of love and peace,

I am writing to you under extremely difficult and painful psychological circumstances. For nearly five years, I have been separated from my family and young children. When we were forced apart, my youngest son was only five years old; next month, he will turn ten. Currently, my wife and young children are living in a highly dangerous and unsafe environment that poses an imminent threat to their lives. Therefore, I transition this urgent appeal to you, humbly requesting your assistance in bringing my family to the beautiful, peaceful, and safe country of New Zealand—a great nation known for its humanity, generosity, and love for peace."

Currently the Trust is $6,000 dollars short to be able to help this family. If you can, please donate to https://givealittle.co.nz/org/arft And watch this page for more information on our other fundraising plans! There is real urgency to help this family - and we can’t do it without you. The Trustees.

30/07/2026

This is our most heartfelt plea ever.

We have three families who need to leave Afghanistan urgently and our coffers are empty. All we can do is what we always do ... with your support we will be able to help one family at a time.

The first is a family of seven people - including two children and two young adults. Their loved one here says "Being separated from them has been one of the hardest experiences of my life. I have been living in New Zealand for many years and have worked hard to build my life here. My greatest hope is to reunite with my family so they can finally live in safety and we can rebuild our lives together.”

Please consider a donation via our givealiitle page https://givealittle.co.nz/org/arft or direct to our bank account .(38-9010-0704176-03) All donations above $5 are tax deductible. If you are not in a position to donate currently - please, please share this post. We have such a large amount to raise - we would be most grateful for any fundraising initiatives - from art sales to trademe auctions - whatever you can do to assist we will embrace with open arms and support you in any way we can. Please DM us.

These are exceptional circumstances and we won’t be able to assist without your support.

A reminder that this exhibition is on today and tomorrow at City Side Baptist Church, 8 Mt Eden Rd - the artworks are in...
24/04/2026

A reminder that this exhibition is on today and tomorrow at City Side Baptist Church, 8 Mt Eden Rd - the artworks are indeed free to a good home, with the suggestion that the proud new owners may want to make a koha to a worthy cause - including the Auckland Refugee Family Trust, in support of our mahi. Thank you again, Brenda Liddiard, for you kindness!

19/04/2026

Here's a closer look at some of the gorgeous artwork Brenda Liddiard is kindly offering for free with a suggested donation to the Auckland Refugee Family Trust to support our work. We are so looking forward to seeing all the works together this weekend. Please come and join us!

We have a very exciting announcement!Wonderfully talented friend of the Trust, Brenda Liddiard, is offering a selection ...
16/04/2026

We have a very exciting announcement!

Wonderfully talented friend of the Trust, Brenda Liddiard, is offering a selection of her paintings free of charge. Instead of a fixed price, she invites people to make a donation—of any amount they feel appropriate—to a charity of their choice.

She especially encourages support for the Auckland Refugee Family Trust - and our mission to reunite refugee families by funding airfares for relatives who already have the necessary visas, but lack the means to travel to New Zealand.

Look at the beautiful artworks she has created!

WHAT: Paintings by Brenda Liddiard - for FREE

WHEN: Saturday 25 April, 10am – 4pm; Sunday 26 April, 12 – 4pm

WHERE: Cityside Baptist Church, 8 Mt Eden Road

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