Thank you.
On behalf of all Refugee Rainbow members, thank you for this opportunity to present the work we do.
Rainbow Refugee is honoured to steward the rainbow refugee assistance program, and we are proud to partner with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Together we have encouraged Canadian LGBTQ communities in 15 municipalities across Canada, from Halifax to Winnipeg to Salt Spring Island, to sponsor refugees fleeing homophobic, transphobic, or HIV-related persecution. These communities have welcomed 75 LGBTQ newcomers from every region of the globe, and together we have raised over $1.4 million to more than match federal funds.
These numbers tell only some of the success of this program. For a more personal perspective, I'd like to introduce Soubhi.