North West House of Refuge stands for refugees and Asylum Seekers find welcome, safety, and opportunity.
We are Supporting refugees and asylum seekers, especially vulnerable women and children in North west Province, South Africa
❝To be called a refugee is the opposite of an insult; it is a badge of strength, courage, and victory.❞
— Tennessee Office for Refugees
We are a house of Refuge for all communities
An organization that stands to empower and support all Refugees and Asylum Seekers community
We are a shelter for all communities without discrimination of race, sex, and religion
We do counselling, health checks awareness, workshops, and training
We are a house who gives hope to the communities
We are Supporting refugees and asylum seekers, especially vulnerable women and children in North west Province, South Africa
North West House of Refuge stands for refugees and Asylum Seekers find welcome, safety, and opportunity.
To welcome, protect the human rights and integrate refugees and Asylum seekers into host community through skill development, economic inclusion, education, women empowerment, training, youth empowerment and livelihood
An organisation that stands to empower and support all Refugees and Asylum Seekers community and host community for better life and experience
We bring our experience, history, and values to our work across the North West Province, ensuring that refugees receive the vital services and opportunities they need to thrive
NWHR is committed to diversity and inclusion. We do our work with integrity, accountability, transparency, and a commitment to the highest ethical standards.
We Welcome the Stranger “You shall love the stranger for you were strangers…”(Deuteronomy 10:19). We are told 36 times in the Torah to love those who are strangers. NWHR welcome begins at our door and extends through our work with refugees, partners, and allies around our province
We Pursue Justice “Justice, At NWHR, we seek justice every day. Justice demands that we act for fairness and equity for all.
We Approach our Clients with Empathy At NWHR, our clients come from diverse faiths, ethnicities, and backgrounds, and we understand that their stories are our story. We see our past and our future in their search for safety and a bright future.
We Believe in Changing the communities through Partnership “Two are better than one…For if one falls, the other will lift up their friend.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9). NWHR works humbly in partnership with others to create a more moral, ethical, and just Peaceful community for refugees. We collaborate with organizations and institutions that share our mission. We walk side by side with refugees and all those we serve, accompanying them in their journey toward safety and opportunity.
We Act with Courage to Build a Better refugees and Asylum seekers community At NWHR, we speak truth to power. We stand with courageous conviction for what is right and what will help the people we serve.
We Adapt and Thrive, Continuously Demonstrating our Resilience We are inspired every day by the resilience of refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people.
We are a loving, welcoming community – an extended family – where everyone has a voice and where every voice counts. We go the extra mile to walk beside newcomer community members on their settlement journey. At NWHR, we honour each story and embrace people’s traditions and cultures.
At NWHR, we listen to community needs and work to make positive changes. Sometimes this means innovation and thinking “outside the box” to find a solution. Sometimes, it means having the courage to speak even when your voice shakes. And always, this means supporting and being an ally for all newcomers, regardless of status.
NWHR all-inclusive, wrap-around model aims to meet the needs of newcomers at many levels including physical, social and emotional. Beginning with a safe place to call home, we provide whole family support and never give up on our children, youth or adults.
At NWHR, we believe integration is a two way street – this means that we assist newcomers to adapt to South African society and help host community adapt to our evolving society. We work to build bridges and connections between all communities.
At NWHR, we know we cannot work alone. We must reach out and build strong partnerships with those who share our values so that the newcomer community has good services and supports that work together for their benefit.
