Ads Up Refugee Network

Australian Diaspora Steps Up, known as Ads Up or Ads Up Refugee Network is a Washington, D.C. non-governmental organization that helps refugees held in indefinite detention in Australia.^[1][2][3][4]

Ads Up Refugee Network

Nickname	Ads-Up
Formation	2018
Purpose	Refugee support
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Founders	Ben Winsor Fleur Wood
Website	www.ads-up.org

Organization

Ads Up USA was co-founded in 2018 in Washington, D.C.,^[5] by Fleur Wood and Ben Winsor, both Australian expats in the US. It has since grown to 1,700 members, mostly based in Australia,^[6][1] but also including 100 volunteers in America who help with refugee settlement.^[7]

Activities

The US organization is run by Australian diaspora who help refugees held in Australian's off shore detention centers in Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.^[1]

Upon arrival in US refugees are provided with financial support.^{[citation needed]}