To support us effectively, you need: 

• Communication skills: The ability to engage with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Empathy and compassion: Understanding and supporting vulnerable populations.
• Teamwork: Collaborating with a small team of volunteers to ensure smooth operations.
• Adaptability: Handling a dynamic environment and unpredictable situations.
• Physical stamina: Comfort with lifting, carrying and standing for long periods.

We’re all about being responsive and flexible so we will only book volunteers from about three months ahead. You can apply here. You can see the current availability above.

We need you to be at least 18 in the UK. Cyprus is a little more challenging so we need people to be at least 21. There is no upper age limit!

Yes – around 1,800 people from 40 nations have volunteered with us in Greece, Bangladesh, Mexico. Moldova and Cyprus and they have all started helping from the first day they have arrived. After all this time and all those people, we know how you can be effective. We have trained and professional Coordinators in each location and we respond to what people want. About 30% of our volunteers come back and volunteer more than once.

For short stints of 2-4 weeks, Cyprus. If you live in the Bournemouth area and can commit to long-term, regular, volunteering, apply to our UK Dignity Centre. 

Here is a handy table so you can compare the projects’ key differences at a glance. 

More than 1,800 people, from 40 nations, aged up to 78 years old have worked with us as volunteers in Greece, Bangladesh, Mexico, Moldova and Cyprus. They have worked in some of the most challenging circumstances, so we know how you can be effective and how to look after your welfare.

You will need to pay for your own travel to the location and accommodation. You will find many cheap flights to places we go and we can offer cheap accommodation in Nicosia: currently £20 a night.

Here is an article with a full breakdown of costs for volunteering in Cyprus. 

There may be a lot of essential routine, but no two days are ever the same.

We need to provide the best possible support for the people we’re helping but you’ll find it extremely rewarding. Meet our volunteers and read their experiences.

It is an unforgettable experience and you will be doing good from the moment you arrive. Apply now.

When you volunteer you become a member of a friendly and supportive community.

If you’d like to talk to someone about the volunteer experience before you decide we can put you in touch with someone who has been there and done it (and even has one of our stylish Refugee Support Europe t-shirts to prove it).

We can advise about travel to Cyprus and low-cost accommodation in Nicosia.

Friendships among volunteers tend to form quickly, so there’s nearly always a group to have lunch with and join up with in the evenings to share a meal and swap stories about the day’s events.

If you would like to volunteer with us, please read the Code-of-Conduct and our Safeguarding Policy (both important documents), before completing our Volunteer Agreement and Application.

After completing the application, you will get an email reply (check your spam folder) asking you to schedule a time to video chat to one of our Volunteer Interviewers.