Volunteers from overseas aged 18 to 30
We offer 12-month volunteering placements to people aged between 18 and 30 from some European countries.
What kind of projects will I be working on?
Projects where you could volunteer include:
- supporting refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants
- working with young people on youth engagement projects, e.g. encouraging volunteering
- supporting older people and those who have just left hospital
- helping disabled children and young people at school
- supporting adults who have learning disabilities on a social enterprise project
- helping to fundraise for British Red Cross services with creative activities
- helping vulnerable people who need wheelchairs and other equipment.
Who can volunteer in the UK for these projects?
You can volunteer if you fulfil both criteria:
- you are aged between 18 and 30
- you are a legal resident in Armenia, Turkey, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Finland, Norway, France or Germany. We have partnerships with the Red Cross Societies in these countries. We cannot accept your application if you are based in any other country.
You need to apply through your own Red Cross National Society to volunteer in the UK. Please see contact details below.
How to apply
Contact your Red Cross National Society to apply:
- Armenian Red Cross, Yerevan: katarinavardanyan@gmail.com
- Turkish Red Crescent, Izmir: gokhan.gunpay@kizilay.org.tr
- Belgian Red Cross, Mechelen: Emma.Achten@rodekruis.be
- Finnish Red Cross, Tampere: Heini.Lumio@redcross.fi
- French Red Cross, Paris: Lucie.Bodet@croix-rouge.fr
- German Red Cross, Bonn: Gabriele.Wenz@schwesternschaft-bonn.drk.de
- Portuguese Red Cross, Braga: jcv.inaction.brg@gmail.com
- Spanish Red Cross, Manresa: meritxell.prat@creuroja.org / pascualsa@ccbages.cat
More international volunteering opportunities
Find more international opportunities through the European Commission’s Youth Portal and the European Solidarity Corps.
