LINKS

FAQs
  • I have medical skills. How do I help?
  • I speak Arabic / Farsi / Urdu etc. How can I help?
  • I want to come [on any date more than two weeks from now]. Will my help still be needed?
  • Why isn't there a "Volunteers Offered" section? I'm sure my skills would be useful somewhere.
  • I don't have any special skills. Can I still help?
maps
  • Northern Greece Volunteers Map
  • Chios map for volunteers
  • Athens map for volunteers
  • Western Greece volunteers map
  • Lesvos shopping map
  • Athens shopping map
  • Northern Greece shopping map
  • Camp populations and map (Ministry of Health)
  • Warehouses in Greece
  • Athens Markets
  • Lesvos Volunteer Map
  • Greece camps map
  • Greece and Cyprus donation-collection points (IN GREEK)
  • Lesvos for Refugees Google map
communication tools
  • Rapid Response Refugee Translators
  • Vento.TV
  • WhatsApp groups -- master list
  • Communications Google Drive
  • English - Arabic - Dari/Farsi phrase list
  • German - Arabic - Dari/Farsi phrase list
  • Communication icons
  • Refugee Phrasebook
  • Greek - Arabic - English phrase list for refugees
refugee info: legal
  • Greece asylum info in 18 languages
  • Social benefits for refugees in Greece -- master lists
  • Official Greek government: Info for asylum for people arrived after March 20, 2016
  • Sixth EU report on relocation and resettlement -- September 2016
  • RefuComm YouTube channel
  • Appointment search tool / full appointment list.
  • W2EU Welcome to Greece guide
  • Return Watch (Turkey)
  • LGBTQ support orgs
  • Refugees 2 Refugees R2R Solidarity Call Center
  • Internews "Refugee Rumours"
  • RefuComm communication for refugees
  • Legal contacts for refugees in Greece
  • Relocation program info
  • Asylum info: Germany, Switzerland, Greece (folder)
  • Greece Skype asylum schedule
work tips: general
  • General work principles
  • information for Athens (Google folder)
  • Conflict De-escalation
  • Info Guide for Volunteers in Katsika Ioannina
  • NGO registration form (northern Greece)
  • Tips for Buying Aid for Refugees in Athens
  • Packing list
  • Providing Housing for Refugees -- guidelines
  • Safeguarding children / how to get a criminal background check
  • Teaching resources (courtesy No Border School)
  • Boat Report - Lesvos
  • Thessaloniki - Polikastro or nearby Camps
  • Boat landing protocol
  • 10 Tips for Individuals Volunteering in a Refugee Camp
  • Basic principles of crowd management
  • UNHCR Lesvos newsletter
  • Best distribution practices
  • Life Vest Upcycling
  • Unicef ethical photography guidelines
  • Working with children in Greece (official recommendations)
data
  • UNHCR Data Platform -- Mediterranean
  • Camp populations and map (Ministry of Health)
  • Camp population data via Greek government
  • UNHCR daily data on Lesvos
  • Aegean wave height forecast
  • UNHCR Lesvos newsletter
donations
  • Reimbursements for Refugees
  • Tips for Buying Aid for Refugees in Athens
  • Providing Housing for Refugees -- guidelines
  • Lesvos shopping map
  • Athens shopping map
  • Northern Greece shopping map
  • Aid Logistics
  • Social Warehouse app
  • Coordination Group: Aid Transport and Logistics Greece
  • Warehouses in Greece
  • Warehouse categories/labels
  • Luggage-fee waiver letter template
  • Aegean Shopping Directory
  • Guidelines for Medicine Donations
  • Greece and Cyprus donation-collection points (IN GREEK)
  • TransferWise
  • Life Vest Upcycling
**get started**
  • How to Volunteer in Greece (Info for Greece Volunteers)
  • Refugee Crisis Reality Check
  • Voluntariados en Grecia (info doc in Spanish)
  • Safeguarding children / how to get a criminal background check
  • First-time volunteer FAQs
  • Greece camps map
  • Information Point for Greece Volunteers
other recommended websites
  • Thessaloniki city buses
  • KTEL Macedonia bus schedule
  • Schedule of weekly UNHCR meetings (PDF)
  • KTEL Lesvos bus schedule
  • Mytiline city bus schedule (in Greek! PDF)
news
  • Refugees Deeply
  • InterNews "In the Loop"
  • refugees tv
  • Boat Report - Lesvos
  • Internews "Refugee Rumours"
  • Arabic broadcasts on Greek TV
  • News That Moves
  • Are You Syrious? news
after volunteering
  • Reimbursements for Refugees
  • Life After Lesvos - Returning Volunteers Reconnect & Share
  • How to talk to reporters
  • How to use social media effectively
  • Help refugees from home
  • Refugee Crisis Volunteer -- Share Your Story!
  • Volunteers returning from Lesvos and the Syrian refugee crisis
*Lesvos basics*
  • Information for Volunteers on Lesvos (Google doc)
  • Refugee Crisis Reality Check
  • WhatsApp groups -- master list
  • Volunteer registration on Lesvos (Ministry of the Aegean)
  • Lesvos Volunteer Map
  • UNHCR Lesvos newsletter
  • Lesvos Volunteers accommodation sharing
  • Lesvos Volunteers ride sharing
  • Information Point for Lesvos Volunteers
*Athens basics*
  • Refugee Crisis Reality Check
  • information for Athens (Google folder)
  • Immigrant and Refugee Support Group in Athens
  • Tips for Buying Aid for Refugees in Athens
  • Athens map for volunteers
  • Athens volunteers accommodations and ride sharing
  • LGBTQ support orgs
  • Athens Volunteers Information and Co-ordination Group
  • Volunteer registration for mainland Greece
  • Greece camps map
*Katsika Ioannina basics*
  • Refugee Crisis Reality Check
  • Info Guide for Volunteers in Katsika Ioannina
  • Katsika Ioannina Volunteers Information Point
  • Western Greece volunteers map
  • Volunteer registration for mainland Greece
  • Greece camps map
facebook groups
  • Bienvenidos Refugiados Voluntariados Grecia
  • Medics for Greece
  • Northern Greece -Volunteers Accommodation and Ride Share
  • Coordination Group: Aid Transport and Logistics Greece
*Northern Greece basics*
  • Refugee Crisis Reality Check
  • Information Point for Idomeni / Northern Greece Volunteers
  • Northern Greece -Volunteers Accommodation and Ride Share
  • Information for Volunteers in Northern Greece
  • Northern Greece Volunteers Map
  • Northern Greece shopping map
  • Northern Greece -- Volunteers Accommodation and Ride Share
  • Thessaloniki - Polikastro or nearby Camps
  • Volunteer registration for mainland Greece
  • Greece camps map
*Chios basics*
  • Chios Refugees: Volunteers Collaboration
  • Chios Eastern Shore Response Team - Info Point
  • Volunteering in Chios
  • Chios map for volunteers
  • Chios Volunteer Registration Form
FB page feeds
  • FB page feeds: Lesvos
  • FB page feeds: Other islands (Chios, Samos, Leros, Kos...)
  • FB page feeds: Mainland: Central (Athens area)
  • FB page feeds: Mainland: North and East (Thessaloniki and Thrace)
  • FB page feeds: Mainland: West (Ioannina) and Peloponnese
critical articles (opinions posters' own)
  • Dissecting the Propaganda on Syria
  • The Death Toll in Syria: What Do the Numbers Really Say?
  • War in Translation: Giving Voice to the Women of Syria
  • U.S. and U.K. Continue to Actively Participate in Saudi War Crimes, Targeting of Yemeni Civilians
  • Will the Gulf of Tonkin Fit into the Red Sea?
  • When Mosul falls, Isis will flee to the safety of Syria. But what then?
  • An alternative view on the events
  • Perpetuating a Stalemate in Syria
refugee info: sea crossing
  • Alarmphone: Safety at Sea
  • United Rescue Aid
work tips: medical
  • Mental Health and Psychosocial Reprot
  • Boat landing protocol
  • Hypothermia Treatment Basics for Volunteers
  • How to Use an Emergency Blanket under Wet Clothing
  • Hypothermia / CPR / AED guidelines
  • Infant feeding guidelines
refugee info: general
  • W2EU Welcome to Greece guide
  • Teaching resources (courtesy No Border School)
  • Compare money transfer options
  • Gas canister safety videos
  • Refugees 2 Refugees R2R Solidarity Call Center
  • Athens Markets
  • Internews "Refugee Rumours"
  • Arabic broadcasts on Greek TV
  • Greek - Arabic - English phrase list for refugees
  • Red Cross Restoring Family Links
  • Refugee.info
  • Lesvos for Refugees Google map
work tips: self-care
  • 10 Tips for Individuals Volunteering in a Refugee Camp
  • Tips for Self-Care
  • How aid workers stay healthy: a psychologist's guide