Volunteer With Us
Thank you for considering volunteering with Northern Lights Aid! We rely on the amazing work of our volunteers and your contribution would help to make sure our projects can continue to help people in Kavala.
Volunteers are responsible for running all of our projects. During your time volunteering with us, you will likely help out in several, if not all projects. However, depending on our needs and your skills, you may focus on strengthening and developing one project in particular.
Note that there are prerequisites to volunteering with us. Please make sure you meet them before continuing with the next steps.
You must be at least 20 years old (23 years old for Coordinator positions)
Minimum time commitment: 4 weeks (4 months for coordinators)
You must have a satisfactory criminal record check (not older than 1 year)
All coordinators are required to provide one written reference from the most recent employer or place of education (open references/letters of recommendation are not acceptable)
Fluency in English is required
You must read and agree with our Code of Conduct
If you meet the prerequisites above, please follow the 3 steps to volunteer:
Volunteer Testimonies
“My time at NLA was one of the most fulfilling periods in my adult life. The warmth exuded by everyone in the field was something that made my stay in Kavala feel like a home away from home. It gave me real-life insight into the volatile circumstances refugees across Europe face. The role which NLA occupies in Kavala is one of severe importance, and having successfully done it for years made me love and greatly respect the organisation as a whole. Volunteering at NLA was time incredibly well spent.”
— Iyobosa, 2020
“One of my favourite moments during my time in NLA were the afternoons in the garden. After the lessons had finished, I would go to plant some seeds or pick some weeds. Children helped me or played around, and some of the boys and men played some music and sang Kurdish melodies... I loved that we could share that space every day.”
— Irene, 2018
“NLA has been the most formative experience of my life. Coming here opened my eyes to the severity of the refugee crisis whilst encouraging me to grow professionally and personally. The volunteers who I've met here have become some of my closest friends, and my narrow perspective of the world has been vastly widened. I'm so grateful for this experience.”
— Abbe, 2019
