Volunteer

We have offered lots of different volunteering opportunities for people from a range of backgrounds in London. So whether you’re a great people person and are interested in helping out at our events, or you’re a fabulous photographer and would like to get involved in our arts projects, or you’ve got teaching experience and would like to work with WAST London each week, we may have an opportunity for you!

We are currently looking to recruit an intern for short term fact-checking and proofreading work on our new report on the experiences of women refused asylum in the UK. We would like to hear from prospective volunteers based in London, with at least two days a week to spare, who have a great eye for detail and a proven track record in research. If that sounds like you, email your CV to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sebolelo Majozi, who volunteered with WRW and stage managed the London production of How I Became an Asylum Seeker. Photo by Aliya Mirza

Adele Donovan and Victoria Niroomand-Rad. Adele volunteered with WRW and curated the Home Sweet Home photography exhibition; Victoria volunteered with WRW and co-ordinated events in London. Photo by Aliya Mirza

I admire the work carried out by Women for Refugee Women. By telling the true stories of women and children in the asylum process they woke a lot of people up to the scandal of child detention.

Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse

I have been delighted to support Women for Refugee Women since its launch- I've been truly inspired by the great work this organisation does, enabling women who seek asylum to speak out - whether at the grassroots or to government ministers.

Oona King

Many refugees and asylum seekers have fled their home countries because of human rights abuses. The work of agencies like Women for Refugee Women is vital for helping people rebuild their lives and have a voice.

Trevor Phillips OBE, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission

Put the word refugee in front of woman and immediately prejudice and projection arise. Meet a refugee woman, hear her struggles – and her joys – and you encounter a person, like you and me, who has been more than unlucky....

....Women for Refugee Women joins the dots, restores our humanity to ourselves and enables women to fight for theirs. Please support them.

Susie Orbach, psychotherapist and author of Bodies and Fat is a Feminist Issue