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Join our student team today!

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Be part of a movement making real-world, lasting change to better uphold the rights of those forced to flee their homes.

Are you a student or recent school leaver looking to volunteer your time and make a difference? Look no further!​ Join our international community of young activists and contribute to making real change for refugees, asylum seekers, and all those forced to migrate in vulnerable situations.
 

 

What makes us different?

 

  • We get funds directly to where they are needed  - our fundraising efforts feed directly into grants that ensure legal aid and mental health support is available for people fleeing persecution. We have no paid staff or office space, and we carefully select the most impactful, trusted, efficient organisations to support. 
     

  • We combine fundraising with awareness-raising and activism - in addition to campaigning, we support tangible change in the here and now. In the first 6 months of 2023, our partners provided legal support to over 750 people, and supported 2500 people with crucial information about their rights and the asylum process via hotlines and helpdesk channels.
     

  • We stand against voluntourism - we support qualified professionals to provide vital refugee aid, and we do the necessary work of raising awareness and vital funds. We provide education on effective charity work and humanitarian response, and how to be safe and responsible.
     

  • We support work that doesn't make the headlines - despite being some of the only places that asylum seekers in Greece can turn, our partner organisations are too small to be widely known, and find it very difficult to access funding for this reason. By focusing our efforts on supporting contexts where the scale of need is high, but the scale of international support is low, we can create essential change in the support available for refugees and other displaced people.
     

What we do

A typical SolidariTee team will get involved in all of the below activities: 
 

  • Awareness-raising events: like panel discussions, conferences, and film screenings
     

  • Fundraising events: like quizzes, music nights, sponsored challenges and more!
     

  • SolidariTee t-shirts: photoshoots, campaigns and sales throughout the year
     

  • Social media: creating infographics, mythbusters and other educational campaigns

Ready to join?

Scroll down to read more about the roles available, and fill in the short application form below so that we can get back to you via email with more info. For most of our roles, you'll need to attend a short, informal interview, organised by someone on our student team, before you officially join.

Learning & Development

​Lots of us on the team didn’t really know anything about refugees before we joined. That's a big part of why SolidariTee exists. 

In addition to learning about refugee issues and forced displacement, you'll also have the chance to gain knowledge and skills relating to:
 

  • event management

  • marketing & communications

  • fundraising

  • finance

  • humanitarian response

  • leadership

 

Each role on our team will leave you with lasting skills that apply to the charity, corporate, and academic sectors; leadership, target setting, financial planning, and advocacy are just a few of the skills that team members say they have gained.

Available roles

The brochure below has some more information about the difference between joining a uni (regional) team, and joining the central team. No experience is required, so long as you're committed to standing up for refugee rights and willing to do your part to make a difference - we'll provide lots of training opportunities and support along the way. If you have any queries, or access requirements which make filling in a written form difficult, please email teamsolidaritee@solidaritee.org.uk. Please note that all of our roles are voluntary.

Our Aims

1. Give grants to organizations providing vital, long-term aid, such as legal and psychological services, to refugees, asylum seekers, and other people who have been forced to flee their homes.

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2. Raise awareness of global refugee crises and unite the student body, as well as the wider community, in support of fundamental rights for all displaced people.

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3. Give students, as the next generation of educators, human rights workers, professionals, and policymakers, the opportunity to develop their skills and confidence as activists and change-makers.

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