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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Anna Isaac and Guardian readers

Are you volunteering in response to the refugee crisis?

A young refugee girl is carried by a volunteer off a vessel to the shore
What caused you to get involved in the volunteering effort? Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Have you volunteered to help the estimated 59.5 million refugees forced to flee their homes? The global refugee crisis was one of the defining stories of 2015 and the worldwide response from those keen to lend support has been vast.

If you’ve become involved in the volunteer effort we want to hear from you, wherever you’re based – it could be the camps in Calais, the pinch points on the borders of Europe or the Andaman sea. What conditions are you working under? What challenges do you face?

Fill in the form below and tell us why you volunteered and what the the memorable moments have been: whether it’s a time when you knew you made a difference or a negative experience that haunts you.

Help us tell the global story of volunteers supporting refugees by sharing your experiences using the form below.


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