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Top Tips Inclusion in Volunteering – Involving Refugees
Created: 12/03/2026
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News/Events Category: Volunteering
These Top Tips were produced by Volunteer Scotland and the National Inclusion in Volunteering Group.
They cover:
- Considering the positive outcomes of involving refugee volunteers
- Asylum seekers and refugees right to volunteer in the UK
- Asylum seekers and refugees right to access disclosures and PVGs
- Having flexibility with volunteer references
- Actively recruiting from existing support organisations
- Making it easy for refugees and asylum seekers to engage with your programme
- Planning pathways to access volunteering in your group or organisation
- Creating ‘refugee-friendly’ volunteer roles, support systems and progression routes
- Making it explicit that you will reimburse expenses, and how
- Having a conversation with your volunteer about their individual life circumstances and be flexible about volunteering times
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