Volunteering

Green Volunteering

Groundwork is an environmental regeneration organisation that builds sustainable communities in areas of need. Groundwork works in partnership with local organisations to engage people in regeneration projects that will improve quality of life, focusing particularly on those areas with the greatest deprivation.

For the Green Volunteering Project we worked with asylum seekers by providing information and opportunities around volunteering on environmental projects. The project was based on environmental learning, engaging with the natural environment and was linked in with community and social cohesion and provided a platform to learn about citizenship.

Visit the Green Volunteering page to find out more.

A RCO guide to supporting asylum seekers through volunteering opportunities

As part of a wider project including the delivery of volunteer opportunities in a green environment a research consultation was carried out by Groundwork Birmingham and Solihull to discuss ways Refugee Community Organisation’s (RCO) can strengthen their capacity to support asylum seekers through volunteering programmes and discuss problems they face.

The over-arching aim of the project includes a toolkit booklet accompanied with a CD of policies, procedures and volunteering templates.

This research consisted of in-depth interviews with ten organisations and three training workshops around policy and procedure. Overall the research took place over three months and involved 33 individuals from Refugee Community Organisations.

Throughout this research consultation, members were actively involved in participating in the workshop, developing additional skills and gaining knowledge.

For further information visit the RCO guide pages