Volunteering Terms

Volunteering Terms

• Registration.
  All volunteers coordinated under UNHCR must be registered under the UNHCR Volunteer Database. This can be done by filling in the registration form here.
• Age limit
  Volunteers need to be 18 years or older to volunteer with UNHCR.
   
• Time commitment in volunteering
  UNHCR requests for a minimum volunteering commitment of three months. Although for teaching assignments at leaning centres the minimum commitment is six months.   There is no limit of the maximum amount of time a person may volunteer.
  
  Volunteers do not have to volunteer every day, but UNHCR requests that the volunteer develop a regular volunteering schedule of at least once a week, or as needed.
  
  The regularity of the volunteering will be pre-agreed with the Volunteer Coordinator.
  
  For volunteers intending to provide services directly to refugees (eg teaching, health services, welfare assistance), UNHCR discourages one-off volunteering.
   
• UNHCR Volunteers are requested to read and understand the Code of Conduct for volunteers, and are expected to abide by this.
• All services provided by volunteers are completely voluntary on the part of the volunteer, and UNHCR is unable to compensate volunteers monetarily or in-kind in any manner for costs incurred or time spent.
• If you are a refugee yourself, kindly contact your community centre directly to volunteer your time.
• Upon request, Volunteers are provided an Attestation Letter that indicates the bearer is a volunteer with UNHCR.