GET INVOLVED
The Refugee Women’s Centre is run by a small team of paid staff and more broadly by volunteers.
Our work is funded via our incredible funders and generous donations. We are only able to continue supporting the resilient, courageous communities we encounter with your generosity.
Here are the four main ways you can support our work:
DONATE
Whether it’s goods, private funds or fundraising on our behalf, find out how to support our work via donations.
JOIN OUR TEAM
We rely on our amazing team of volunteers to continue our work. Do you have skills to share and time to dedicate? Considering applying to volunteer with us!
We will share any employment vacancies here too.
Find out more about how to get involved by joining our team →
RAISE AWARENESS
Generating political pressure is crucial to ending this humanitarian crisis. Find out more about our advocacy work and issues that impact the people we work with on our social media platforms. Help us raise awareness by sharing our call outs & latest news.
BECOME A MEMBER
As a membership organisation, each member is a strength and contributes to our work.
DONATE
Make a contribution to Refugee Women’s Centre’s work:
DONATE FUNDS
You can make a one-off or set up a monthly donation in EUR, GBP or USD by clicking on the button below.
DOnate material goods
You can support us with material donations from our regularly updated list below.
Organise a fundraiser
We always appreciate amazing and creative fundraisers organised by our supporters like you. They enable us to offer support that we might not otherwise be able to.
Find out more about each of these options below…
HOW TO DONATE FUNDS
*Keep an eye on our social media for urgent, specific fundraisers we might be organising!
DONATE by bank transfer:
You can donate as a one off gift or regular donation
by transferring directly into our organisation’s bank account.
BANK TRANSFER
Please see our bank details below:
Account Name: REFUGEE WOMEN’S CENTRE
IBAN: FR76 1027 8027 0200 0470 9540 104
BIC: CMCIFR2A
Address:
CCM Dunkerque Centre Grande Synthe
12 Avenue de l’Ancien Village
59760 Grande Synthe
€10
€20
€30
€41
can provide a sleeping bag to keep someone warm when they are forced to sleep outside.
can provide nappies and milk to a newborn baby for one week.
can provide a tent to give shelter to two families.
can provide one night’s accommodation for a woman or family in a vulnerable situation.
For any queries regarding donating funds please contact:
finance@refugeewomenscentre.com
Whichever currency you are donating in please consider setting up a monthly donation.
Regular donations allow us to anticipate our income and plan ahead.
THANK YOU!
HOW TO DONATE GOODS
Donations are vital for Refugee Women’s Centre, and so appreciated, but they also take time to organise. So please read carefully how you can deliver donations in the most beneficial and supportive way. Donations are only helpful if they are clean and in good condition. If they are sorted and labelled, it will definitely make our day!
Please only donate items on the list below, if you have other items you feel can be useful please email us at: supportus@refugeewomenscentre.com
Please email the above email address for our delivery location.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
HOW TO ORGANISE A RWC FUNDRAISER
Fundraising on our behalf is one of the most helpful things you could do to support our activities on the ground.
We have been blessed to be supported by many fantastic projects, including:
- In Brighton Good Spirits a fabulous Gin Tasting
- Pancake cook out by JNM ( Youth Movement for Nature and Environment) from Ninove – Geraardsbergen, Belgium
- A Yoga and Pamper evening by Green Door Yoga in Chichester
- Amazing glittery sponsored cycle across Wales
- Silent Zumba fundraiser in Valencia
- Sponsored 44 days running in remembrance of the 44 people who died at the border between Feb 2021 and Feb 2022
Want to run a fundraising event on our behalf?
Can you run a collection drive for items in your local area?
Do you have media or fundraising expertise you can share?
Organising a wedding or a birthday? Why not make it a solidarity event!
If you have any questions or ideas in relation to fundraising for our work, please fill in our Contact Us form to get in touch, we would be very happy to hear from you!
Here are our Fundraising Guidelines to help support your efforts!
JOIN OUR TEAM
VOLUNTEER WITH REFUGEE WOMEN’S CENTRE
The Refugee Women’s Centre is run by a small core staff of Coordinators and a team of vital long-term volunteers on the ground. We work in an all-female team of up to fourteen volunteers. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from gender-non-conforming people, non-binary people and trans women. Our team is supported by past volunteers, remote part-time staff and board members off-site who are in daily contact.
As part of the team, volunteers need to respond to ever-changing situations in a fast-paced environment. Due to this precarious context, it is necessary to be adaptable and resilient. Activities vary each day but may include distributing material aid, connecting people with professional services, case work – including supporting women who have experienced SGBV – and/or running psychosocial activities, to name a few.
We are constantly welcoming new volunteers in our team!
We are looking for women or non-binary people from diverse professional and personal backgrounds. You should be at least 21 years of age and available for 2 months minimum, speak French and/or English and be able to obtain a DBS check or a relevant criminal record check. Due to the mobile nature of our support, we are always looking for volunteers who hold a valid manual driving licence and are comfortable driving.
On top of these general requirements, we can always use team members who have:
- a working knowledge of Kurdish (Sorani), Farsi, Arabic, Tigrinya or Amharic.
- experience working with vulnerable people.
- experience or background in social work, the prevention of and response to sexual gender-based violence and/or psychology.
- experience and desire to run activities and workshops of any kind.
IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT FOR OUR TEAM, PLEASE COMPLETE OUR SHORT APPLICATION FORM, HERE:
We understand that it is not always possible for people to volunteer on the ground. However, if you would like to support the RWC and have other skills to offer, such as advocacy, fundraising and visual content, we would love to hear from you.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch via email at:
recrutement@refugeewomenscentre.com
Watch our a day in the life of a RWC volunteer instagram reel for a little insight:
To read a testimony from one of our 2023 volunteers please see the document below:
CURRENT VACANCIES
No other vacancies at present.
RAISE AWARENESS
Help us raise awareness and visibility!
Generating political pressure is crucial to ending this humanitarian crisis. We share all advocacy and campaign projects we are part of on our Social Media, check out our latest posts to learn more. You can help us to raise awareness by sharing our call outs & latest news.
Connect and share:
BECOME A MEMBER
Why Become A Member of Refugee Women’s Centre?
By becoming a member of the Refugee Women’s Centre, you are committing to upholding our values and safeguarding practices. Membership is open to everyone, and mandatory for incoming volunteers.
Each member is a strength of the organisation, and is contributing to us being able to:
- Commit to creating a safer space for displaced women and families, contributing to upholding their rights through our material distributions, psychosocial activities and advocacy work.
- Continue to work towards sustainable solutions to the situation on the France-UK border, by advocating for access to shelters and for other human rights to be met.
- Promote the wellbeing of those we work with, and take an active role in safeguarding the community.
- Create a culture of support, compassion and understanding within the team, the community and with our partners.
- Grow and develop as an organisation by adding your voice, knowledge, expertise, skills and good practice to our network of members.
After reading the members’ charter below, click ‘Become A Member’ which will take you through a short form.
Members will be invited to our AGM and will have the opportunity to support the growth and development of RWC.
Membership is €10 for 1 year and is automatically renewed each year, with an option to cancel.
It is mandatory for incoming volunteers to become members as it will cover insurance for volunteer activities on the ground. However, membership to the RWC family is open to everyone!
If you encounter any issues filling out the form, with payment, or for cancellation requests please email: supportus@refugeewomenscentre.com
MEMBERS’ CHARTER
We are delighted that you have become or are considering becoming a member of the Refugee Women’s Centre! As a member of the Refugee Women’s Centre, you are required to abide by our Members Charter. These guidelines seek to guard our standards of behaviour, and maintain the high standards of impact to which we aspire to as an organisation. Failure to comply with the Members Charter can lead to the immediate termination of your membership.
RWC MISSION STATEMENT:
To provide holistic support for migrant women and families living without shelter in informal outdoor settlements, or in surrounding accommodation centres across northern France. We are committed to creating safer spaces for women and children, and contributing to upholding people’s rights through advocating for access to shelter and for other human rights to be met.
As an official Refugee Women’s Centre member you are agreeing to commit to upholding and maintaining the following standards at all times:
- Maintain a high level of professionalism in all relationships and interactions with those we support, RWC members and other members of the community. You must offer support whilst still respecting the necessary professional boundaries and the remits of your role, as a member, in order to reduce the potential for harm.
- Support and uphold RWC’s mission as stated above and our core values of respect, collaboration, anti-oppressive practice, intersectional feminism and solidarity.
- Share your knowledge, expertise, skills and good practice to support the growth and development of RWC and our services.
- Commit to continuous learning to ensure a current or up-to-date understanding of RWC’s work and the situation on the ground for displaced communities.
- Play an active role in our network and share your ideas to build a stronger RWC community. This includes active participation in the Annual General Meeting (AGM), should you choose to attend.
- As a member, you must act with integrity and treat everyone with dignity and respect. Any conduct that is reported/seen to be degrading, discriminatory or harmful to those we support, those who support the organisation, other RWC members, the organisation as a whole, or the general public will not be tolerated.
- Engage with other members constructively and with respect. Be alert to, and manage openly and collaboratively, any conflicts of interest between yourself and other RWC members.
- Members should not make or publish remarks, on social media or other platforms, that appear to be on behalf of RWC, without the informed consent of RWC’s Executive Board.
- Ensure that you have gained consent for the use of any resources, content or ideas from other RWC members, and make sure these sources are given appropriate credit.
- If members have any suggestions, concerns or complaints please seek support or guidance from the Executive Board or other actors if required.
- For safeguarding purposes, RWC members are not automatically permitted to participate as a volunteer or granted access to the field or the communities we support. If members wish to volunteer on the ground they must undertake the volunteer application process.
We are eternally grateful for your support and commitment to RWC, we look forward to welcoming you!