Our volunteers get to work alongside others as teachers and teachers’ assistants in the education area of camp. Here’s a bit about the classes:• There are currently three English classes, divided by age group and level of English fluency. The students’ ages range from 6-17.
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• In the classes, volunteers teach basic English, like family members, food items, and body parts.
• In addition to classes, teachers visit students’ homes throughout the week, tutoring and getting to know their families.

Although living conditions in the camp on Lesvos have improved dramatically in the last years, camp residents still suffer profoundly under the weight of past trauma and ongoing uncertainty about their future. Many of them are sick, wrestle with mental illness, and experience depression. Unfortunately, refugees are a target for human traffickers, and domestic violence is common. And when new people arrive in the camp, they are often unaware of how to access services for any of these concerns.

The social care team tries to address some of these gaps by meeting with new arrivals, triaging needs, and making referrals to other NGOs, the UNHCR, and medical actors in camp.

Shift leading is done by a team member who has experience working in camp. Following are a few of their responsibilities:
- Lead out in briefing volunteers at the beginning of every day.
- Make sure the team leaders have the needed number of volunteers to complete jobs.
- Respond to any medical or other emergencies.
- Support volunteers and refer them to member care if they’ve encountered particularly stressful or traumatic situations.
- Support social care in certain medical or domestic violence cases.

EuroRelief’s warehouse is where all non-food item donations are stored and sorted. Whenever a new shipment of donated items comes in from one of their partner organizations, volunteers are kept busy sorting, counting, and adding all the items to inventory.

In addition, volunteers put together clothing sets, bedding, and hygiene kits for new arrivals in the camp. They prepare orders for the Free Hygiene Shop and the Free Clothing Shop inside camp.

At the warehouse, there’s always the opportunity for great conversations, an amazing view, an endless supply of coffee and tea, and great music.

Want a few fun facts about the warehouse? Here you go:
- There are 360,000+ items inventoried in the warehouse.
- 5,000+ items are sent out and received every week.
- The warehouse also supports other Greek organizations that work with minors outside of camp and those that work with the Roma people (Gypsies), providing them with clothing, shoes, and other items from the warehouse.

Most of the donations come through GAIN and Christian Refugee Relief. Occasional donations from UNHCR and other private individuals are received as well. Sometimes supplies need to be bought when the warehouse doesn’t obtain the amount needed from partner organizations.

The data office keeps track of where people are located in camp, who has received items during distributions, and who has received paperwork volunteers distribute for other organizations. Practically speaking, this includes the following:
- Printing tickets for the camp residents’ appointments.
- Appointment dates and times are sent to us from the government and doctors’ offices, as well as other organizations in camp, and we are responsible for delivering them to the residents.
- Organizing volunteers to distribute the printed tickets.
- Sending out emails with EuroRelief’s database information to other organizations in camp.
- Taking a census of the camp and updating the database.
- Keeping the inventory of bunk beds and mattresses up to date.

Yes, there’s a volunteer specifically designated to driving because it’s a full-time job. What does that look like? Here’s a brief description:
- Taking volunteers to-and-from camp.
- Bringing items from the warehouse to camp for the Free Hygiene Shop, Free Clothing Shop, the Social Care team, or the New Arrivals area.
- Picking up supplies for projects and education classes in camp.
- Picking up or dropping off a vehicle at the mechanic.

If jobs are completed before the end of shift, the driver gets to interact with camp residents or help with other jobs in camp.