Appeal for volunteers

The Jesuit Refugee Service-Luxembourg, in collaboration with Caritas Luxembourg and Reech eng Hand, is looking for volunteers.

As part of the new UBUNTU Reborn project, aimed at refugees in Dublin procedures and people in an irregular situation, who are detained at the pre-removal detention centre, the Jesuit Refugee Service-Luxembourg, in collaboration with Caritas Luxembourg and Reech eng Hand, is looking for volunteers willing to become regular visitors to that centre. As a visitor, you would be a benevolent and attentive presence with detainees, while offering creative and sports activities such as painting, board games, relaxation exercises, story telling, table tennis etc.

Requirements: have a good ability to listen, be interested in people in an irregular administrative situation and/or applicants for international protection, be comfortable in a closed environment, be available at least one afternoon a month (Saturday included), be able to speak French and/or English.

We offer: personalized training and psychosocial support throughout the mission; a volunteer contract including volunteer insurance, a certificate of volunteering after a year or more. If you would like more information or are interested, please contact: Andrew Ndzebir, Tel. 691 690 365, andrew.ndzebir@jrs.net, Mila Gallego, Tel. 691 270 260, milagros.gallego@jrs.net or Agnes Rausch, tel 621 358 168, agnes.rausch@jrs.net.