I will be volunteering for the Athens Legal Support Project for refugees between the 19th and 26th of May. The project is a 4 month pilot from 10 April-28 July 2017 to provide legal advice and support to refugees and Greek lawyers.
In the current crisis Greek lawyers are incredibly overstretched and the majority of refugees do not receive advice or representation prior to receiving the initial decision on their claim. If their claim is refused there is an exceedingly long delay in processing appeals.
I will be assisting in preparing the first stages of the asylum claim; to train and build capacity for Greek lawyers; and to develop remote support services.
I am raising money to fund my flight, which came to £325. Anything raised in excess of this target will be donated to the project.