This summer I am going to volunteer with ERCI, helping them to respond to the refugee crisis in Lesvos, Greece. I will be helping to manage the health center, support on asylum seeker status and general camp admin, and be a first aider, translator and skipper in the search and rescue team. All money donated here will go to the charity - not myself. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have :)

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ECRI has been based in Lesvos since 2015 and has so far saved/helped the lives of over 45,000 refugees fleeing to Europe. The charity has a number of operations that support these people, mainly:

- Refugee accommodation, WASH and medical facilities and education. This includes organising donations, keeping people safe, helping them with documentation, and working out their next steps.

- Education - providing schooling and education to the young people resident in the Lesbos camps.

- Search and Rescue - supporting the Hellenic Coastguard in rescue operations and boat landings. This can also include performing life saving medical procedures and care for injured, hypothermic or drowning refugees.

- Medical provision - running a health centre for emergency and non-emergency health care for refugees.

To find out more about this amazing charity - click here: https://ercintl.org/