| Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020 | ![]() |
Volunteering with refugeesCountry forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea | ||
Hi my name is Emily, I am a 20 year old Australian Health Science/International Development Student, and have become heavily involved in volunteering locally with refugees and asylum seekers both in and out of detention centres. I would love to volunteer at any refugee camps around the world, or with NGOs that provide support to refugees in these areas. | ||
Doesn't Australia have detention centres in Nauru and PNG? You might be able to become involved with those ... ??? | 1 | |
The haven't re-opened them yet. When they operated before, the were very wary of visitors, and would not encourage volunteers. | 2 | |
Yeah they are in the process of opening them up again, in the past no one could really even access Nauru. I do realise that I would need a skill to offer, as just arriving at a refugee camp might not be entirely helpful to anyone. Thanks for your help so far! | 3 | |
You may get more help on the African branch. Not really any refugees in the Pacific. | 4 | |