How to use this site
v4r.info is a big list of everything related to volunteering with refugees in Greece and elsewhere. Use the search features liberally!
If you're completely new to volunteering, start with the getting started page (you guessed it!).
Core site functions
Volunteers needed
Help wanted. Any user can post. (Please don't post your skills here; coordinators don't have time to search.)
Teams/organisation directory
See who's working where, in what field.
Places directory
Every camp, recommended hotel, shop, etc. Filter by type and/or region. Click 'show results on map' to create a map with selected pins.
People directory
Every user on this site, searchable by skill. Emergency numbers; taxi/bus numbers.
Needslist
See what's needed on the ground. Here teams post their needs so others can donate.
Useful links
Your volunteer tool kit. Infos, phrase lists, and much, much more!
donations for offer
See what goods others have to offer on the ground. If you have things to give away you can post it here.
it-works! Database
Share your experience. Post the things that work or worked well like. It can be a technical thing that you built or a organisational structure.
Cool stuff
Room-sharing board
Email & twitter alert
Email alerts when new items are posted. (Check boxes in your profile; click login name in upper right to edit.)
Mark posts
Mark posts to view later; they will be under 'My...' under your login name.
Feedback
Read comments from previous volunteers and share yours here.
COORDINATORS
Sign up as a coordinator to represent your group and post your needs. We admins will repost info we see on Facebook, but we really love you when you post here yourself.
Tools
bulletin board
Your virtual white board on the Internet. Post anything relevant for your volunteers and send emails to of them with one click.
Schedule tool
Manage all your volunteers in shifts and jobs with one click sign up for the job.
QR Services
QR services are an environment to count all kinds of goods and services distributed to ensure that everyone gets enough and no misuse takes place. And much more ...
Teams directory
Add your organisation or team so others can find you. You can edit the profile at any time. We'll remind you to update it periodically.
Volunteer calls
Get the word out for needs, immediate or ongoing ones. Set another person as the contact, if needed. Posts automatically downgrade in urgency, and expire on a date you set. We'll send you reminders.
Goods for offer
Offer any surplus of goods here so others can profit. If you have to many clothes, tools, furnitures, etc. just post it here.
Needslist
Post urgent needs for your own organisation or for the refugees you care for here so people can see it and respond.
Useful links
Legal details, "basics" packets for every region of Greece and helpful docs such as warehouse labels. Email admin@v4r.info if you have any corrections/additions. You can also post new links yourself.