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Volunteering at Encephalitis International

Volunteers are at the heart of Encephalitis International and have helped to make a difference to those affected by encephalitis around the world for many years.

  • Volunteers help us to support and reach communities in many countries .
  • They help connect and support people who have experienced encephalitis.
  • To help spread and raise awareness around the globe.
  • To help with research, projects and campaigns.
  • To shape our services and resources as people who have lived experience of encephalitis, either directly or indirectly.

There are many ways you can become a volunteer with Team Encephalitis. We are looking for volunteers from all over the world, so please get in touch today volunteer@encephalitis.info

How can I get involved?

There are many ways you can volunteer for us. We have three Team Encephalitis volunteer areas – Information, Awareness and Support.

We are currently looking for support volunteers.

Team Encephalitis Support Volunteers are members who have personal experience of encephalitis, either directly or as a family member/carer or friend.

They have completed training which includes a police check and safeguarding training.

A number of our volunteers run monthly online peer support groups which cover the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

These are a fantastic way to meet and connect with other members of Encephalitis International in your area who have been directly or indirectly affected by encephalitis.

If you are interested in volunteering in support or any other area, please get in touch volunteer@encephalitis.info.

You could also help by:

Why volunteer for us?

Pauline is one of our Team Encephalitis Volunteers based in Scotland. She has helped with research, 1:1 support, raising awareness, and helps host our Scottish Online Peer Support Group, amongst other things.

Here, Pauline explains why she became a volunteer and what she enjoys about being a part of the team.

What could volunteering involve?

Hannah is our Team Encephalitis Volunteer from Ireland. She has supported others, set up and ran our Online Peer Support Group in Ireland, and helped with campaigns such as World Encephalitis Day.

Here, Hannah talks about why she volunteers for the Encephalitis International.

 

Watch more videos from Team Encephalitis on our meet our volunteers page.

Diversity in Volunteering

As we know, encephalitis does not discriminate. It can affect people of any age, gender or ethnicity.

Encephalitis International strives to create an inclusive environment, representative of, and responsive to, different cultures and groups, where everyone has an equal chance to succeed, and the diversity of the communities we serve are reflected at all levels within our volunteer workforce.

We deem it important to not only have a diverse volunteer team, but to also provide diverse volunteer roles to suit a range of people and their needs, motivations and skills.

We are keen to reach underrepresented groups and communities who are unaware of our services, which means we need volunteers who can speak different languages.

We have put together some adverts in different languages. If your language is not listed but you are still interested in getting involved, we would still love to hear from you!

If you would like to find out more about volunteering with Encephalitis International, please get in touch by sending an email to volunteer@encephalitis.info or calling +44(0)1653 692583

Volunteer with us

Volunteers make the work we do possible, and have been a vital part of making us the award-winning organisation we are today. We're looking for volunteers from all over the world, so please get in touch if you're interest in joining Team Encephalitis - we'd love to have you!

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