I Want to Help Refugees

Founded in 2015, I Want to Help Refugees is a non-profit association based in Rīga, Latvia working on refugees & migration, human rights, democracy & civil society.

Gribu palīdzēt bēgļiem (I Want to Help Refugees) is a Latvian association and volunteer-based movement that began as a Facebook group in September 2015. It provides practical and social support to asylum seekers, refugees and beneficiaries of international protection in Latvia, including housing, job search, document and language assistance, and emergency aid funded by donations. Since 2022 it has also coordinated volunteer support for Ukrainian refugees, including information points and a housing portal. The association advocates for the right to asylum and human rights at the Latvia-Belarus border, publishes reports on pushbacks, and runs volunteer training and awareness projects. It holds public benefit organisation status in Latvia. Its work is carried out in Latvia, and it has a head office in Riga.