The Selfish Altruist Podcast
1) S2 E13. Paul Hutchings: The ultimate Selfish Altruist
As Refugee Support undergoes a change in leadership with the appointment of a new CEO, we bid a heartfelt farewell to our co-founder and departing Chief Executive, Paul Hutchings. Together with John S...Show More
2) S2 E12. Joe and Tasha: Volunteering is our holiday
Joe and Tasha have done a lot of travelling and a lot of volunteering. Those used to be separate activities. Now they actively seek out volunteering opportunities when they have some time off to trav...Show More
3) S2 E11. Sophia Burton: Changing minds on migration
As volunteers, we want to know how to change people's minds. But the road to changing minds about migration is a challenging one. As the co-founder of Migration Matters, Sophia and her team are chall...Show More
4) S2 E10. Maria Marga - Look after the basics!
Maria has been one of our Coordinators in Moldova and Cyprus for the last 5 months and we are very sorry to see her go! She has been critical in helping our organisation do what it does and of course...Show More
5) S2 E9. Bea - Using hope to make a difference
In this episode, Paul talks to our new (returning) trustee Bea about her personal journey and the challenges and benefits of volunteering. From volunteering in Greece, to being our first trustee, to a...Show More
6) S2 E8. Gerry - The power of community
Gerry is one of our Ambassadors and first volunteered with Refugee Support in 2019. He has returned every year since then to help out. Each time, it can take a couple of weeks to adjust back to normal...Show More
7) S2 E7. Rosie Campbell - Listening is the best medicine
Rosie has been regularly volunteering for The Samaritans or 10 years. She shares with Paul a history in market research and thought that experience would make her good at being a Samaritan. She was su...Show More
8) S2 E6. Mariam - Volunteering with Afghans was a massive wake up call
Mariam talks movingly and very honestly about her identity as a young woman from a displaced family and the journey that her volunteering set her on. Her family are from Afghanistan. So while vo...Show More
9) S2 E5. Natasha - Volunteering helped me survive
Natasha, a Ukrainian ethnic Russian, was living in Odesa at the time of the invasion in February 2022 but left within a month to escape the air raids and be with her parents in Moldova. Looking ...Show More
10) S2 E4. Holly Penalver - Volunteers create and need support networks
Holly Penalver founded Indigo Volunteers 10 years ago to offer an ethical route for people who want to help. Indigo has been one of our key partners since we were founded by providing us with our most...Show More