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The work moves on the people who show up.

Open positions across our programme areas. Two evenings of training, then an assignment that matches what you can give to what a family needs.

Applications
Open

Across all programme areas. Filled on a rolling basis once interviews open.

Apply today
Commitment
2 hrs/month min

Most volunteers give 4 – 8 hours. We track the floor; the ceiling is yours.

Volunteers
87people

87 volunteers giving their time to support families affected by brain tumour diagnoses across Nigeria.

Cost to you
0

Training, materials, and outreach transport all covered. We feed everyone who shows up.

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Open positions.

Show
i.
Now recruiting

Bedside support — hospital rotations

Sit with patients and families during scan-day waiting and pre-op. Clinical training provided; you bring presence and patience.

Where
Lagospartner hospitals
Hours
4/weekflexible days
Need
Training2-evening course
Apply
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Outreach driver

One Saturday a month, drive a van full of volunteers and supplies to a partner hospital. A full day of purpose alongside the families we're visiting.

Where
Lagosoutreach locations
Hours
1 Sat/mofull day
Need
Licence2+ years driving
Apply
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Tutor · primary & secondary

Two hours a week with one student in recovery, remote. Any subject — we match you to a child whose schedule and topic match yours. Materials provided.

Where
RemoteZoom · Meet
Hours
2/weekflexible evenings
Need
Subjectcomfortable teaching it
Apply
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Translator · Hausa / Igbo / Yoruba

On-call language support — between a family and a Lagos consultant, between a caseworker and a remote relative. Short calls, often unscheduled, always vital.

Where
Remoteon-call rota
Hours
Ad-hoc~2 calls/mo
Need
Fluentone of three
Apply
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Grief circle host

One evening a month with a small group of bereaved families. We provide the facilitator training; you bring steadiness and a willingness to sit in the room.

Where
Ibadanour community space
Hours
1 eve/mo3hrs + prep
Need
Training4-session course
Apply
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Comms volunteer — newsletter & case studies

Help us write up project outcomes, edit family-consented stories, and run the monthly newsletter. Editorial role for someone who writes for a living or wants to start.

Where
Remoteasync
Hours
3/weekflexible
Need
Writingportfolio helpful
Apply

Don't see yourself here? Apply anyway — describe what you'd give and we'll find a fit. We shape roles around the people who show up, including the comms role above.

Apply unprompted
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From applying to showing up.

Cycle · approx. 8 weeks
From application to first shift
i.

Apply

Applications open

The form below takes 4 minutes. Tell us what you'd give and what you're hoping to do.

ii.

Interview

Shortly after

A 30-minute call with a caseworker — not a test, a conversation about fit.

iii.

Training

Two evenings

Two evenings online. Hospital etiquette, family communication, the foundation's guidelines.

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Assignment

Within weeks

You're matched to a programme and a caseworker. First shift within two weeks of that.

What we ask

What we'll ask of you.

  • Two hours a month, minimum. Less than that is rounding error; we'd rather you give nothing and stay friends.
  • A 4-month commitment. Long enough for a family to know you by name.
  • The two evenings of training. No exceptions, even for the most experienced — the families' protocols are ours.
  • Honesty about your limits. If a shift will hurt you, say so. We staff with that in mind.
What we give

What we'll give back.

  • A named caseworker who knows your schedule and won't put you somewhere you shouldn't be.
  • Training that counts. Hospital etiquette, family communication, grief facilitation — useful well beyond BSF.
  • Real travel, food, and material costs covered. We never ask you to fund your own service.
  • A reference + portfolio outcomes. Quarterly write-up of what your work led to — for your own records, applications, or boss.
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Why volunteers stay.

87 volunteers
lighting up lives

BSF was founded to turn one family's hardest experience into a source of support for others. Every volunteer who joins carries that mission forward.

BSF Volunteer Team
Outreach & bedside support
Since 2025

The training changes how you show up — not just for the families we serve, but in every room where someone is afraid and needs a steady presence.

BSF Volunteer Team
Bedside support
Since 2025

A few hours a week with a student in recovery. The smallest commitment can open a world for a child who needs to know that someone believes in them.

BSF Volunteer Team
Educational assistance
Since 2025
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Tell us a little about why.

Four minutes. The form is the start of a conversation — every applicant gets a real reply, even the ones we can't place this cohort.

Role of interest

Privacy. Your application stays with the volunteer-coordination team only. We delete it 18 months after a cohort closes if you've not joined.