323 Volunteer roles in Whitby

About White Ribbon Alliance UK (WRA UK) 

WRA UK is a UK-based organisation advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights, with a primary focus on maternity and perinatal care. Our approach centres education, partnership working, and community-led advocacy, ensuring those most affected by inequity are central to shaping change. 

About Free From Harm 

Free From Harm is White Ribbon Alliance UK’s training course on eliminating Obstetric Violence and championing respectful maternity care. White Ribbon Alliance UK works to tackle racism, discrimination and avoidable harm in maternity and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). 

Who is a Student Champion? 

Student Champions are part of the wider Free From Harm Champions community. They are passionate advocates who complete the Free From Harm course and want to see its values embedded in how future midwives and maternity professionals are trained. 

Student Champions are the link between Free From Harm and their university. Their role is to raise the profile of the course among students and staff, and to champion bringing it into course content. 

We are recruiting Student Champions across universities to build a national network. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Attend the Free From Harm online 2 part course free of charge. 

• Promote the Free From Harm course within your university. 

• Identify and introduce warm leads, such as lecturers, course leads or student societies, who could help bring Free From Harm to your university. 

• Advocate for Free From Harm to be integrated into course content. 

• Share programme materials with students and staff. 

• Lead by example in using the tools and approaches taught in Free From Harm. 

Essential personal qualities 

• Enrolled at a UK university on a midwifery (or relevant maternal health) degree as a second or third year undergraduate student, or postgraduate student and attend On-Campus. 

• A demonstrable passion for equitable, anti-discriminatory, respectful maternity care for all birthing people.

• A willingness to learn.

• Comfortable and confident in promoting the values of Free From Harm to peers and staff. 

What’s in it for You? 

• A free place on the Free From Harm course. 

• Branded Free From Harm merchandise. 

• Learning opportunities. 

• Access to the wider Free From Harm community of experienced midwives and health care professionals. 

• The chance to preview and attend future Free From Harm modules. 

• Access to a secure resource library of fact sheets, quick-read materials and learning resources. 

• Recognised contributor to FFH network.

• Access to projects and programmes pertaining to Obstetric Violence for your own development. 

• Notable catalyst to change and referencing opportunities.