Brittany Pummell (Greece)

BH Fellow 2024
Brittany Pummell (Greece)

Upon graduating with a degree in Disaster Management in 2016, Brittany moved to Greece and began volunteering with grassroots organisations responding to the arrival of asylum seekers. Observing that trauma and stagnation experienced in the asylum process results in poor mental and physical health, in 2018 Brittany created a sustainable program that encourages refugee camp residents to utilise their own skills and passions to lead sports activities for their own community. She also places an emphasis on providing respite from oppressive camp conditions by facilitating activities outside of the camp setting, and established the first and only watersports school for refugees in Greece. With ever increasing hostile conditions inside refugee camps, Blossom Hill is supporting Brittany to establish an independent community center that will provide a holistic range of services to two remote refugee camp populations.