Heritage Volunteers Wanted for Virasat

Sampad is looking for volunteers with an interest in history to get involved in Virasat: Stories of South Asian Enterprise and Legacy, an 18-month heritage project exploring the remarkable stories of South Asian-founded businesses that have helped shape the West Midlands since the late 1960s.

Volunteers will be needed between November 2026 and January 2028, with the volunteering programme spanning approximately 16 months. We aim to offer flexible opportunities to get involved, depending on volunteers’ availability, interests and the activities taking place throughout the project.

There will be training and skills development.

Oral history skills, using audio recorders, ethical community engagement, co-create an exhibition, digitising historic photographs, digital archiving.

We welcome applications from people aged 18 and over, particularly those living in Birmingham, Sandwell and Wolverhampton, or who have a connection to these areas and the communities represented by the project. As the project focuses on communities in the West Midlands, volunteers will need to be able to participate in activities across the area.

Apply by Monday 23rd November.