A Legacy of Hope: Support Refugees During Free Wills Month 2026

When we think about the future, we naturally think about the people and things we love. We may think about the homes we’ve built, families we’ve raised or the values we’ve lived by. For many of us, the desire to protect these things doesn’t end with our own lifetime; it’s a commitment we want to carry forward.

But what if your legacy could reach even further? What if, in the act of securing your loved ones’ future, you could also provide a future for a family that has lost everything?

Free Wills Month 2026 provides the opportunity to gain peace of mind for yourself while extending support to refugees and displaced people around the world. By considering UK for UNHCR, you can also ensure that your kindness lives on, providing shelter, protection and hope to those who have been forced to flee.

When is Free Wills Month?
Free Wills Month is taking place during March this year. It provides the perfect ‘nudge’ to tick something off your to-do list that may have recently trailed to the bottom. Life moves fast, families grow and circumstances change, but now is the ideal time to get your affairs in order without the barrier of the legal fees you would usually incur.

How does Free Wills Month work?
At UK for UNHCR, we know the importance of planning for the future. To make estate planning as accessible as possible, we partner with trusted Will-writing service, Farewill, to offer our supporters the chance to write their Will for free.

Here is how the process works:

1. Choose your method: You can write your Will online in as little as 15 minutes or book a telephone appointment to speak with a specialist.
2. Receive professional guidance: Whether online or over the phone, you’ll receive professional support to ensure your Will is legally binding and reflects your exact wishes.
3. No obligation to donate: The service is completely free to you. While many of our supporters choose to include a gift to UK for UNHCR to support our work with refugees, there is absolutely no obligation to do so.
4. Peace of mind secured: Once completed, you can rest easy knowing what and who you love is considered and your wishes are known.

Farewill aim to make the process as simple and stress-free as possible, because we know how much this document means to your wishes, security and future.

Which charities are doing Free Wills Month?
UK for UNHCR is proud to be part of a wider community of charities that participate in Free Wills Month and similar initiatives.

In the UK, over 200 charities take part in Free Wills Month. These charities come together because they recognise a shared truth: legacy gifts can provide life-saving support.

For UK for UNHCR, these gifts are particularly critical. The majority of our funding comes from voluntary generosity from people like you. By choosing to include a charity in your Will during Free Wills Month 2026, you are joining a global movement of legacy-givers who are helping provide a future for displaced people.

How will you be supporting refugees during Free Wills Month?
When you participate in Free Wills Month 2026 and choose to leave even a small percentage of your estate to UK for UNHCR, you aren’t just making a donation. You are joining a future emergency response team, reaching people around the world and helping displaced families rebuild their lives.

Your legacy can support refugees in many ways, including:

• Shelter in emergencies: When families are torn from their homes by conflict, persecution, climate change or natural disaster – your legacy gift could help provide an emergency relief operation anywhere in the world within 72 hours.
• Protection and safety: UNHCR’s priority is to protect people from harm, in safe places away from the line of fire and danger. Your gift helps bring safety to children separated from their parents, women at risk of violence and anyone forced to flee.
• Hope for the future: For refugees whose lives may remain in limbo for years, UNHCR teams deliver ongoing support such as education, healthcare and employment opportunities. Your gift can help rebuild self-reliance and hope.

Ready to get started?
Writing a Will isn’t about being a certain age or having an amount of assets, it’s about your life’s story and values. By taking part in Free Wills Month 2026, you ensure that you’re looking after your future. In addition to this, if you choose to remember refugees, by including UK for UNHCR, you’ll be providing life-saving shelter, protection and hope for years to come.

Take your next step:
Write or update your Will for free by visiting Farewill.
Learn more and receive your free Gifts in Wills guide here.
Read more refugee stories and learn more about the inspiring people your gift goes towards helping here.
Speak to our team by emailing [email protected] or calling 0208 183 0127.