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Jessica’s volunteering experience in OCC Greece
Read about Jessica's volunteering experience at Open Cultural Center in Greece.
We offer many volunteering positions within our organisation through ESC, both in Spain as well as in Greece
You can often find great opportunities with us, either to work with us as an employee or do a traineeship at our organisation
If you have a great idea to improve the lives of people in your community, we can support and coach you with your project
The European Solidarity Corps is the new European Union initiative which creates opportunities for young people to volunteer or work in projects in their own country or abroad that benefit communities and people around Europe.
After completing a simple registration process, European Solidarity Corps participants could be selected and invited to join a wide range of projects, such as helping groups in vulnerable positions, assisting in centres for asylum seekers, or addressing different social issues in communities.
Open Cultural Center offers a wide range of opportunities for people to join our European Solidarity Corps projects. This website has the purpose to make all the possibilities visible for you!
With support from the European Union, you can apply to become a ESC volunteer
Join our big team of volunteers that are directly supporting vulnerable groups
We collaborate with other organisations to create awareness and promote solidarity
Through ESC support we often also have opportunities to work in one of our offices
Didac has been part of OCC from the start and was the co-founder of OCC in 2016, after he volunteered inside the refugee camps in Greece
Mariia is responsible for running and managing our office and volunteers in Barcelona, after being an active volunteer in that same office
Maria is now managing our center and all our projects in Greece, after being a dedicated volunteer in high priority areas
Vincent is mainly responsible for managing our Migracode program, the first code school for refugees and migrants in Barcelona
Carlos joined OCC in 2020, becoming our first Head of Education, at our Migracode program. He has years of experience in the tech sector.
Read about Jessica's volunteering experience at Open Cultural Center in Greece.
Read about Stefania's volunteering experience at Open Cultural Center in Greece.
OCC Greece is looking for a Project Management Assistant to support project management and EU programs with the possibility to participate in teaching activities. The successful candidate will meet the following requirements: If you meet Read more…
Read about Mira's volunteering experience at Open Cultural Center in Greece.
What is ageism and what is its relation with unaccompanied minors and youth in Spain? The link lies in discrimination. On the occasion of International Youth Day, we talk about the challenges faced by this collective and how Open Cultural Center’s project Youth 4 All seeks to address this situation.
June 18 marked the date of MigraCode’s Gran Fondo 2022. Our second cycling fundraiser was a huge success: more than 40 cyclists biked the steep mountains of the Catalan Pyrenees to support the MigraCode program, and 4,800 euros were raised in total. In this blo post, our volunteer organising team explains how was the experience for them!