Hi! My name is Faye Hagedorn. I am from the Netherlands and I’m 18 years old. Currently I’m taking a gap year, and I just returned from my short term project of two months in Greece. I applied for this project because I was super interested in learning more about Read more…
Leaving your own birthland behind, facing a long and dangerous journey to escape from wars and poverty, for sure is not an easy experience. If it can be traumatic for an adult, you can imagine how this can affect a little child. It’s in this context where the Kindergarten project Read more…
OCC’s Rental Bike Service In a town like Polykastro, where the public transport service is limited, moving aroundthrough long journeys becomes complicated and often tiring, unless you have your ownmeans of transport; this could be doubly true for the refugees of the Nea Kavala camp,whose financial resources are rather limited.But Read more…
Hi I’m Afshin and I am from Iran. I am 27 years old and I’ve been living in Greece fortwo years and six month. I can speak four languages, Persian,Dari,English,andKourdish Kalhori. Some of the things that I like are wrestling and football. I did myEuropean Solidarity Corps Project in July Read more…
Hi there! I’m Irene, 28 years old and I’m from Italy. I come from a super small town in the middle of the Chianti region, in Tuscany. Albeit I’m profoundly in love with my town, I left home 10 years ago, and I’ve been travelling a lot around the world. Read more…
Omran’s experience in OCC I’m Omran Al-tekla from Damascus, Syria. Some of my hobbies are playing videogames, editing video and pictures by using various digital programs. I also lovephotographing and creating digital content. I always dreamed of being a digitalcreator and I’m working on it to improve my skills and Read more…
Hello everybody! My name is Carmen Sánchez, a Spanish volunteer from a small villagecalled Madridejos in Castilla-La Mancha, the region of Don Quixote, although Ihave lived in Madrid for 10 years After my studies in Modern Languages, I decided to go out of my comfortzone and travel and discover new Read more…
Giulietta Manenti My name is Giulietta Manenti. I was born in Sicily but I have travelled frequently since my early age accompanied by my parents and my sister. I have had the opportunity of moving around new continents, new countries and staggering cultures. I left “my” country to start a Read more…
I’m Adele, an Italian volunteer from Pisa, I did my ESC project with Open Cultural Center for 9 months. I hold a Bachelor of History and I have a master’s degree in “Welcoming and Inclusion of refugees and asylum seekers”. This background gave me this opportunity to approach humanitarian aid. Read more…
Elena’s experience in volunteering in Greece with OCC.
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