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Charlotte ESC experience at OCC
Hello! I’m Charlotte. I’ve been working with Open Cultural Center as a European Solidarity Corps volunteer since summer 2020.
Volunteering
OCC’s women space project
From Women Space to Eco Salon: Culture and empowerment in Polykastro A safe space for processing own experiences, an opportunity for personal growth and an exchange between different cultures; all of this, and so much more, is what OCC’s Women Space represented for many women living in the area of Read more…
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Nicolo’s experience with OCC
Hello everyone! My name is Nicolo and I am from the beautiful country of the pizza, Italy!! I am 27 years old and still wandering in the indecision about what to do in my working life. That’s why I decided to catch the opportunity and become a volunteer for OCC. I Read more…
Volunteering
Faye’s experience with OCC
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…
Volunteering
OCC’s Kindergarten
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…
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Our bike space project in Polykastro – Greece
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…
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Afshin’s experience with OCC
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…
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Irene’s experience with OCC
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…