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Voluntourism: stop promoting it is possible
Continuing with our Volunteering Unpacked series, we will analyse in detail the negative impacts of ‘voluntourism’ and give some tips to avoid promoting it.
Continuing with our Volunteering Unpacked series, we will analyse in detail the negative impacts of ‘voluntourism’ and give some tips to avoid promoting it.
Read about Silvia’s volunteering experience at Open Cultural Center in Greece.
Read our first article of The Volunteering Series!
Read about Stefania’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!
Read about Salam’s volunteering experience at Open Cultural Center in Greece.
Do you ever feel like you want to make a difference and start volunteering, but just don’t know where to start? We have made a step-by-step plan for you on becoming a volunteer!
Read about Maria João’s ESC experience at Open Cultural Center in Greece.
If you wish to dive into a new volunteer experience but have doubts about whether or not volunteering is right for you, pay attention to this blog post!