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Name of my organisation: Open Cultural Center
Location: Polykastro, Greece
ESC dates: September 2021 - July 2022
Organisation's aim: Social Inclusion of Refugees and Asylum Seekers
My activities: Teaching, organisation of activities, Monitoring and Evaluation volunteer
Working hours: 10 - 14 / 16 - 19 depending on the day
People around me: 3 Coordinators and an AMAZING team of around 20 people between resident and international volunteers
What I love: relationships with the community, being able to meet a lot of new cultures makes me more curious, creative and happy
What I would like to change: nothing, I like how we work
Website & social media: Facebook: Open Cultural Center, Instagram: @openculturalcenter
Other info: Hope to meet you all! :)

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"Espero que mi historia ayude a otras personas". Así concluyó Ivana después de hablar con nosotros, ya que su historia es una de tantos cambios: de vivir en Perú a mudarse a España, de trabajar como contadora a estudiar análisis de datos, y finalmente de ser asignada varón al nacer a convertirse en quien ella es una mujer.

Lee mas

Hoy celebramos el #WorldRefugeeDay, un día internacional dictado por las Naciones Unidas que cae cada año el 20 de junio.

Es una forma de honrar el coraje y la fuerza de millones de refugiados que, cada año, se ven obligados a huir de su propio país, y una ocasión para resaltar cuáles son los derechos a los que toda persona debería tener derecho.

Lee mas

La guerra en Yemen no es uno de esos conflictos de los que escuchamos en las noticias todas las semanas. Sin embargo, este país está experimentando lo que algunos llaman la peor crisis humanitaria del mundo en este momento. Nuestros pasantes de OCC, Serin y Dionne, tuvieron una conversación con Akram, uno de nuestros voluntarios ESC a largo plazo, que es de Yemen.

Lee mas

Las donaciones a nuestra organización se utilizan directamente para apoyar nuestros diversos proyectos en Grecia y España, y tienen un impacto en diferentes comunidades de refugiados.

DONE AHORA

El libro "¡Mi amigo!" es un proyecto de Open Cultural Center que se creó en el campo de refugiados de Cherso. Con palabras y dibujos de niños en el campo de refugiados, explica el viaje de los refugiados para llegar a Grecia.

Mi amiga

Una fuente importante de financiación son nuestros miembros: ¡las personas que apoyan a nuestra organización de forma regular! Cada miembro se beneficia de muchas ventajas, incluidas nuestras clases de idiomas gratuitas.

Membresía OCC

Algunos de nuestros socios

Trabajamos con socios sin fines de lucro, corporativos, educativos e institucionales, para crear un mayor impacto social juntos a través de diversas colaboraciones, a nivel local e internacional. Encuentra todos nuestros socios aqui.

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"Espero que mi historia ayude a otras personas". Así concluyó Ivana después de hablar con nosotros, ya que su historia es una de tantos cambios: de vivir en Perú a mudarse a España, de trabajar como contadora a estudiar análisis de datos, y finalmente de ser asignada varón al nacer a convertirse en quien ella es una mujer.

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Organisation: Business Mentality

Location: Vasilissis Olgas Thessaloniki

ESC dates: 7th Jan - 7th Sept

Summary of the organisation:

Contribute to the reduction of plastic pollution

Inform and raise awareness of young people about how they can contribute to their daily lives in terms of protecting the environment, the sea and the coast and their sustainable management.

Influence the attitude of young people towards environmental protection for water, coast protection and to equip them with skills and knowledge.

Encourage young people to become active participants in socio-ecological issues at local and national level ​

Age group:8-18

High school students presentation about Erasmus+

My activities:

Find institutions and schools to host us

Create Presentations, Websites, Videos, Paragraphs for the site(facts)

Interviews with organisations

Working hours: 10am-5pm
People around me:
Mentor and one Volunteer
What I love about my project:

Working with kids and share my knowledge about environmental issues and how everyone can contribute

Be able to be creative and learn new skills

What do I want to change about my project:
Covid issues to attend to schools
Communication is a bit hard during the work
Website and Social Media:

https://natures-school.weebly.com

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Eduact - Action For Education
Location: Tsimiski 136, Thessaloniki
ESC dates (start - end): February-October 2022
Summary of the organisations (aim, activities, target group): Education

Working on new educational technologies, coding and robotics.
Target group:Children, Families, Youth
My Activities: Support the IT team and help with activities
Working Hours: 9 to 15
People around me: Responsibilities of It department
What I love about my project:
Share my it experience with my organization
Website: https://eduact.org/en/home/

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KEAN

Ithakis 61, Athina 112 51

ESC dates: 07.02.2022 to 07.02.2023

Citizenship and democratic participation

4-6 hours

No other volunteers but me.
I want to do my project with European volunteers.

https://www.kean.gr/?lang=tr

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Location

Ξυλόκαστρο

ESC dates (start - end):

start: January

end: July

Summary of the organisation:

informing young people about ways to utilize their potential

encouraging them to actively participate

My activities:

working at a kindergarden

workshops

writing articles for the magazine of our organisation

Working Hours:

Mo-Fr 8.30am- 1.30pm

some workshops

People arround me (ESC staff, mentor, other ESC volunteers, local volunteers)

mentor

head of organisation

coordinator

about 8 long-term volunteers

short-term volunteers in summer

What I love about my project:

working with the children

the other volunteers

greek lessons from my organization

What I would like to change in my project:

Some of the teachers attitudes towards the children

Website and social media of my project:

https://www.orfeas.org/

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Mónica

Name of my organisation: Society for Protection of Biodiversity in Thrace (SPBThr)

Logo (upload photo): We don't have yet

Location: Dadia, Thrace

ESC dates (start - end): 28 December- 28 July

Summary of the organisations (aim, activities, target group): Protection of bird of prey, especially Egyptian Vultures from poisoning and wind turbines.

My activities: Office work: Checking the location of black vultures that have GPS transmitors on, helping organising things. Fieldwork: feeding voultures, monitoring voulture and goldern eagles nests, helping deploying gps's in golden eagles.

Working Hours 9am to 3 pm on office days, and 6/7 am to 4/5 pm on fildwork days

People arround me (ESC staff, mentor, other ESC volunteers, local volunteers) staff: Dora, Giorgos, Lefteris, Ela. Mentor Helena (previous volunteer), Volunteers: Carlos

What I love about my project: Caring for wildlife and bein in contact with nature

What I would like to change in my project: More responsabilitys for the volunteers, specially working with the birds

Website and social media of my project: Not jet :(

Other info: SPBThr used to be part of WWF Greece, now its a different organization, but they still have connections with WWF

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- Society for the Protection of Biodiversity of Thrace/SPBThr

- No logo, new organization.

- Dadia, Soufli

- Late December to late July.

- Protection of birds of prey with focus on Egyptian Vulture and Griffon Vulture through monitoring and speaking against the use of poison baits.

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- Working hours vary from 9h-15h on office days and 6h-18h on field days.

- Organization staff, a mentor and a volunteer (for now).

- Being surrounded by nature.

- Accessibility to better transportation on off-days.

- No website for now.

- SPBThr comes from WWF Greece with this being the first year. We still work with WWF and the full transition is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

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Name of my organisation: Filoxenia
Location: Kryoneri Korinthias
ESC dates: 03.11.2021 to 31.08.2022
Organisation's aim: Cultural education and rural development
My activities: Youth work, rural development, creating a website
Working hours: 9 to 2pm plus different times for activities
People around me: Sia (Mentor), Panos, Hana & Katerina (from Filoxenia), Athina (coordinator of the Hostel Elisson, Panos' wife) and Marlene (girl from Germany, working with ASF)
What I love: being able to do a lot of creative work(!!!) and learning a new language
What I would like to change: nothing, really...
Website & social media: filoxenia.org and @filoxeniango on Instagram, Facebook: Filoxenia
Other info: The views are stunning here and I really hope to meet some of y'all in the future? :)

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Name of my organisation:

PRAXIS

Location:

Serres

ESC dates (start - end):

Until August

Summary of the organisations (aim, activities, target group):

Works with youth and refugees. Main aim is to inform and raise awareness about social issues.

My activities:

Campaigns, social media, radio, articles, teaching, working with refugees

Working Hours

Flexible hours

People arround me (ESC staff, mentor, other ESC volunteers, local volunteers)

Boss, mentor, other ESC and local volunteers.

What I love about my project:

Openness, variety of activities and opportunities (e.g. to be on TV, to be in the radio, articles/press releases on newspaper/internet)

What I would like to change in my project:

Formation/trainings could be improved.

Website and social media of my project:

website: praxisgreece.com
IG, FB: @praxis.greece

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Name of my organisation:

IRIDA Women Center

Location:

Thessaloniki

ESC dates (start - end):

Mid january - mid october

Summary of the organisations (aim, activities, target group):

At Irida Women’s Center, we promote diversity within an environment of mutual trust and a shared perspective.

To support the members, the center’s policy is based on four, determinant principles:

Protection and Security

Psychological and Focused Empowerment and Support

Promoting the Integration Policy and Procedure

Co-inclusion

Providing services of protection, psycho-social support, education, legal counseling, and various entertaining and recreational activities, our members feel totally empowered to participate in the center’s programming.

My activities:

-Legal support for asylum cases  (interview preparation, geopolitical and legal research)

-Translation

-Supporting the organization on the needs

Working Hours

10am - 4pm

People arround me (ESC staff, mentor, other ESC volunteers, local volunteers)

What I love about my project:

The interaction with the women, the center is very lively, the empowerment activities for the women.

What I would like to change in my project:

For now I would not change a thing.

Website and social media of my project:

https://www.iridacenter.org/irida-womens-center/

https://www.instagram.com/iridacenter/?hl=fr

Other info:

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☀Thessaloniki
☀19/11-16/6
☀LGBTQI Rights, Thessaloniki international LGBTI film festival
☀4-6 hours a day, not standard schedule
☀Anagnostara Madhouse
☀Watching and reviewing films
☀http://sympraxi-gender.simplesite.com

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Drasi
9km from Thessalonique
October - April
Center of rehabilitation for wilds animals
Cleaning, care
9h until the job is done
I love working for wild animals
I would like to change a lot of things
http://drasi-agriazoi.gr/index.php/en/

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Action Art (USB)
Thessaloniki
January-July
Artistic workshops for children (vulnerable communities: refugees and romas, and schools)
Preparing and running the workshops
Depends on the day, usually 2 p.m - 8 p.m.
Mentor of the house, USB volunteers, action art volunteer <3
The volunteers I met here, and with whom I work
More  power to decide and try different things
https://action-art.gr/

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Experimental Technology Education Sports

Chios Island, Greece

21st of January until the 30th of June

The organization's aims is to do educational work for children and youngsters. Therefore I am currently working at a kindergarten, and I also work with educational websites for children.

At this project I work and live with three other volunteers. We also have two mentors and the director of the project is living close by.

Working hours: 08:05-12:30 and 17-19

I love that my project is helping me to learn how to work with children. I also love the location of my project, the surroundings are beautiful.

There are a lot of strict rules that we as volunteers have to obey, that don’t really make that much sense to me and that I would love to change.

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Name of my organisation: Orfeas

Logo (upload photo):

Location: Xylocastro

ESC dates (start - end): Jan10 - May 15

Summary of the organisations (aim, activities, target group): Education

My activities: Work in youth centre

Working Hours: 4-8pm

People around me (ESC staff, mentor, other ESC volunteers, local volunteers): Yes

What I love about my project: Time it gives me during the day and working with children

What I would like to change in my project: Too many staff doing the same job

Website and social media of my project: Orfeas.org

Other info: Greece is beautiful and you need more hiking trails.

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Name of my organisation: Hopeland

Logo (upload photo):

Location: Between Argos and Malandreni

ESC dates (start - end): october 2021 - august 2022

Summary of the organisations (aim, activities, target group): we are focusing on living as sustainable and ecological as possible, we are spending time with nature based activities such as gardening, natural buildings, wood working etc., also hosting erasmus+ programs such as training courses, youth exchanges and also other workshops. In the same time we are cooperating with people from local village.

My activities: my activities are little bit of from everything, mostly taking care about our social medias, about animals and constructing things from wood, mostly palets (benches, furniture etc.), in the summer when projects start I am going to contribute also on the erasmus+ projects with coordinating some activities etc.

Working Hours -  working mostly from 8 to 12 and from 14 to 16 pm

People arround me (ESC staff, mentor, other ESC volunteers, local volunteers) - our ESC coordinator, mentor (mostly online, time to time coming to visit), other volunteers but not through ESC, people from local village

What I love about my project: living in the nature, free hand and trust in the activities, relationship with people from my organisation

What I would like to change in my project: for now nothing

Website and social media of my project: https://www.facebook.com/HopelandGreece
https://www.instagram.com/hopelandgreece/?hl=cs

Other info: iasas

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Name of the organisation:
*United Society of Balkans

Location:
*Thessaloniki

ESC Dates:
*8 January- 20 December

My activities:
*Photography and Video

Working hours:
*10:00-14:00

Website:
https://www.usbngo.gr/en
https://www.balkanhotspot.org

Summary of the organisation:
U.S.B implement actions and educational, social and voluntary mobility and youth empowerment programs.

People around me:
ESC staff, mentor,  other ESC volunteers, local volunteers

What I love about my project:
İf you have an idea, the organisation always support to you.

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ADDART

Location:
Thessaloniki

ESC dates (start - end):
09/01/2022 - 09/08/2022

Summary of the organisations:
AddArt has the ability to spread any idea, lesson or message through art. Having the ability to edit, produce film of animation, to expose, to organize event and more.

My activities:

Drawing and Animating

Working Hours:

It depends on the day

What I love about my project:

Creative freedom/ having responsibility on cool project

What I would like to change:
For now everything is fine

Website and social media of my project:

https://www.instagram.com/weaddart/
https://www.addart.gr/

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Name of my organisation: Sxedia Stin Poli

Location: Thessaloniki

ESC dates : November - July

Summary of the organisations: The main objective of my organisation is social work, we go to schools to do activities and workshops, we have meetings and workshops with young people to make a cultural exchange between other countries... And finally, they give Greek classes to refugees.

My activities: My main project is to go to schools and do activities with the children.

Working Hours: It depends on the day.

People arround me: Urania (Mentor), Orestis (local volunteer), Argyro (ESC staff)

What I love about my project: Work with children

What I would like to change in my project: Due to the current situation I cannot go to schools, and I would like to be able to go.

Website and social media of my project: https://www.sxediastinpoli.gr/

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=sxedia%20stin%20poli

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☀ USB - BALKAN HOTSPOT
☀ Thessaloniki
☀ December - July
☀ Culture, art, human rights, environment, youth, social media
☀ In charge with 🔴​🌜​⭐ Yusuf ​⭐​🌜🔴 of the photo/video team
☀ 10am - 14pm
☀ Christian, Urania, Didi, USB family ♡

☀ We are free to do what we prefer

☀ For now i don't want to change anything
☀ Home – Balkan Hotspot

GO TO FOLLOW US ON INSTA !
THE SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM WILL BE SUPER HAPPY 🤗🤗

Balkan Hotspot (@balkanhotspot) • Photos et vidéos Instagram

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-edu act
-Thessaloniki
-january-september
-sperimental education
-robotic school for children
-graphic designer
-6 hours
-Anantonia
-I love the graphic and technological tools
-eduact.org

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Name of my organisation: Orfeas

Location: Xylokastro

ESC dates (start - end): January-July

Summary of the organisations (aim, activities, target group): cooperation with the kindergartens and the youth centre, activities for the protection of the environment

My activities: working in the office, social media, e-magazyn, organizing workshops, helping short and long-terms volunteers in ,,paper work" (youth pass so on)

Working Hours 10 a.m. -13 p.m. plus sometimes extra hours

People arround me (ESC staff, mentor, other ESC volunteers, local volunteers): office volunteers, coordinators from Orfeas, other volunteers (working in a kindergarten and a youth centre), my mentor Dimitra

What I love about my project: I can develop many skills and spend time with amazing people

What I would like to change in my project: after first month - nothing ;D

Website and social media of my project: https://www.instagram.com/orfeasorganisation/

Other info:

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Name of my organisation:

Tandem Ngo

Logo (upload photo):

Location: Voula, Athens

ESC dates (start - end): 15.1.22-october

Summary of the organisations (aim, activities, target group):Tandem is an NGO which promotes the inclusion, decent living of disabled children and youngsters living in public closed care institutions and also which contributes to community awareness regarding human diversity and human rights issues.

My activities: Playing with the children, Going for walks with the children, english lessons

Working Hours: 10am-1pm  5pm-8pm

People arround me (ESC staff, mentor, other ESC volunteers, local volunteers) 1 mentor, 3 other volunteers

What I love about my project:

the staff and having fun with the children

What I would like to change in my project: Internet my Bedroom

Website and social media of my project:

https://www.facebook.com/TandemNGO

https://www.instagram.com/tandemngo/

Other info:

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