Category: Teachers

LAUREN (THE U.K.) Volunteered From FEBRUARY 2022 TO MAY 2022 2022 It has been a real privilege to teach at Habibi Center for the last 3 months. The commitment from the students and other teachers was so inspiring, and it has been incredibly satisfying to see the personal progress and dedication. Each lesson for them…

JOE (THE U.S.A) Volunteered From FEBRUARY 2022 TO APRIL 2022 2022 As I reached the end of my time teaching at the Habibi Center I was struck by how opportunities in life are oftentimes not recognized and acted upon, bypassing chances to enhance and improve our experiences as human beings in this world. That being…

KATRINA (THE U.S.A) Volunteered From JANUARY 2022 TO MARCH 2022 2022 Habibi Center was the experience I had dreamed about for half of my life. The program they offer to children-teens is amazing, an extended helping hand where the need is not only desperate but crucial. Habibi provides comfort to so many without parents to…

MICHAEL (THE U.K.) Volunteered From JANUARY 2022 TO MARCH 2022 2022 Volunteering at Habibi the past two months has surpassed all of my expectations. Working with the students has been a real honour and a privilege. Their enthusiasm and eagerness to learn shines through the difficult and challenging situations that they may have recently encountered.…

DANIEL (THE NETHERLANDS) Volunteered From SEPTEMBER 2022 TO MARCH 2022 2023 It was after finishing my first half of medical school that I decided to take a gap year and spend it teaching at Habibi Center in Athens. Anticipating the well-known challenges and difficulties of teaching and having little prior experience with teaching, I felt…

ALEX (THE U.K.) Volunteered From SEPTEMBER 2021 TO DECEMBER 2021 2021 A year after graduating from university in 2020 and working in a job for a year, I started looking for opportunities to volunteer and work with refugees as it is something I would like to do in the future. The Habibi Center immediately jumped…

EMILY (THE U.K.) Volunteered From SEPTEMBER 2021 TO NOVEMBER 2021 I came to the Habibi Centre so that I could gain some teaching experience after graduating. However, after volunteering for only ten weeks, I feel as though I have gained so much more. Working at the Habibi Centre has taught me that school provides students…

ALENA (RUSSIA) Volunteered From AUGUST 2021 TO OCTOBER 2021 2021 I had been looking for a place to volunteer as a teacher for a short period of time. I didn’t plan on spending my time in Greece, but then I found the Habibi Center, and it felt like it was the right place. I stayed…

CHLOE (THE U.K.) Volunteered From JULY 2021 TO AUGUST 2021 2021 I was lucky to find myself with a free summer in between leaving my previous job and going back into education and I wanted to use that time wisely. At home in the UK I volunteer as a teacher for refugees and I had…

STEVEN (U.S.A) Volunteered From JULY 2021 TO SEPTEMBER 2021 2021 Shortly after leaving my job, I had an “itch” to combine my love for world exploration and my ongoing desire to engage in meaningful community work. Habibi Center was the first organization that I found on my search, and I felt an immediate connection with…