Category: Teachers

EVANGELOS (GREECE) Volunteered From FEBRUARY 2019 TO SEPTEMBER 2019 2019 I met Stephany when I was doing my CELTA course in Athens. As I got to know her better, I learned about the amazing work that she had been doing at Habibi Center. I was truly touched and astonished by her drive and sense of…

ALEX (SPAIN) Volunteered From JANUARY 2018 TO APRIL 2022 2022 After 2 short but intense stays in the Habibi Center in December 2016 and August 2017, I decided to leave everything behind in Scotland, where I used to live, and come permanently to Athens to help in the coordination of the project in January 2018.…

EVIJA (LATVIA) Volunteered From JANUARY TO MARCH AND FROM MAY TO SEPTEMBER 2018 2018 “Hello, my teacher! How are you? I miss you!” Hello, my Habibi. I miss you too. In fact, I miss you all so much that since I left, a day has not passed by without me thinking of you and remembering…

MARK (ENGLAND) Volunteered From NOVEMBER 2017 TO DECEMBER 2017 I’d never volunteered for anything like the Habibi Centre before and so I was at a total loss on what to expect. The things that really struck and stayed with me were the following: It’s hard work. Despite being a native English speaker to be engaged…

KATY (ENGLAND) Volunteered From MAY 2017 TO JUNE 2017 2017 I volunteered at the Habibi Centre from May-June 2017 and assisted the children at the school with their English, Maths and Science. Steph, who runs it, asked me to write a testimony about my time teaching there; and my initial response was to write about…

LAURA (SPAIN) Volunteered From FEBRUARY 2017 TO DECEMBER 2017 2017 I first heard about Habibi Center in December 2016 when my brother travelled to the north west of Greece for volunteering in the area. At the time, I was in Spain and it was difficult for me to travel over there. However, his testimony stirred…

KATERINA (GREECE) Volunteered From AUGUST 2016 TO OCTOBER 2016 2016 All the goals and the dreams of one year, fitted in two months of ‘fast forward’ teach and learn procedure. I remember myself being in a multicultural environment one year ago, then suddenly deciding I want to keep that feeling of interaction with people from…

MAGDALENA (USA) Volunteered From DECEMBER 2015 TO JANUARY 2016 2017 In December of 2016 I had the opportunity to volunteer as an English teacher for Habibi Center, when it was located in Eleousa, Greece. Having very little experience with victims of war, I really didn’t know what to expect. What was revealed during my time…