Category: Teachers

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…

MATTHEW (THE U.K.) Volunteered From MAY 2021 TO JUNE 2022 When I arrived in Athens last May, the students at the Habibi Center were beginning to return to in-person classes. It was a gentle introduction to my new life in a new city, and I settled in well thanks to the warmth of the teachers…

ANITA (THE U.K.) Volunteered From APRIL 2021 TO JULY 2021 2021 I was fortunate enough to arrive in Athens as months of strict lockdown restrictions were coming to an end – and the Habibi Center was finally able to open its doors again. My first day of teaching was also many of my students’ first…

ESTER (SPAIN) Volunteered From JANUARY 2021 TO MARCH 2021 2021 After some time thinking about doing something to contribute in some way to the refugees’ situation, I found Habibi Center through a friend of my family, who knew the project first-hand. I really liked the idea of teaching English, as it is something that I’ve…

TIM (AUSTRALIA) Volunteered From JANUARY 2021 TO MARCH 2021 2021 Locked down in Athens during COVID with time on my hands, I was looking for a project that would keep me productive and help make a difference. I knew of the Habibi Center through Camille, one of the teachers there and decided to volunteer. Initially…