Stories of Hope
Discover our ‘Stories of Hope’: Real-life accounts from our Students that inspire unity, resilience, and optimism for the future.
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RAID (IRAQ)
in StudentsRAID (IRAQ) AUGUST 2016 TO OCTOBER 2017 My name is Raid. I am 17 years old and I am from Iraq. When I was in Turkey I was trying to learn English because I knew that English is very important and global. After the borders opened between Turkey and Greece, we came by boat to…
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FATEMEH (AFGHANISTAN)
in StudentsFATEMEH (AFGHANISTAN) OCTOBER 2020 TO MAY 2021 Hi! I’m Fatemeh. I’m 18 years old from Afghanistan. I was a student of Habibi Center for about 6 months. I couldn’t communicate with others because I couldn’t speak Greek or English fluently, that’s why I avoided talking to others, and I became a silent and isolated person.…
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MAHAMAD (IRAQ)
in StudentsMAHAMAD (IRAQ) JANUARY 2020 TO MAY 2021 Hello to everyone! My name is Mohamad. I am twenty years old and I am from Iraq. I was taking English classes in Habibi Center for one and a half year. I learned about Habibi Center while I was living in the “Orion” shelter for refugees. After I…
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JAAFAR (AFGHANISTAN)
in StudentsJAAFAR (AFGHANISTAN) OCTOBER 2018 TO JULY 2019 My name is Jaafar. I am 19 years old and I am from Afghanistan. At the moment I live in London capital city of England. I left Afghanistan in January 2014, I went to Iran and I stayed there for three years. After these much time I left…
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M-RATEB (SYRIA)
in StudentsM-RATEB (SYRIA) MARCH 2018 TO DECEMBER 2018 I was a student in Habibi Center for more than 8 months. I was studying in another school (Greek public school) before I got to know Habibi Center. My friends used to study there and they told me about the center and how it works. I went there…
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LAYLA (IRAQ)
in StudentsLAYLA (IRAQ) AUGUST 2016 TO DECEMBER 2017 My name is Layla and I’m from Iraq. Going to Habibi Center wasn’t only an opportunity for me to learn English but also a place to get my mind off of everything I was going through at the time. I will never forget the time I spent with…
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JASMIN (SYRIA)
in StudentsJASMIN (SYRIA) AUGUST 2016 TO MAY 2018 I am Jasmin and I am from Syria. Right now I live with my family in the south of Germany. Everyday I and my siblings go to school and our life is going well, but 3 years ago, I was 15 years old, and it wasn’t like this.…
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JAVAD (AFGHANISTAN)
in StudentsJAVAD (AFGHANISTAN) JANUARY 2022 TO JUNE 2022 Hello everyone My name is Javad and I’m from Afghanistan but I was born in Iran. I was one of the students in Habibi center. I want to say about my experience in this lovely school , When I arrived in Athens I couldn’t speak English and I…
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MAHDI (AFGHANISTAN)
in StudentsMAHDI (AFGHANISTAN) SEPTEMBER 2020 TO MAY 2021 Hi! I am Mahdi and I am 18 years old. I am originally from Afghanistan. However I was born and raised in Iran. And I was in Habibi Center for about 10 months. Actually, for the first time my social worker told me about the Habibi Center. And…
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FAHIMEH (UNDISCLOSED)
in StudentsFAHIMEH (UNDISCLOSED) JANUARY 2020 TO AUGUST 2021 Hi! I’m Fahimeh, 18 years old. I was in Habibi Center for a year and almost 6 months. I got to know this lovely organization from my friend. I remember her saying how much she could improve her English in a short period of time. Her compliment about…
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F.H (AFGHANISTAN)
in StudentsF.H (AFGHANISTAN) MARCH 2019 TO JULY 2020 Hello, my name is F.H. and I’m from Afghanistan. I was in Habibi Center for almost a year and a half and I found it through the house where I lived. I joined at Habibi Center to improve and strengthen my English. I felt embarrassed the first day…
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HAMID (AFGHANISTAN)
in StudentsHAMID (AFGHANISTAN) MAY 2023 TO OCTOBER 2023 Hello, I am Abdolhamid. I am 16 years old. I am from Afghanistan. I have been coming to HC for 7 or 8 months. The first days had been extremely difficult until I learnt English after a short time. I learnt about 50 or 60 percent of English…
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KAMILA (AFGHANISTAN)
in StudentsKAMILA (AFGHANISTAN) FEBRUARY 2023 TO SEPTEMBER 2023 Sometimes beautiful moments happen in life and cause hope, motivation and self-knowledge. For me, getting to know HABIBI CENTER was and is one of these moments. A different calm atmosphere, students and teachers who came from all over the world and shared moments together. The pleasure of being…
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STEEVE (CAMEROON)
in StudentsSTEEVE (CAMEROON) JANUARY 2023 TO JULY 2023 Hi!, I’m Steeve Hope y’all doing well. In this short note, I’m going to send my gratitude to the (CEO) Mrs. Stephanie and to all my teachers especially Mrs. Camille . Also, I’m going to share my little journey with HABIBI CENTER I came long way, hard moments…
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BASMALA (EGYPT)
in StudentsBASMALA (EGYPT) JANUARY 2022 TO JULY 2023 Well, I’m very happy that I met the best teachers but more lucky I spent the nicest moments there I want to thank all the teachers who were there and helped me because every day they made me believe in myself and that I can succeed so that…
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POUYA (AFGHANISTAN)
in StudentsPOUYA (AFGHANISTAN) OCTOBER 2021 TO SEPTEMBER 2022 # hey everyone! I’m not poya , In this very short text I’m going to thank my very family like teachers who thought me how to become good at English 🤫. First of all I have to admit that, in the time I spent there learning English ;-)…
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NASIM (AFGHANISTAN)
in StudentsNASIM (AFGHANISTAN) OCTOBER 2021 TO SEPTEMBER 2022 As someone who has been traveling from an early age from one country to another alone and never had the feeling of having a stable place and security despite, living in different places and has met hundreds of people and being in dozen of institutions, language courses, Habibi…
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MEHDI (AFGHANISTAN)
in StudentsMEHDI (AFGHANISTAN) NOVEMBER 2020 TO NOVEMBER 2021 Hello to everyone! I’m Mehdi 18 years old and from AFG! I was a student of Habibi Center for one year! It was so amazing time and interesting place for me. I have found lots of value things from there, like friends and knowledge, skills, confidence and especially…
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MOSSA (AFGHANISTAN)
in StudentsMOSSA (AFGHANISTAN) JULY 2020 TO MARCH 2022 Hello everyone!!! My name is Mossa, I born in Afghanistan. I was one of the Habibi Center’s lucky students. When I arrived in Athens, I didn’t know how to speak in English,so after a while my friend and I we decided to learn it.We searched for some organizations…
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ASIL (AFGHANISTAN)
in StudentsASIL (AFGHANISTAN) APRIL 2019 TO MAY 2020 Hey!! My name is Asil, I come from Afghanistan and I’m 17 years old. Two years ago, I was one of Habibi Center’s students. I studied English there almost one year. On that time, I wasn’t able to speak English or Greek. I had only one wish and…