¡Ojalá! is not just an app for learning Spanish; it's much more. It's the first application for migrant and refugee people who struggle with reading. Launched a year ago by…
Author: Emma Santanach
Read the TOCL Newsletter #3
TOCL (‘Translation of Cultural Language’) is a European project coordinated by Open Cultural Center. It combines culture and language learning to facilitate the inclusion of migrant and refugee communities into local communities.
How to talk constructively about migration: check out our guide!
‘Communicating on migration. A guide for small and medium NGOs’ compiles good practices for organisations to design campaigns and communication materials to effectively enhance our impact in raising awareness and fostering understanding around migration-related issues.
Discover the toolkit by REBECO: a guide for good practices on inclusion and communication on migration
RE.BE.CO, a European project in which OCC has been collaborating as a partner, recently finished. The project REfugees BEcome COunselors and trainers seeks to promote the inclusion of young migrants,…
Read the TOCL Newsletter #2
TOCL (‘Translation of Cultural Language’) is a European project coordinated by Open Cultural Center. It combines culture and language learning to facilitate the inclusion of migrant and refugee communities into local communities.
Read the TOCL Newsletter #1
TOCL (‘Translation of Cultural Language’) is a European project coordinated by Open Cultural Center. It combines culture and language learning to facilitate the inclusion of migrant and refugee communities into local communities.
Juventud Para Todos: una oportunidad para poner luz a la incertidumbre
Hace exactamente un año, en Open Cultural Center empezamos un nuevo y ambicioso proyecto: Juventud Para Todos. A través de esta iniciativa, proporcionamos alojamiento y formación agrícola a ocho jóvenes migrados que llegaron a España como menores no acompañados. Ha llegado el momento de hacer retrospectiva.
Yemen: seven years of silence
The war in Yemen is not one of those conflicts that we hear about on the news every week. However, this country is experiencing what some call the worst humanitarian crisis happening in the world right now. Our OCC interns Serin and Dionne had a conversation with Akram, one of our long-term ESC volunteers, who is from Yemen.
Calais: a humanitarian crisis halfway between Paris and London
We hear about the refugee crisis every week, many times, but we associate it with places that are thousands of kilometres away from us. However, what if an actual refugee crisis existed in the heart of Europe, many years before the current situation in Ukraine?
Fighting refugee isolation in Greece: OCCycling and OCC Bus Service
Mobility restrictions among the refugee population in Greece are more severe than they appear. Not only do they violate freedom of movement, but can also lead to worrying consequences for the health of migrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers. At OCC, we are fighting to reverse this situation.
