27th September 2023

Kαλωσορίζουμε, new volunteers

August may be the month of goodbyes, but September is the time to welcome new volunteers! This month we welcomed Jan, from Germany, who will work […]
27th September 2023

August, the month of goodbyes

August marks the end of summer and, sadly, the end of the journey for many of our volunteers. In the end of July and August we […]
26th September 2023

Lidl, our lord and saviour

If you think our volunteers will not go to extreme lengths to go to some supermarkets, such as Lidl, we are sorry to tell you, but […]
30th June 2023

Farewell, Aida and Leo

Leo (18yrs old, from Germany) and I (Aida, 19yrs old, from Ireland) arrived in October in Xylokastro and are now at the end of our journey […]
23rd June 2023

Breath of fresh air in the Summer

Our new office volunteer from Portugal is a breath of fresh air. Beatriz is full of new and exciting initiatives. To begin with she has changed […]
23rd June 2023

Short-Terms May/June 2023

As the new set of short-term volunteers arrived in May, they got stuck into work immediately. They all enthusiastically took part in our Europe Day on […]
9th June 2023

Απενοχοποίηση της Ψυχικής Υγείας σε Παιδιά και εφήβους – συνέντευξη με την κυρία Ιωάννα Αδρακτά

Από την Beatriz Soares, Εθελόντρια του γραφείο πληροφόρησης νέων του Orfeas Organisation. Ο Μάϊος ήταν ο Μήνας Ευαισθητοποίησης για την Ψυχική Υγεία, ο οποίος αποτέλεσε την […]
9th June 2023

Demystifying Mental Health in Children and Young Adults – an interview with Joanna Adrakta

May was Mental Health Awareness Month, which created the opportunity to talk, raise awareness and reduce the stigma around mental health disorders. According to UNICEF, 9 […]
30th January 2023

New vacancies in our ESC projects

Kindergarten project placement is available from April, 2023 till September 2023. Youth information office project from April, 2023 till September 2023. Environmental protection project for the […]
30th January 2023

Interview with Meltem (Youth center project)- video

Sharing interviews with different volunteers is always of importance as it provides a more personal angle. This is critical for those interested in the programme to […]
30th January 2023

Interviews with ESC volunteers

In November the volunteers in the youth information office began a series wherein they do short interviews with different volunteers in the organisation. Interviews from the […]
26th January 2023

Short term volunteers in the environmental protection project

The short terms from November to December were involved in a variety of activities during their stay. They most frequently removed the litter from both the […]
26th January 2023

Halloween workshop

The traditional Irish, and now international celebration, ‘samhain’ also known as Halloween is an infamous celebration that celebrates the belief that that on one night of […]
26th January 2023

Anti-bullying week

Bullying is repeated and unwanted attention experienced by a group or an individual. It is prevalent in so many places including schools. Many people experience this […]
28th December 2022

Christmas workshop in the main square of Xylokastro

Orfeas wanted to spread some Christmas festivities here in Xylokastro. We wanted to share how each country celebrates Christmas and what kind of things they like […]
4th October 2022

”Something is changing and its not only the weather…”

28th September 2022

The Build Ecotopia youth exchange

This week from 16th to 23rd of September young people from Netherlands, Ireland, Poland, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Portugal and Greece took part in an Erasmus+ youth […]
13th September 2022

Have you ever been to a Youth exchange?

Lately there has been a lot of work at the Orfeas office in preparation for one of the biggest projects we have ever organized – our […]
5th September 2022

Our favourite recipes from our countries

It is acknowledged that food reunites people, creates memories, and is one of the things we miss the most when we go abroad. Food is a […]
29th August 2022

Friendship in Xylokastro

When you become a volunteer, it’s usual to develop new friendships. A volunteer will be in contact with other volunteers both at work and at home, […]
22nd August 2022

What do you think of summer in Greece?

For some a difficult scenario to live through, summer in Greece has a lot of perks that you can enjoy despite of the heat. Even though […]
16th August 2022

A day in Nafplio

During your volunteering, you will also be able to travel a bit around, when you have free time and are away from working, you will probably […]
8th August 2022

An interview with the ESC volunteers

If you are considering volunteering with Orfeas, it would be good to get to know in-depth what our volunteers are doing. For example, its not the […]
1st August 2022

Environmental campaign of Orfeas

On Thursday July 29 we organized a campaign in Xylokastro to spread awareness about the damage cigarette buds cause to the environment. The campaign was successful […]
25th July 2022

Similarities among our countries and Greece

Countries have different stories and origins, and especially cultures can be quite surprising to uncover. But when it comes to similarities, we have found that there […]
4th July 2022

How to learn Greek? Tips to learn the language

When you are going abroad to a new country you have the chance to improve your English. However, you can also take advantage of the situation […]
27th June 2022

A source of inspiration

  Sometimes, we are impressed by the state of the world. It seems to be in ruins. There are wars,  famine, people without access to water, […]
20th June 2022

What would you change about the world?

When being asked this question, people can come up with different ideas of things to change. From gender inequality to education for everyone and access to […]
13th June 2022

The benefits of volunteering

The benefits of volunteering are multiple and varied. From helpping the community- or even changing the world- to providing better job prospects, volunteering seems to have […]
28th June 2019

Run for the environment-let’s go plogging!

On the 26th of June we had the pleasure to organize an event called: Run for the environment – let’s go PLOGGING! Orfeas was arranging this […]
7th March 2019

Hips don’t lie: dancing, sharing, having fun!

This Tuesday was a special one for the volunteers. The sun was out, the weather was warm, and the sweet sound of salsa music was playing […]
1st March 2019

Did you put on your “Μάρτη” yet?

There are some of these old traditions that we all follow from the day we are born until the last years of our life. This red […]
22nd February 2019

Group activity: Gender discrimination

Every Tuesday afternoon we have a group activity for all the volunteers here in Xylokastro and this Tuesday we discussed gender discrimination through games and controversial […]
8th February 2019

Volunteering in the forest

Today we visited the short-term volunteers in Xylokastro at their work place in the forest to get a better look on the job they are doing […]
17th January 2019

Session about crisis management by Eliana

What do you do when you sit in a train filled with strangers that makes you feel uncomfortable? When the train stops abrupt and then starts […]
24th September 2018

Taste of Europe – Day 6

The sixth day of the youth exchange ‘Taste of Europe’ was the last official day. The participants started the day with a nice and cozy time […]
22nd September 2018

Taste of Europe – Day 5

‘Find the loudest voice’, ‘take the most colourful picture’ and ‘find the ingredients for your favourite Greek recipe’. These were some of the tasks, that the […]
21st September 2018

Taste of Europe – Day 4

The fourth day of the youth exchange was filled with new information. The 55 participants worked in mixed groups to gain new knowledge about different subjects […]
20th September 2018

Taste of Europe – Day 3

Beautiful, friendly, welcoming, traditional, nice view, authentic, cultural and sweaty. These where the words that came out of the mouth of three participants, when I asked […]
19th September 2018

Taste of Europe – Day 2

Day 2 of the ‚Taste of Europe’ saw the participants of the youth exchange getting more into detail and discuss ideas and notions about eating habits of the […]
18th September 2018

Taste of Europe – Day 1

The first day of ‘Taste of Europe’ was filled with joy, expectations and new beginnings After a good first night of sleep in the hotel ‘The […]
13th September 2018

Picnic with all the mentors

Saturday the 8th of September, we all met with our mentors. Some for the first time, like Tatiana who has just arrived, and some maybe for […]
13th September 2018

On-arrival-training in Nisi

Four of our volunteers participated in an ‘on-arrival-camp’ with focus on informal learning, personal development and socializing. “I don’t know why, but on this camp it […]
10th August 2018

A visit to Xylokastro’s weekly market

Located in the very centre of Xylokastro, the weekly open market, mainly for vegetables and fruits, but also clothes and shoes, offers the real Greek experience. […]
30th July 2018

The Division – Escape Room #2

              Imagine the following: It’s Black Friday, this day with huge sales in many, many shops, this day many people […]
2nd May 2018

Mid-term training April 2018, Parnitha

Every year the Greek national agency org anises the On-Arrival and Mid-Term evaluation training for the EVS long-term volunteers. After the Easter holidays, before we went […]
22nd March 2018

Great Lent

THE GREAT LENT: TRADITIONS AND GASTRONOMY What is it? Greek Orthodox Lent is a time of fasting before Easter, which means abstaining from foods that contain […]
22nd March 2018

Improving Skills

Yesterday the office volunteers used the opportunity of the upcoming Greek National Day 25th of March in order to develop their presentation skills. The Greek National […]