NEa Kavala
“One refugee camp is not like the other”
Hannes, an international volunteer field worker with A Drop in the Ocean, arrived in Nea Kavala just as the refugee camp was moved to a new site. In this blog post, he shares his thoughts and experiences of volunteering in Northern Greece.
To be a refugee – Rahman’s story
Rahman is a community volunteer with A Drop in the Ocean in Nea Kavala refugee camp. Prior to his arrival in Northern Greece, he stayed in Moria refugee camp on Lesvos. In this blog post, he shares his personal story.
“I gave them the tools to reflect, to show, and to document”
Humanitarian and documentary photographer Abhijit Alka Anil has recently returned from a trip to Greece, where he documented A Drop in the Ocean’s operations and taught photography to our community volunteers.
Greece: Camp closures, rebuilds and transfers
In Greece, camps are closing, new camps are being built, and refugees and other migrants are being transferred from the islands to the mainland. A Drop in the Ocean is adapting to the new developments to support the needs of people forced to flee.
What are volunteers like? Thoughts from Nea Kavala
Nives has been a volunteer fieldworker for A Drop in the Ocean twice. First on Lesvos and currently in Nea Kavala. In this blog post, she shares her thoughts on what it is like to be a volunteer.