Greece
Supporting increase access to the universal right to justice for refugee and asylum seekers.
With a focus on human rights education and partnered with the Greek Council for Refugees, volunteers will provide practical legal education that complements the legal empowerment mission of increasing access to the right to asylum. Volunteers have a firsthand look at how Global Brigades works alongside and supports the refugee community in Athens, Greece.
Global Legal Empowerment –
7 Day Sample Schedule
Planning your Brigade in Greece? Check out this sample schedule outlining the typical 7-day trip your Chapter will attend.
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00am | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | ||
| 9:00am | Airport Pick up & Transport to Lodging Facility | Global Brigades – Our Work in Greece | Refugee Context & Refugee Unaccompanied Children Talk | Transport | Case Study/Mock-up Case of Asylum Seeker Process | Transport | |
| 10:00am | Refugees/Migrants Rights & Advocacy (Guest Talk) | Visit to Shelter for Unaccompanied Minors 1 | Meeting with Refugee Community Representatives | Breakfast | |||
| 11:00am | Holistic component: Visit to GB Athens Clinic | Depart for Airport | |||||
| 12:00pm | Visit to Acropolis, Acropolis Museum | ||||||
| 1:00pm | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |||
| 2:00pm | Transport | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport | Transport | Lunch | ||
| 3:00pm | City Center Walk | Charla Preparation | Preparation – Case Study/Mock-up Case of Asylum law & process Preparation | Holistic component: Business Program | Athens City Center – Plaka Walk | ||
| 4:00pm | Settle In | ||||||
| 5:00pm | Introduction to Global Brigades | Language class | Visit to Shelter for Unaccompanied Minors 2 | ||||
| 6:00pm | Transport | ||||||
| 7:00pm | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | |
| 8:00pm | Welcome to Greece, Greek Lesson & Quiz | 1st Huddle – Expectations Setting | Huddle | Huddle | Huddle | Final Huddle & Celebration | |
| 9:00pm |
| Day 1 | |
|---|---|
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Airport Pick up & Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Settle In |
| 5:00pm | Introduction to Global Brigades |
| 6:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Welcome to Greece, Greek Lesson & Quiz |
| 9:00pm | |
| Day 2 | |
|---|---|
| 8:00am | Breakfast |
| 9:00am | Global Brigades – Our Work in Greece |
| 10:00am | Refugees/Migrants Rights & Advocacy (Guest Talk) |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm | Transport |
| 3:00pm | City Center Walk |
| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | Language class |
| 6:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | 1st Huddle – Expectations Setting |
| 9:00pm | |
| Day 3 | |
|---|---|
| 8:00am | Breakfast |
| 9:00am | Refugee Context & Refugee Unaccompanied Children Talk |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | Holistic component: Visit to GB Athens Clinic |
| 12:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 3:00pm | Charla Preparation |
| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Huddle |
| 9:00pm | |
| Day 4 | |
|---|---|
| 8:00am | Breakfast |
| 9:00am | Transport |
| 10:00am | Visit to Shelter for Unaccompanied Minors 1 |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm | Transport |
| 3:00pm | Preparation – Case Study/Mock-up Case of Asylum law & process Preparation |
| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Huddle |
| 9:00pm | |
| Day 5 | |
|---|---|
| 8:00am | Breakfast |
| 9:00am | Case Study/Mock-up Case of Asylum Seeker Process |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm | Transport |
| 3:00pm | Holistic component: Business Program |
| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | Visit to Shelter for Unaccompanied Minors 2 |
| 6:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Huddle |
| 9:00pm | |
| Day 6 | |
|---|---|
| 8:00am | Breakfast |
| 9:00am | Transport |
| 10:00am | Meeting with Refugee Community Representatives |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Visit to Acropolis, Acropolis Museum |
| 1:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | Lunch |
| 3:00pm | Athens City Center – Plaka Walk |
| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Transport |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Final Huddle & Celebration |
| 9:00pm | |
| Day 7 | |
|---|---|
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | |
| 10:00am | Breakfast |
| 11:00am | Depart for Airport |
| 12:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | |
| 8:00pm | |
| 9:00pm | |
Costs and Fundraising
In order to participate in a Legal Empowerment program, all volunteers must meet a Donation Goal by fundraising as part of their commitment to a Brigades Chapter. This is not considered a payment for a specific trip, but support towards Global Brigades’ Holistic Model.
Donation Goals for Greece Brigades start at $1,680 USD plus airfare*.
When you participate in a Legal Empowerment Brigade, ground transportation, food, lodging, emergency insurance, translators, and year round teams to support the clients are covered.
*Global Brigades’ travel team will work with your Brigade to book airfare.
Once a volunteer meets their Donation Goal, they have up to 1 year to participate in a Legal Empowerment Brigade.
Donation Goals for 2027 Greece 7-Day Legal Empowerment Brigades
| Volunteers | Donation Goal (USD) | Donation Goal (CAD) | Donation Goal (GBP) |
| 8+ | $1,680 USD plus airfare | Talk to our team about CAD donation goals. | Talk to our team about GBP donation goals. |
*Chapters with less than 8 volunteers must be paired with another chapter.
Donations to Legal Empowerment
Your Donation goal will support the legal fees for Asylum seekers through the Greek Council for Refugees. Regular updates will be provided following the completion of the brigade.
Safety
Student safety will always be our absolute top priority. Global Brigades recently engaged Askari International Security, an industry leader in international risk assessment, to complete a comprehensive risk/safety assessment of all consulting program operations. A full explanation of safety precautions and procedures can be found on our “Safety & Security” page.
A Quote from Askari International Security
“I was asked to review Global Brigades safety and security procedures for their operations in Central America. I always use a “litmus test” by assessing whether I’d be happy to send my own daughters (late teens early 20’s) on one of their events. The answer was a resounding yes. I hope I was able to help them improve their processes and procedures, but what was already in place was good, but better still was the culture of safety and security. All the staff were concerned with safety and security and keen to improve. Nothing can ever be 100% secure or safe, but with Global Brigades I can genuinely say they care and take things very seriously.”
– Bryan Hemmings, Managing Director, Askari International Security
Safety Highlights in Greece
- Global Brigades is an active member of OSAC (the Overseas Security Advisory Committee) and receives up-to-date security and safety briefings from the U.S. State Department;
- Full-time local Global Brigades medical personnel on-call at all times;
- Adherence to the IVPA standards of international volunteering.
Lodging Facilities
Global Brigades does an annual safety review of all lodging facility partners each year. Lodging facilities provide pillows, bedsheets and towels. Facilities have showers, toilets and sinks with running water (no hot water) as well as filtered clean drinking water dispensers onsite. 24-hour security is provided at all facilities. Conditions are most similar to a comfortable summer camp, with dormitory-style sleeping and shared bathrooms.
Global Legal Empowerment groups are assigned to lodging facilities based on proximity to the partner community they will be working with.
Novus City Hotel
Novus City Hotel is one of the current tentative lodging facilities for Brigades in Greece. Global Brigades has done a safety review of this hotel. It is located right at the Center of Athens, only 5 minutes by foot from the GB Athens Clinic and in a vibrant neighborhood.
Brown Kubic Hotel
Brown Kubic Hotel is one of the current tentative lodging facilities for Brigades in Greece. Global Brigades has done a safety review of this hotel. It is located right at the Center of Athens, only 10 minutes by foot from the GB Athens Clinic.
