Welcome to Open Cultural Center

Empowering refugees and migrants in Spain and Greece through education, cultural exchange, and community-led support, fostering inclusion, opportunity, and social connection.

Our work in Spain and Greece

From language classes and tech academies to cultural and community initiatives, we create opportunities and foster inclusion across Spain and Greece.

Learn languages in Barcelona

Join Language Lab to learn a new language, connect with fellow migrants and locals, and gain skills that open doors to new opportunities and community connections.

Get involved and support us

Support our mission through donations, volunteering, or partnerships—and help us create lasting change for refugees and migrants.

About Us

Our work for and with migrants and refugees, in Greece & Spain

Who we are

A collaborative organisation empowering refugees and migrants to thrive in new communities through education, skills, and cultural exchange.

How we make a difference

By combining local engagement, volunteer expertise, and inclusive programs, we turn opportunities into tangible outcomes for the people we serve.

Why it is important

Building skills, confidence, and social connections strengthens communities, empowers individuals, and ensures everyone can live with dignity and opportunity.

Where We Work

Click on a country to learn about our projects there

Join our language classes

Meet Language Lab!

Language Lab is OCC’s open language school and offers free classes for refugees and migrants, and access to all OCC members. Learn Spanish, Catalan, Arabic and many more languages with us!

Our work

Discover some of our projects or click on more to see them all

Youth4All

Youth4All

Rural empowerment and inclusion programme offering housing, training, and support to young migrants in Catalonia.
CodeWomen

CodeWomen

Tech training and empowerment programme supporting migrant and refugee women and gender-diverse people to access careers in technology.
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Make a end-of-the-year donation

Make a end-of-the-year donation

As the year comes to a close, your contribution can create real change for people seeking safety and opportunity. Help us provide education, community support, and dignified pathways for refugees and migrants in Spain and Greece.

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How can you support us?

Get involved where you can

Volunteer with us

Join our team on the ground or remotely and support our daily work with communities. Your time and skills can make a lasting difference.

Become a member

Support our work sustainably while enjoying access to Language Lab and a welcome copy of My Friend.

Support with your company

Partner with us through corporate sponsorship, employee engagement, or in-kind support to promote inclusion and social responsibility.

Our work in numbers

Real numbers, real change

People assisted

5000+

People assisted

Volunteers involved

1500+

Volunteers involved

Partners engaged

300+

Partners engaged

SDGs supported

6

SDGs supported

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Latest publications

Insights, stories, and research from our projects and the communities we support

Volunteering in Greece : Alessia’s experience

Volunteering in Greece : Alessia’s experience

Alessia, from Italy, first joined Open Cultural Center Greece as a short-term European Solidarity Corps volunteer and then soon became a long-term ESC volunteer as Children's Education Facilitator. Here she recounts her experience in our centre in Polykastro.
One legal framework, multiple realities: the uneven implementation of migration law in Spain

One legal framework, multiple realities: the uneven implementation of migration law in Spain

This article, written by Tilly Grivell, explores how geography, political priorities, public narratives, and resource allocation shape the uneven implementation of migration law across Spain. It asks why legal guarantees often fail in border regions, how recent European reforms are playing out on the ground, and what it would take to ensure that rights are upheld consistently not selectively.
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Become a member of OCC

Support refugees on a monthly basis

Support our work by becoming a member of Open Cultural Center. Your contribution helps us provide education, housing, and community-building opportunities for refugees and migrants. Join us in making a lasting impact.

Who do we work with?

An overview of our partners, friends and supporters

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