In late 2022, I was a fresh teaching graduate, moving abroad for the first time to work with refugees in Greece for 3 months.

Did I follow this plan? Of course not. To be truthful, I knew within my first 2 weeks here that Second Tree was not only a special place to work, but it was a place I wanted to invest a lot more of my time into.

I started out as an English teacher in Second Tree’s Youth Programme – spending hours on weekly lesson plans for the kids to come out of class speaking with a light Geordie accent (whoops)!

I adore teaching, but I’ve also had chance to explore other fields I’m interested in, stepping into the role of Social Media and Outreach Coordinator. That’s something I really value about Second Tree – as a grassroots organisation, everyone on the team has the opportunity to help out with new projects, events planning, curriculum design and everything in-between.

This Christmas, we’re raising money to continue giving children living in refugee camps here in Greece the opportunities they need to make their dreams come true. They have some very cool plans for the future – you can find out more on this website page!

You can be a very real part of the impact here in Greece by buying one of our digital Gift Boxes for your family and friends this Christmas, and we’ll send them a video that the kids have prepared to say THANK YOU!

With all my love and warmth this winter,

Gabs 🧡