Lesvos

Teaching refugees & how it differs from a formal classroom

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By Rosemary (Rowe) Morrow Refugees arrive in our classes with enormous educational and cultural differences.  Whereas formal classes tend to have all students at the same standard and entry for study, refugees come in at all levels, and with diverse life experience. In 2025, I taught with a P4R-PTT team in Lesvos to Palestinian refugees … Read more

A new era for Ecohub

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Ecohub has been a centre for permaculture education and ecotherapy for refugees on Lesvos since 2017. Originally based in a community centre just across from the refugee camp, it has provided education and green shelter to tens of thousands of refugees over the years. Launched by Better Days NGO in 2017, Ecohub was created to … Read more