The valuable sanitary material will be provided to support health workers, vulnerable Greek citizens and refugees in accommodation structures

At this critical time for humanity due to the unprecedented pandemic of the coronavirus and its effects on the entire planet, SolidarityNow received today an important and generous donation by the Chinese government, provided by the Chinese Embassy and the Chinese Ambassador to Greece Ms. Zhang Qiyue. This donation to address the urgent needs of our country consists of 10,000 health masks to protect against COVID-19.

The sanitary material, will be provided by SolidarityNow in collaboration with the Municipality of Athens, for the protection and safety of the health workers fighting on the front line of COVID-19. Masks will be given as well to the Municipality’s Multipurpose Homeless Center which accommodates 400 homeless fellow citizens. Moreover, a significant part will be allocated for the protection of the people living at the 14 refugee camps where SolidarityNow operates, as well as to our staff who continue working on the field. In this way we ensure that the population will have all the adequate equipment to protect themselves for a sufficient period of time.

The Chairman of SolidarityNow, Stelios Zavvos, stated: “I would like to thank you warmly for this great support that your country offers, primarily to Greece, which is being harshly challenged, but also to SolidarityNow. I express my deepest gratitude on behalf of the Board of Directors of the organization, of our teams that continue every single day to fight on the field against the pandemic but above all, on behalf of the thousands of people who will benefit from your donation. This donation is important because it comes at a time when there is a global shortage of these essential health items, and at a time that our teams struggle to support the most vulnerable fellow citizens and stay safe on their side. These health masks give us a breathing space, as they become our necessary “weapons” and the vital equipment to continue doing our work. In the midst of a global pandemic, it’s our duty, to build global partnerships which promote solidarity aiming always at helping and supporting our fellow human beings”.  

SolidarityNow in collaboration with pod.gr provide refugees and migrants

with answers regarding Covid-19

At SolidarityNow, in consistency with our role, responsibility and mission to respond effectively to urgent social conditions, we work closely with pod.gr, the Greek podcast platform, and overcome together the language barrier so as to inform refugees and migrants in an accurate and accessible way.

At this critical moment, we are all confronted with the coronavirus pandemic, and at the same time, we are, or should be, equal in our right for information. Through this new partnership we ensure that refugees and migrants who do not speak Greek have easy access to information about prevention and protection from Covid-19.

A series of short podcasts in 5 languages ​​(Arabic, Farsi, English, French, Urdu) will be released the coming days, under the title “FAQs for Migrants – Spread the News, Not the Virus”. In this way we make the most of the pod.gr team’s know-how and of the new technologies and providing everyone with useful information and discussions concerning issues related to the consequences caused by the pandemic. Users only need to have a cell phone and internet access.

The 1^st podcast entitled “Stay Safe” is on air from today and includes information on the 8 basic measures of protection and prevention from coronavirus by the World Health Organization.

 You can listen to the 1^st podcast through the SolidarityNow YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3_NlSfsgtzR6_sOKGaN_HmFCTRhICPEi,

on the website, https://www.solidaritynow.org/podcasts/ and on pod.gr, https://www.pod.gr/.

 “How to listen to a podcast”| Further instructions:

The simplest way to listen to podcasts is from your mobile phone. Visit Playstore and download any free podcast application: Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts.  Look for “pod.gr” in your preferred application and you will find all podcasts made by pod.gr team. If you have an iPhone, the application is preinstalled on your device and has a purple icon. Search there too and find your favorite Greek podcasts quickly and easily.