HUMAN STORIES

The importance of Career Orientation for unaccompanied minors

The 19-year-old F and G are friends, asylum seekers and come from Egypt. Until 2022, they lived in a shelter for unaccompanied minors. As part of the collaboration of the SolidarityNow Employment Service with the shelter, the service’s team organized professional orientation sessions for the minors to participate in order to get prepared for their […]

“Justice delayed is justice denied”.

The delay in delivering justice in Greece, is an issue often discussed, since it becomes an obstacle to the lives of thousands of Greek citizens affecting even more the most vulnerable social groups. The story of Ms. E.E. is such a case managed by the legal service of the Athens Solidarity Center. Ms. E.E. came […]

The professional identity’s reinvention and its importance

“I dedicated 10 years of my life to studying medicine. I want to be a doctor again. This is what I love, this is what I’ve been doing all my life.” Becoming a refugee includes a process that, among other things, involves many losses. One of them is the loss of professional identity. What is […]

“Empower YOUth” Tribute: Benjamin wants to help his community, the Pomak minority

Can you introduce yourself and tell us why you participated in the Empower YOUth project? I study nursing in Patras, and I also love oil painting which is my hobby. My motivation to participate in the project was mainly my origin background. I am from Pomakochoria in Xanthi and as a minority we face many […]

“Empower YOUth” Tribute: Cyrielle found some of the answers she was looking for

Το έργο “Empower YOUth” υλοποιείται στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος Active citizens fund Greece με φορέα υλοποίησης το SolidarityNow και εταίρο τη νορβηγική οργάνωση Norsensus Mediaforum. Το πρόγραμμα Active citizens fund, ύψους € 13,5 εκ., χρηματοδοτείται από την Ισλανδία, το Λιχτενστάιν και τη Νορβηγία και είναι μέρος του χρηματοδοτικού μηχανισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Οικονομικού Χώρου (ΕΟΧ) περιόδου […]

“Empower YOUth” Tribute: Mohamed mostly wants to help the children

Can you introduce yourself and tell us why you participated in the Empower YOUth project? I signed up for Empower YOUth to learn! I am a curious person in general and have a constant need to evolve. I go to the night school in Chalkida and learn something new every day. Because I read so […]

“Empower YOUth” Tribute: Emmanuela learned how to put theory into action

Can you introduce yourself and tell us why you participated in the Empower YOUth project? I am a sociologist, and currently I am a postgraduate student at the University of the Aegean, in social research, critical criminology and inclusion of vulnerable social groups. When I found out that Empower YOUth aimed youth from diverse social […]

“Empower YOUth” Tribute: Eurydice believes that change is possible

Can you introduce yourself and tell us why you participated in the Empower YOUth project? I am 24 years old; I study occupational therapy and I am in my 3rd year of studies. I signed up because I am concerned about some issues that the youth are experiencing. I want to find solutions; I want […]