“Let the women wait…” Τhe small spa town of Volvi, is located just a few kilometers away from Thessaloniki. In the past, the place was popular among Greeks, who received vouchers for subsidized vacations, through the state’s social tourism program; people from the neighboring Balkan countries and Russia. For the past year, the old tourist […]
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8 Women, 8 Stories, 8th of March World Women’s Day: A Powerful Message from the Women at SolidarityNow
“There is nothing left to suffer and now we live again”, “we got strength and we breathe fresh”, “here I am free now”, “I am so strong that nothing will make me cry”, “I am sure that life will bring good things for me, “, “now I feel confident about me “,” my dream is […]
#IBELIEVEINME: “I am very happy when I come to the Solidarity Center”
Ismini, beneficiary of the psychological counseling and psychotherapy service at the Athens Solidarity Center She is just 22. She was born and raised in Crete and she has two turquoise eyes, the same as the seas of her favourite island, that change colour according to light. The last months she visits the organisation’s Athens Solidarity […]
“We share moments I will never forget!”
Artemis Gadala, Interpreter | Solidarity Homes program In the last few months I have been working as an interpreter in the SolidarityNow program, Solidarity Homes, and I have already so many moments to recall that make me feel proud of the work being done and of my participation in the program’s working team. My work […]
#IBELIEVEINME: “I was always sensible, but now I also manage to remain composed”
Anna, 40 years old beneficiary of the psychological counselling and psychotherapy service at the Athens Solidarity Center She speaks softly; however, the most are expressed through her eyes –her pretty, brown, wet eyes, part of a white face that is composed of elegant female features. What Anna does not say with her voice or […]
The Nour family!
This solidarity home hosts the Nour family – the father is called Nour, after his mother’s name. Mother and son are now in Athens together, but it’s not just the two of them. Nour has made his own family with Gofran and they have two children; the 3-year-old Mira and Elias, 7 months old, who […]
A Snow White in the center of Athens
The 19-year-old Aya from Syria is white like snow. She has a beautiful pure white face and great eyes. Wafaa, resembles her mother; she is Aya’s three-year-old daughter who has two lovely dark brown eyes. While we were eyeing Aya warily, she was chasing Omar, her two-year-old son. Therefore, we started our conversation with Aya’s […]
The magnificent seven!
It is just seven months old, yet is a hyperactive creature with restless eyes! Our entrance into this solidarity home causes anxiety to this creature that feels uncomfortable and suddenly moves behind the door, just a breath away from the 3-year-old Josephine who knows she will offer protection, if necessary. She changes places at least […]