International Women’s Day | March 8th, 2022 Fatma talks with Iliana. The two women spend many hours together in the “Female Friendly Space”* operated by SolidarityNow, in the open accommodation structure for refugees in Vagiochori, Thessaloniki. In a place where they both feel safe, they share problems and concerns, feelings, bad and good moments. Their […]
International Women’s Day | March 8th, 2022 From tomorrow and for 8 days, a story for yesterday’s International Women’s Day. At SolidarityNow, we celebrate the International Women’s Day, on March 8th, as we do every year. Through human stories, we aim to inform and raise awareness of the conditions under which women live around the […]
by the Legal service of the Athens Solidarity Center by SolidarityNow Mr. X was born and raised in Greece. Some time ago, he visited the Athens Solidarity Center by SolidarityNow to ask for help. He was carrying on his shoulders the burden of an extremely unpleasant life story that was dramatically reflected in his appearance. […]
by the Legal service of the Athens Solidarity Center by SolidarityNow Ms. A., one more story of an abused woman, who asked and received support and today sees her life changing. Ms. A. is a mother of two, with one of her children having special needs. In addition, she faced many financial and health problems […]
Muzhda’s story completes the SolidarityNow storytelling tribute to the broader role and importance of education, which began on January 24th, International Day of Education. Muzhda is the friend of Mohadesa and Sezara. The three girls from Afghanistan live together in the open accommodation structure for refugees and asylum seekers in Ritsona (Boeotia region). Muzhda is […]
Since she was a child, she remembers hearing that it is not allowed for her as well as for the other people living in Afghanistan -her country- to paint and generally to engage in any form of art. Let alone to women. The 15-year-old Sezara, recalls this memory, but she is lucky enough to grew […]
It is always promising to discuss with young people who, although things have not turned out very well for them, they are actively present in their lives and do not leave only the external conditions to determine their present and future. Mohadesa, a 15-year-old girl from Afghanistan, is such a young person. She currently lives […]
Roya has just turned 18. She is from Afghanistan, and she has been living in Greece since she was 15. The first stop of her life in the new country was Samos, then Preveza and Thebes. In Thebes and in the open accommodation structure for refugees and asylum seekers, Roya got to know SolidarityNow. She […]
