Category: ΕΓΡΑΨΑΝ ΓΙΑ ΕΜΑΣ

action24: SN’s General Manager, Ms Antigone Lyberaki, on the refugee and the humanitarian crisis

Posted on Friday May 11th, 2018

The General Manager of #SolidarityNow, Antigone Lyberaki – Antigone Lyberaki spoke TODAY on Action24 channel for the activities of the organization that aim to improve the living conditions of thousands of people – Greeks, refugees and immigrants.
Speaking of the organization’s Solidarity Centers, she stressed the character of the “open door” of their operation, since they address to all people seeking help to make their lives better, while for the refugee crisis she commented:
“The effort and the interest and the solidarity shown by the people are tremendous, when you explain to them what the matter is: we do not face an invasion of enemy forces, but we deal with people who are trying to escape hell and strive to survive.  They come to thrive with us … “.

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THE TOC: NGOs alarmed due to the refugees’ flows from Evros

Posted on Monday May 7th, 2018

Dominika Spyratou, the organization’s Advocacy Officer was interviewed by the journalist of the thetoc.gr news portal, regarding the issue of the increased number of refugees arriving in Greece via Evros river and the unprecedented event of the largest number of refugees’ arrivals by the land rather than by the sea for April 2018.

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TA NEA: ANTIGONE LYBERAKI – Transforming “them” into “we”

Posted on Wednesday April 18th, 2018

#SolidarityNow General Manager, Ms Antigone Lyberaki writes in the newspaper TA NEA on the ongoing increase of refugee flows in the islands and the initiatives that may be taken to integrate these people into the social fabric – initiatives such as SolidarityNow’s Solidarity Centers in Athens and Thessaloniki.

SKAI TV: STORIES

Posted on Tuesday April 17th, 2018

In SKAI’s “Stories” regarding the inclusion of the refugees who are staying in Greece and Europe, Pavlos Tsimas watches the lives of refugees living in Greece trying to learn the Greek language, study and work. Among them there are the beneficiaries and the team members of  SolidarityNow’s hosting structure in Attica, under the #estia program implemented in cooperation with UNHCR GREECE and with the funding of the European Commission – Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid Operations – ECHO.

Watch the episode here

STO KOKKINO INTERVIEW ON 8TH OF MARCH

Posted on Thursday March 8th, 2018

“We want to show the lives of specific women who are everyday women like you like me, coming from different countries but having a common characteristic: they never lose their strength”, said Ms Eleni Stamatoukou, Press Officer of SolidarityNews in Thessaloniki at Kokkino 105,5 FM speaking about the objectives of the campaign “8 women, 8 stories, 8 March”, implemented by #SolidarityNow on the occasion of World Women’s Day.

ERA – ANTIGONE LYBERAKI SPEAKING ABOUT BLUE DOTS PROGRAM

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Blue Dots Children and Family Care Centers started in 2016 at Piraeus Port by UNICEF, and Solidarity Now took over 15 months ago to deliver striking results in the holistic support of refugee vulnerable population groups (children, moms and women).

Click here to hear the interview of Ms. Antigone Lyberaki, Gen. Director of Solidarity Now.

voria.gr: The bread made by the Yazidis women in Volvi

Posted on Tuesday February 27th, 2018

The journalist Alexia Kalaitzi, visited the refugees structure in Volvi along with Eleni Stamatoukou, the organization’s Press & Event Officer in Thessaloniki, and the photojournalist Giorgos Moutafis, and writes about the special group of Yazidis women. These women are beneficiaries of the Blue Dots Unit operating in the camp of Volvi by SolidarityNow; they have managed to keep their traditions and they speak to Mrs. Kalaitzi for them while making bread.

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ALPHA TV: CHECKPOINT

Posted on Monday February 26th, 2018

The Checkpoint show by Gianna Papadakou and Alpha TV gives an insight into the refugee issue as experienced in Greece. Most importantly, it also highlights the most successful cases in the co-existence of refugees, immigrants and the local communities. In this regard, SolidarityNow General Director, Ms. Antigone Lyberraki, our social worker Maria Kokkinou, Nour, beneficiary of the Solidarity Homes program and our interpreter, Syrian refugee Mazd, talk about how such a coexistence can be done in the most ideal way, with the most beneficial results…

Watch this episode, here