PRESS RELEASES & ARTICLES

PRESS RELEASE | €15 million for Civil Society in Greece: The Active Citizens Fund Greece programme has been completed by Bodossaki Foundation and SolidarityNow

The programme was successfully completed with the Bodossaki Foundation in consortium with SolidarityNow, serving as the Fund Operator. Survivors of gender-based violence, people with disabilities and psychosocial difficulties, victims of torture, human trafficking, asylum seekers and refugees, second-generation migrants, Roma, prison inmates, the elderly, LGBTQ+ individuals, people living below the poverty line, students, teachers, parents, […]

ARTICLE | Work and Mental Health: October 10th, World Mental Health Day

It’s time to make mental health at work a priority! World Mental Health Day, celebrated every year on October 10th, offers us an opportunity to focus on the relationship between work and mental health. Considering that most of the world’s population works, it becomes immediately clear that this issue affects millions of people. Especially if […]

ARTICLE | Blue Refugee Center-summer of 2024: Accounting support to 450 people

More than 450 beneficiaries turned to the accounting service of the SolidarityNow Blue Refugee Center in Thessaloniki during the summer months of 2024, in order to receive support for the submission of their tax returns. The beneficiaries were successfully served and many of them requested also support for other similar issues, such as the management […]

PRESS RELEASE | SolidarityNow at the Athens Democracy Forum

Round table discussion on “The Difficult Search for Truth in Migration” In the framework of the annual Athens Democracy Forum, on October 2nd, SolidarityNow organized a discussion on the challenging search for truth in migration. The discussion was moderated by journalist Yannis Palaiologos, who facilitated a dynamic and thought-provoking dialogue among the panelists, focusing on […]

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY: CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS CALL THE EU TO FOSTER A VIBRANT CIVIC SPACE

This International Day of Democracy, September 15th, civil society calls on EU leaders to take decisive actions to foster a vibrant civic space, uphold democracy and safeguard fundamental rights. SolidarityNow co-signed the open letter alongside 416 organizations which outlines concrete actions to promote democracy, enable, support and protect civil society, strengthen civil dialogue and protect human […]

An Inverse Relation: Age and Job Pursuit

Looking for a job is a challenge for everyone and for some population groups it can involve additional difficulties. Oleg, a 62-year-old civil engineer from Ukraine, is one of the beneficiaries of the Athens Solidarity Center. Despite speaking Greek and having extensive experience in his field, as well as in other areas, he has yet […]