PRESS RELEASES & ARTICLES

Connecting Blue Dots to support refugee and migrant children

SolidarityNow on the side of the most vulnerable populations through the operation of Care Hubs in Attica, Epirus, and Eastern Macedonia As part of ongoing efforts to protect the most vulnerable refugee and migrant groups, special support centers –known as “Blue Dots”- for children, women and families are being rolled out in more than 10 […]

The new updated website of SolidarityNow is on “air”!

The SolidarityNow new website is on “air” with updated content for the organization’s activities and work, a modern design, a fresh appearance and mainly a dynamic and user-friendly interface. The renewed website is an effort to reflect in a more complete way the multidimensional work of SolidarityNow for the people who most need our help […]

Invitation to open discussion-film projection “Twice trapped: discrimination among asylum applicants”

The Embassy of Canada in Greece, in collaboration with the Municipality of Athens, and with the participation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), SolidarityNow and the Greek Film Archives, is hosting “Twice trapped: discrimination among asylum applicants”, a special public event that will address the realities faced  by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender […]

Letter to the President of the European Commission

The European Commission Recommendation of 8 December 2016 to resume transfers of certain groups of asylum seekers to Greece as of 15 March 2017 under certain conditions and the Joint Action Plan adopted by the EU Coordinator for the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement together with the Greek authorities raise fundamental questions relating to the […]

We go for Cash4solidarity!

Within the framework of its current partnership with UNHCR through EU funding, SolidarityNow implements a cash transfer project for the beneficiaries of its accommodation projects. Implementing the decisions by UNHCR and the Cash working groups, SolidarityNow distributed pre-paid cards, loaded with the amount corresponding to each beneficiary’s household. In order to prevent complications and user […]

Greek Prime Minister visits SolidarityNow’s Hospitality Structure in Tilos

The Greek Prime Minister Mr. Alexis Tsipras visited the Tilos Family Hospitality Center on December 13, 2016. He was greeted by Tilos Mayor Ms Maria Kamma, the SolidarityNow staff, the program’s beneficiaries and many residents. The Mayor informed the Prime Minister about the program which is supported by UNHCR and SolidarityNow, on positive attitude of […]

“We support the non-extradition of the eight in Turkey. We cannot sacrifice our principles. It is dangerous” Conclusions of the Press Conference for the extradition of the eight Turkish Officials

PRESS RELEASE “We cannot allow the eight to be extradited to Turkey. We can’t sacrifice our values because it’s dangerous” Conclusions of the Press Conference with Regards to the Possible Extradition of 8 Turkish Officials Athens, 15th of December 2016 Highlighting the importance and necessity of the Turkish officers’ non-extradition, given the breakdown of the […]