Trainings Begin in Six Municipalities Across Greece SolidarityNow and UNICEF are implementing the pilot project titled “Child Responsive Disaster Prepardeness” in collaboration with six municipalities across the country. The aim is to enhance awareness among stakeholders—as well as children and young people themselves—on the prevention and response to natural disasters. Tomorrow, October 23, 2025, Training […]
Interview at the Thessaloniki Solidarity Center: Needs, Challenges, and Support for the Most Vulnerable A conversation with social workers Dimitra Kefala, Meni Christidou, Evi Dimadiand Giorgos Tsitiridis, Program Manager for Northern Greece, SolidarityNow The Thessaloniki Solidarity Center serves as a hub of care and support for vulnerable social groups. Through the provision of integrated services, […]
SolidarityNow is collaborating for the first time with the L’Oréal Fund for Women to support women in Northern Greece in their journey to access the labor market. The project “Livelihoods Unlocked: Empowering Women through Employment” provides: Tailored empowerment and employability services for women from vulnerable backgrounds, and Awareness-raising around the barriers women face in accessing […]
Deportation cannot be the cornerstone of migration policy in Europe. On March 11, the European Commission presented its proposals for the Return Regulation. This regulation is based on a flawed objective: “increasing return rates.” In practice, it artificially inflates the number of deportation decisions and pushes more people into irregularity and legal limbo. This means […]
by Giorgos Tsitiridis, Head of Programs, Northern Greece, SolidarityNow Top search engines and websites of foundations and universities announce every year the words that the public has searched for most frequently during the year. Paradoxically, in most of them the top word is Google, the leading search platform. Following are various new definitions and words […]
During the summer of 2025, more than 500 beneficiaries turned to the accounting service of the Blue Solidarity Center in Thessaloniki -the only free service of its kind in Northern Greece- for assistance with filing their tax returns. Many also sought support for related issues such as insurance contribution verification and debt settlement arrangements. Challenges […]
Αξιότιμε κύριε Πρωθυπουργέ, Οι υπογράφουσες κάτωθι Οργανώσεις της Κοινωνίας των Πολιτών (ΟΚοιΠ) με ανησυχία απευθυνόμαστε σε εσάς με αφορμή τις πρόσφατες δημόσιες δηλώσεις νυν και πρώην κυβερνητικών στελεχών [1] που απαξιώνουν το έργο και τη διαφάνεια των ΟΚοιΠ και υποβαθμίζουν τον ρόλο του εθελοντισμού, ακόμη και σε σχέση με τις πρόσφατες φονικές πυρκαγιές. Οι δηλώσεις αυτές δεν […]
Tην έντονη ανησυχία μας για το σχέδιο νόμου του Υπουργείου Μετανάστευσης και Ασύλου σχετικά με τις διαδικασίες επιστροφών, ιδίως όσον αφορά στα παιδιά εκφράζουμε οι συνυπογράφουσες το παρόν οργανώσεις της Κοινωνίας των Πολιτών, μέλη του Δικτύου Συνηγορίας για τα Δικαιώματα του Παιδιού (Child Rights Advocacy Network – CRAN). Οποιαδήποτε μεταρρύθμιση οφείλει να διασφαλίζει πρωτίστως τα […]
