During the reporting period, on September 25th, the European edition of politico.eu, published an article entitled: “EU watchdog probes possible misuse of refugee funds in Greece”, which brought back into the limelight the issue that SolidarityNow had raised in March of 2017, regarding the imperative need for the investigation of EU funding that has been […]
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FRANCE24: Fires: Europe is vulnerable to climate change
Alexandra Zavvos, the organization’s Program Administrator, was invited at the French channel FRANCE 24, and spoke about the wildfires in Attica and the mobilization of the organization to meet the needs of the victims of this unprecedented disaster
HUCK: Citizen volunteers respond to horrific Athens forest fires
The path of destruction, by Alex King We head to Mati, where hundreds of humanitarian volunteers have joined relief efforts after Greece’s most deadly wildfires in a decade. There’s an acrid, burnt chemical smell hanging in the air over Mati. The sign welcoming visitors to this mellow beachside town on Athens’ eastern coast is blackened […]
La Grèce s’organise face à un nouvel afflux de réfugiés
Par Alexia Kefalas, Mis à jour le 22/07/2018 à 17:15, Publié le 22/07/2018 à 16:49 Plusieurs ONG ont mis en place des programmes de formation visant à faciliter l’intégration des migrants. Le compte à rebours a commencé. Dans une semaine, la Grèce va recevoir 1500 demandeurs d’asile d’Allemagne. Un rapatriement programmé, en juin dernier, et basé sur les accords européens […]
TANEA.GR: The dance without muscle movement in the “Enfant” performance of Boris Charmatz
Refugees and asylum seekers from the SolidarityNow accommodation programs along with members of the organization had the opportunity to attend the special dance performance of the famous French choreographer Boris Charmatz entitled “Enfant” | “Child”, as part of the collaborative initiative of the Athens & Epidaurus Festival, Francophonie Day and TV5Monde. “The art of dance […]
IN.GR: Boris Charmatz with “Enfant” at the Athens Festival
On July 12th, in the context of Francophonie Day, TV5MONDE and the Athens Festival collaborate with refugee structures, inviting refugees to Piraeus 260 to watch the show. Click on the article.
EURONEWS.COM: 111-year-old refugee: She got asylum but she is trapped in Greece
by Apostolos Staikos Laila Saleh was born in Syria in 1907. She left her homeland because of the war and she managed to reach Greece along with her family. Having ended 111 years of life, Leila is tempted only by one thing; to see her grandchildren who live in Germany. Click for the article.
INSIDESTORY.GR: From the ruins of Iraq, in the Athens’ gyms
by Stavros Malichoudis Rajab was seven years old when the war deprived him of his feet. He wandered for years as a refugee before his new life in Greece made him again optimistic about the future. Click for the article.