This extended article in the newspaper Protagon is dedicated to the people as well as to the activities that take place in a workspace in the center of Athens, for the organization’s beneficiaries, mainly for the children but also for the adults. See the whole article here
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ETHNOS: Nest of creation and love for the refugee children
Creative activities, sports, and language lessons for children and adult refugees stranded in our country, waiting to relocate at a EU country where they will restart their lives. These activities are implemented in the context of SolidarityNow Hosting Programme for refugees in Greece. One of the actions, which are very popular for small groups, it is […]
Ethnos: A place of creativity and love for the refugee children
This extended article in the newspaper Ethnos is dedicated to the people as well as to the activities that take place in a workspace in the center of Athens, for the organization’s beneficiaries, mainly for the children but also for the adults. See the whole article here
Changing Mentalities In The Face Of A Crisis: What Greece Can Do
by Sofia Economopoulos Contractor for the State Department & SolidarityNow volunteer According to Amnesty International’s 2016 Refugee’s Welcome Survey, Greece ranks among the top ten countries surveyed that said that they think their government should do more to help those fleeing war, and 3rd when asked if they would personally accept people fleeing war and […]
Changing Mentalities In The Face Of A Crisis: What Greece Can Do
by Sofia Economopoulos Contractor for the State Department & SolidarityNow Volunteer According to Amnesty International’s 2016 Refugee’s Welcome Survey, Greece ranks among the top ten countries surveyed that said that they think their government should do more to help those fleeing war, and 3rd when asked if they would personally accept people fleeing war and persecution into their homes.[1] Paradoxically, […]
insidestory.gr: Race for life
Some years ago the Athens Classic Marathon was an event that attracted only a limited number of people, mainly professional racers. In 2002, 1,779 athletes ran. However, yesterday, 50.000 people attended the race, coming from 105 countries. They all run. Discharge, solidarity, group psychotherapy, reappropriation of public space? What drives so many people to overcome […]
PROTAGON.GR: Refugees but Marathon runners
A group of 15 people, all of them from Syria. They are in Greece less than a year. In a few months some of them will be relocated to France, others in Germany and the rest will continue to wait, “imprisoned” in our country. Until then, all of them will participate on Sunday, November 13th, […]
huffingtonpost.gr: The SolidarityNow Refugee Team runs kilometers’ of solidarity in the Athens Classic Marathon 2016
SolidarityNow participates in the race of 5 km at this year’s Athens Classic Marathon with the 1st group of refugees in the history of the Marathon! The team comprises of 15 refugees, who are beneficiaries of the organization’s hosting programs. The members of the #SolidarityNow_Refugee_Team, along with their coaches, want to send their own message of solidarity, […]