Athina 9.84: A new Child and Family Support Hub opens its doors to refugees and migrants in the City of Athens


The inauguration of the new Child and Family Support Hub (CFSH or “Blue Dot”) is presented, as the result of the collaboration between the City of Athens, and more specifically the Department for the Support and Social Integration of Migrants and Refugees, and SolidarityNow. The initiative, which targets refugee and migrant women and children, is supported by UNICEF, with European Union emergency support funding.

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Avgi: “We chose the difficult path for a better world”


After the completion of the open discussion on the occasion of the World Refugee Day, organized by 16 NGOs, the author of avgi.gr describes in the article how it is when the refugees speak for their life and their endless journey towards safety and peace. More than 200 people participated in the event and listen to the refugees’ stories; Abdulkarim and his son from Syria, SolidarityNow beneficiary, was among the refugees who narrated their story and they were luckily more optimistic for the world than we are.

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Huffington Post: Stranded in Samos


The story of Bashma and Nazim through the eyes of Sophia Ioannou, Head of Communications, on her journey to Samos, along with the photographer Giorgos Moutafis, for the production of the second 360o video entitled “Stranded in Samos”. The article describes the conditions under which the refugees are forced to live in the camp and focuses on two, although different people, however with common worries, fears and hopes.

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The Best: Refugees talked about their lives in Greece – “Refugees are not a problem, they can be creative”


After the completion of the open discussion on the occasion of the World Refugee Day, organized by 16 NGOs, the author of avgi.gr (online edition of the newspaper) describes in the article how it is when the refugees speak for their life and their endless journey towards safety and peace. More than 200 people participated in the event and listen to the refugees’ stories; Abdulkarim and his son from Syria, SolidarityNow beneficiary, was among the refugees who narrated their story and they were luckily more optimistic for the world than we are.

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