Picture by: Alexandros Avramidis On Tuesday, 14th of July, four Civil Society Organisations (Greek Forum of Refugees, Solidarity Now, Generation 2.0 and Terres des hommes Hellas) operating in the field of migration in Greece, published a policy brief with recommendations addressed to national authorities about the best use of EU funds for the integration of...
The smuggling route, an animation created and produced by Sayed Ahmadzia Ebrahimi. Watch the 2:23 video demonstrating the dangerous paths of the refugees’ journey. “This video was made with the purpose of informing you about the possible dangers of illegal routes via smugglers. So that those who intend to travel can make a conscious decision”....
A statement regarding the homeless people at a difficult momentum Once again, we find ourselves in the sad position to witness people living on the streets, with no hope and without the necessary means to continue with their lives normally. No jobs, no cash, no safe and permanent shelter. The evacuation of the squat on Themistokleous...
Moment from ERMES’ project webinar The ERMES’ (Effective and Respectful Mental Health Support) team adapts the training program for community interpreters to the demands of the current circumstances and offers online education with the same quality, while covering the needs of all interpreters living and working in Greece. Thessaloniki has already joined our first webinar...
One last dance for our campaign! During this difficult period of the pandemic lockdown your contribution to our efforts for the people in need has been extremely vital. At this moment our campaign efforts remain at the 64% of our ultimate goal which will expire in 11 days. Every donation counts as the needs of...
An open letter to the MPs of the Greek Parliament The Greek Forum of Refugees along with 19 civil society organizations sent an open letter regarding the new legislation, before the voting process, during last week. The letter was addressed to MPs of the Greek Parliament. The content of that letter refers to the impact that certain...
When we start our efforts to support the most vulnerable, even invisible people to society, affected by the pandemic consequences, we knew that our work would be both difficult and necessary. Our endeavor has been strengthened by all of you that have offered your help generously. You can support our campaign here. What we have...
The Greek Forum of Refugees’ Vice President The Greek Forum of Refugees’ Vice President and President of the Ivorian community in Greece, Mr Moussa Sangaré, was elected member at the Board of Directors in the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM). Mr Sangaré was referred to the reasons that urged him to...
The Greek Forum of Refugees has shared a call to action in order to support the most vulnerable people of our society amidst the lockdown caused by the COVID – 19 outbreak. We have entered the Give & Fund platform so we could raise some funding for the people in need. If you want to support our...
Greek Forum of Refugees in participation with 8 partners will be working on a three – year Horizon 2020 project “Enhancing Social Cohesion through Sharing the Cultural Heritage of Forced Migrations” which will be referred to as SO – CLOSE. The mission of this project is to contribute to social cohesion and to fight refugee...
