A prominent philanthropic organization announced on Friday the cancellation of a €4 million grant to the Culture Ministry to protect archaeological findings due to “constant and systematic delays” in the project.
CHARITY
The president of the Smile of the Child nonprofit child welfare organization, Costas Yiannopoulos, has launched a scathing attack against Deputy Labor and Social Affairs Minister Domna Michailidou over a ministerial decision last week setting the operating conditions for child protection structures, making the prospect of deinstitutionalization in Greece more visible.
Spurred by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Androniky Georgiou Hazelwood, John Hazelwood, Neely Ashmun and Brook Sefton have launched GR4UA.org.
Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk will play a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” that will raise money for the country’s military in the war against Russia.
Dozens of municipal authorities across Attica and beyond have launched donation drives to collect clothing, bedding, medicine and other essentials that will be sent to the war-ravaged people of Ukraine as part of ongoing humanitarian relief efforts.
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation is launching a five-year program aimed at bolstering mental health services for children in different parts of the country.
Members of the Greek Red Cross hand out food and blankets to homeless people in Piraeus, south of the capital, amid a cold snap, Thursday.
The municipality of Athens announced Tuesday it is opening heated areas in the city center to protect the homeless for as long as the cold spell lasts.
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has issued condolences to families of those killed in a January 9 apartment building blaze in the Bronx that killed 17 people, including eight children.
With Greece and the world in the grip of the pandemic, Athens remains nonetheless in full Christmas mode, with – albeit cautious – music, theater and dance performances across the city somewhat allaying the Covid blues.
The Hellenic Initiative, a nonprofit organization founded “to support sustainable economic recovery” in Greece amid the financial crisis in 2021, raised $2 million at its night annual fundraising gala.
Greek NGO Boroume (“We Can”) is working to reduce food waste by collecting unsold fruit and vegetables from producers and traders and distributing them to those in need.
Greek expatriates in the United States have raised $1 million to donate to the victims of August’s fires in Greece, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announced on Tuesday.
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has announced a 15 million euro grant in support of immediate relief efforts for those affected by Greece’s devastating wildfires as well as long-term firefighting preparedness.
Volunteers arrange boxes of donated goods in the sports hall of the town of Istiaia, following a wildfire on the island of Evia, Wednesday.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has launched a donation campaign to support the victims of the massive wildfires in Greece.
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