For many refugees arriving in Greece, Athens represents a city where they endeavour to establish a new life or await opportunities to relocate to a new country. However, they confront enormous challenges, including bureaucratic obstacles, high unemployment rates, and insufficient access to fundamental necessities such as food, shelter, and employment. Gender inequalities further complicate social and economic integration. The absence of state housing projects for refugees within the city and remote camp locations exacerbate the difficulty in accessing essential support services.
Our women’s and children’s space is dedicated to providing a welcoming environment, empowering women and children from refugee backgrounds. Here, they can spend their days in a secure setting, building connections, engaging in various activities (with childcare provided), and acquiring new skills. We offer access to essential items such as diapers, sanitary pads, condoms, clothing, and new born packs, along with crucial medical and legal support.
Unser Safe Space erreicht etwa 80 Frauen und Kinder täglich.
Das Zentrum ermöglicht es Frauen, jeden Tag einen sauberen, ruhigen, sicheren und unterstützenden Gemeinschaftsraum zu nutzen. Die angebotenen Dienstleistungen umfassen:
Our child-friendly area provides a safe and fun space for children. It’s equipped with arts and crafts materials, a toy cooking station, a reading corner, and lots of toys to play with. In our kids’ space, we provide supervised child care for mothers and fathers who take part in services provided by us or our partner organizations in the Victoria Community Centre. Activities include Greek, English, IT, and art classes, psychological and legal support sessions, and café space for parents to relax. Once a week we are able to provide a paediatric services in our space including general consultations, vaccinations, school health certificates and many other things in partnership with SAMS.
Our creative studio offers women the opportunity to learn a new craft, realise their own projects and find meaningful employment. It is well-equipped with two industrial sewing machines, one industrial overlock sewing machine and another six household sewing machines. In the studio, the women are provided with all the necessary materials to realise their own project. In addition to sewing & crochet classes, the women can also learn how to knot simple key rings or bracelets in weekly workshops. This allows the women to learn new practical skills and engage in creative activities.
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