List of Projects - Active Citizens Fund

Circle of Advocates for Children’s Rights

Project Promoter: ELIZA – Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Relative Call: Increased support for Human Rights

Project Duration: 12 months

Physical child abuse is a major global public health problem according to the National Convention on the Rights of the Child. As a result, the program’s main goal is to safeguard the rights of vulnerable children through prompt recognition of suspicious cases from public officials and awareness-raising of citizens...

A hug for the e-lderly

Project Promoter: InterMediaKT – Interactive Media Knowledge Transfer

Relative Call: Increased support for Human Rights

Project Duration: 22 months

The project addresses the need for equal inclusion of people 65+ in the digital world. Digital illiteracy, non friendly platforms and stereotypes about aging and the elderly, prevent people 65+ from using digital tools that would make everyday life easier and improve their quality of life. At a time...

Nature Guardians: Active Citizens for Sustainable Management and Preservation of Protected Areas

Project Promoter: Greek Ecotourism Society

Relative Call: Increased citizen participation in civic activities

Project Duration: 6 months

The proposed project corresponds to a constant need, that of citizens’ participation in environmental preservation, especially in territories that have been designated as protected areas due to their significant ecological value. The management of these areas is the key of their preservation and consequently the participation of citizens in...

Lights on Human Rights

Project Promoter: Solidarity Support Protection Equality Intercultural Development- A.S.P.I.DA

Relative Call: Increased support for Human Rights

Project Duration: 5 months

The project will address the significant problem of under-reporting of incidents of child abuse and gender-based violence in Greece through the provision of training to social workers and mental health professionals regarding the identification, prevention and ways to deal with such phenomena, as well as raising awareness of the...

Supporting golden age’s human rights: Human rights protection for older adults (65+) with dementia and depression

Project Promoter: Greek Association of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Chalkida

Relative Call: Increased support for Human Rights

Project Duration: 14 months

Dementia and depression have a complex relationship, threatening the health of older people. Defending the rights of the elderly with dementia and depression will ensure their good health and quality of life. The project will be implemented through actions to inform and develop the skills of public officials in...

CHARMMS: challenging refugee and migrant media stereotypes

Project Promoter: We Need Books

Relative Call: Increased support for Human Rights

Project Duration: 9 months

Greece is a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights but violations occur regularly by people who are often not aware of their action. The project will address the lack of awareness in the area of discrimination, as experienced by individuals who belong to minority groups in their...

Online legal basis for the codification of the legislation of the rights of Persons with Autism and the training of the public and private sector in them

Project Promoter: Association of Parents, Guardians & Friends of People with Autism Larissa Prefecture

Relative Call: Increased support for Human Rights

Project Duration: 12 months

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are lifelong developmental disorders that prevent people from properly understanding what they see, hear and generally feel. As a result, they face serious problems in their social relationships, communication and behavior. Institutions, in cooperation with families, should lead the effort to inform and educate, dispelling...

My Rights!

Project Promoter: Velos Youth

Relative Call: Increased support for Human Rights

Project Duration: 12 months

The new asylum laws in Greece introduced in January of 2020, in combination with the poor systems in place, a lot of people have and will lose access to vital human rights, including the right to asylum, adequate standard of living (housing, medical care and social services) and education....

Health without barriers

Project Promoter: Hellenic Liver Patients Association “Prometheus”

Relative Call: Increased support for Human Rights

Project Duration: 12 months

According to the United Nations, one of the key components for protecting the fundamental right of people in prisons to health care is the unhindered access to diagnosis/treatment and the confidentiality of their personal medical files. During the interventions of “Prometheus” and “Positive Voice” in 11 prison settings, it...

Citizenship in Practice

Project Promoter: Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity (G2RED)

Relative Call: Increased support for Human Rights

Project Duration: 24 months

The reform of the Greek Citizenship Code began in 2010 (L.3838). In 2013 the Council of State ruled certain articles on the second generation citizenship as unconstitutional. The reform was completed in 2015 (L. 4332) re-establishing the citizenship right. However, the administrative procedures in practice create obstacles while exercising...