Discover through this short video one of the 128 projects implemented under the Active Citizens Fund Greece programme. The project “The Mobile School Travels” aims to eliminate school dropout and illiteracy among Roma populations, while at the same time empowering them psychologically and bringing out their talents. The Mobile...
Discover through this short video one of the 128 projects implemented under the Active Citizens Fund Greece programme. The project “Supporting golden age’s human rights” focuses on defending the rights and quality of life of elderly people facing serious psychosocial problems, such as dementia and depression. In regions of...
Discover through this short video one of the 128 projects implemented under the Active Citizens Fund Greece programme. The project “Citizenship in Practice” responds to the need to evaluate the process of acquiring citizenship for the first time in Greece, in order to promote equal access and enjoyment of...
Discover through this short video one of the 128 projects implemented under the Active Citizens Fund Greece programme. The project “TRACE – Transforming Access to Health Services” aimed to address the inadequate provision of health services to disabled persons by offering appropriate educational tools to students and health professionals....
“When Katerina attended our interdisciplinary team meetings, she brought with her not only her students’ names, stories, drawings, and experiences but also her own things—books, notes, and history. She familiarised herself with our classrooms, each name, and each situation, exemplifying the humanism crucial for making sense of special educational...
Nina is a sex worker, but she cannot work legally in Greece because of the many restrictions set out in the current law relating to sex work. She doesn’t have national insurance; she isn’t entitled to medical care, and she won’t get a pension when she stops working. The...
Imagine waking up every morning, year after year, anxious and afraid. Imagine being belittled, insulted and bullied every day by the person closest to you… as he demands that you report your every move, constantly accuses you of lying and, sometimes even hits you or forces you to have...
‘I’m Konstantina. I don’t know how to spell properly. Today I learned about the different forms violence can take. For nine long years I didn’t know that I was a victim: I only found out after I’d been free for two years. I didn’t know what was wrong with...
Unless something drastic happens, Argyro* will probably live ten years less than she would be expected to statistically. 3,650 fewer days for a girl with the brightest eyes I’ve ever seen. When we met Argyro for the first time, on a warm April day, I felt in two minutes...
Health Without Barriers has led the campaign for prisoners to be given unrestricted access to health services. In 1957 the United Nations Organization established the ‘Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners’ which were updated in 2015 and renamed the Nelson Mandela Rules (NMR). These include the fundamental...