Network for children’s rights
SCOPE AND ACTIONS
“Network for Children’s Rights” (The Network) is a non-profit organisation whose aim is to safeguard the rights of children as set out by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). The Network’s members include teachers, parents, children’s authors, illustrators, academics, journalists and artists, as well as anyone who respects all human rights, in particular those of children, and is willing to take action to uphold and promote them. We are a network built on solidarity and empowered with knowledge and culture, enabling us to improve the quality of life of children and offer them the pleasure and feeling of achievement that come as a result of team effort and group initiative.
Our mission is to serve the best interests of the child. Our vision is a world in which all children grow up healthy and happy, their opinion is heard and their rights are respected.
The Network therefore reaches out to all children, regardless of ethnic origin, race, gender, religion or language, through specialist educational programmes, creative groups and extra-curricular activities. It also provides psychosocial and legal support. Furthermore, the Network undertakes initiatives and interventions whose purpose is to promote, raise awareness of, and show active respect for the rights of children. Some of these rights are still unfamiliar to many people.
The Network’s programmes promote the concepts of solidarity, cooperation, coexistence, networking, volunteering, team effort and socialisation, while giving children a platform from which to make themselves heard.
CONTACT US
Website: http://ddp.net.gr/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ddp.gr/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diktio/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Diktio
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Gq1MSDOiFEl82g7RphDEw
Greek Forum of Refugees
SCOPE AND ACTIONS
The founding goals of the Greek Forum of Refugees converge on the following six points:
1.Defending the rights and protecting the freedoms of refugees and asylum seekers , as enshrined by international law. Monitoring developments in the legislation , both the Greek , European and international, responsible for the issues around refugees. Updating refugees of their rights and obligations.
2. Informing and raising awareness around access to refugee status, and general immigrant and refugee issues. Raising awareness of Greek as well as international governmental and non-governmental organizations on the situation of refugees in Greece. To raise awareness and provide relevant information to improve the situation of refugees.
3. Creating relationships with agencies and non-governmental organizations in order to start meaningful dialogue between all institutions of government and human rights organizations.
4. Supporting the unity of refugees. Creating social and cultural ties between all members of the Greek Forum of Refugees , as well as between the members of each ethnic community of refugees in Greece .
5. Effectively lobbying with the state for the promotion of refugee issues. To demand the provision of adequate resources to the asylum committee, including personnel in the appropriate and necessary languages.
6.Providing a platform for refugees and their communities to self-organize. The Greek Forum of Refugees encourages refugees and asylum seekers to organize themselves in order to collectively shapes and contribute their own leaders so as to engage in high quality, public debate.
CONTACT US
Greek Forum of Refugees
Navarchou Notara 12,
106 83, Athens, Greece
Tel: (+30) 2130282976
Email: info@refugees.gr
Website: www.refugees.gr
ّFacebook: Greek Forum of Refugees
GREEK COUNCIL FOR REFUGEES
SCOPE AND ACTIONS
The Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) is a Non- Governmental Organization, which has been active since 1989 in the field of asylum and human rights in Greece. It was founded by Charis Brissimi* and 20 more people aiming to defend the rights of refugees in Greece.
GCR is an association recognized as a special charity, is included in the Registers of competent Ministries, has Consultative Status in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN since 2001 and is an operative partner of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). In addition to the above, GCR is a member of the Executive Committee of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) since 1991, a member of the Separated Children in Europe Program (SCEP) while it also participates in the National Committee for Human Rights (EEDA) since 1999.
In 2005 GCR was offered an award by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Karolos Papoulias, as a “Quality Islet of Collective Action” for its contribution in the creation of volunteer and innovative, quality social work in our country.
On a daily basis, GCR welcomes and offers free legal and social advice and services to refugees and people coming from third countries who are entitled to international protection in our country, while special emphasis is put on vulnerable cases, such as unaccompanied minors, victims of trafficking etc. The ultimate goal is their protection and their smooth integration in our country.
GCR’s services are offered in Athens, Thessaloniki and in the region of Evros (Orestiada, Alexandroupoli, Rodopi) but also in every entry point in Greece, such as the Aegean islands, where people in need of international protection enter in great numbers. The main sources of GCR stem from European and co-financed Programs, by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, by grant making trusts as well as companies and individuals.
*Charis Brissimi was the first woman in charge of an international organization as she was the Director of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva. She has been honored with the Silver Medal by the Academy of Athens for her “multidimensional social activity” as well as by the Greek League for Women’s Rights with the award of the “Prize of Female Social Contribution ALIKI GIOTOPOULOU-MARAGOPOULOU” for her contribution in the field of refugee protection and care.
CONTACT US
Tel No: 0030 2103800990,
e-mail: gcr1@gcr.gr
website: https://www.gcr.gr/el/,
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gcr.gr/
The Laboratory of Graphics, Multimedia and Geographical Systems of the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics of the University of Patras
SCOPE AND ACTIONS
The Laboratory of Graphics, Multimedia and Geographical Systems of the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics (DIME) of the University of Patras was established in 1994. The educational and research work of the laboratory is part of the Department of Computer Logic of the School. Its main activities concern:
-Support of undergraduate and postgraduate education of the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics of the University of Patras.
-Conducting a theoretical research to promote science in the areas where its members are active.
-The development of applications and tools of Graphics, Multimedia, Geographical Systems and Internet Technologies in the framework of the implementation of national and Community research programs and the elaboration of diplomatic papers.
CONTACT US
Προκατ Β’ Κτιρίου,
Δομίνικου Θεοτοκόπουλου,
Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών,
Ρίο, 26504 (+30 2610) 996958
IASIS NGO
SCOPE AND ACTIONS
IASIS NGO began its operation in 2005. Our main goal is to provide therapeutic and counselling services as well as psychosocial support to people who are in need. Further goals include the provision of services of early diagnosis and treatment for adults as well as for their families, the organization and operation of facilities which provide psychiatric care to adults with mental health problems, the implementation of consulting services and supporting treatments, as well as intervention to the community in order to raise awareness for general matters (such as social responsibility, etc.) and for more specialized issues (such as immigration, people with special needs, etc). Our beneficiaries are socially vulnerable groups such as people with mental health problems, people with mental disabilities, asylum seekers and immigrants in general, women victims of violence, children, teenagers and young offenders among others.
CONTACT US
Tel: (+30) 210 8655039
Email: amkeiasis@gmail.com
Website: www.iasismed.eu/en/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/iasis.athens/
iED
SCOPE AND ACTIONS
The Institute of Entrepreneurship Development is a research organization established in 2005, focused on the promotion of entrepreneurship for everyone as we recognize it as a crucial factor for the development and cohesion of societies. To promote entrepreneurship in every way, we develop research and we provide innovative, custom-made, realistic solutions that facilitate entrepreneurship and promote employment. We invest in innovation on a daily basis and provide viable solutions to challenges related to entrepreneurship.
Through the successful implementation of multiple EU Projects, under some of Europe’s most influential and groundbreaking Programmes like the HORIZON 2020 and the ERASMUS+ programmes, we are able to get one step closer to our goal of becoming a Center of Excellence in the field of Entrepreneurship across Europe.
CONTACT US
169 Iroon Politechniou str., 41223, Larissa, Greece
12 Kritis, 8820, Polis Chrysochous, Cyprus
Tel: +30 2410 626943
Email: info@ied.eu
Website: www.ied.eu/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ied.europe/
Action Synergy
SCOPE AND ACTIONS
Action Synergy is an education, training and knowledge- based organization whichis actively involved in the development of education technologies, training methodologies and the development of e-learning training courses.
One main domain, in which Action Synergy is working, is the promotion of social inclusion of disadvantaged target groups through different initiatives mostly focused on education and training. It has worked with a great variety of disadvantaged target groups such as refugees, immigrants, Roma, people with disabilities, people from low socio-economic background etc.
Action Synergy’s S.A. key areas of expertise include the development of learning methodologies, the development of educational technologies, the development of courses and modules making use of innovative methodologies such as: open/flexible learning methodologies, e-learning, learning needs analysis, development of professional profiles and lists of skills and competencies and the development of synergies at local, national and transnational level.
CONTACT US
Patroklou 1 & Paradeisou 14, Marousi, 15125, Athens, Greece
Tel: (+30) 210 6822606
Email: euprograms@action.gr
Website: www.action.gr/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActionSynergySA
YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/kdiamantis