- Registration, coffee and networking 11.00-11.30
- Welcome 11.30-11.45
- Lefteris Papagiannakis – Director, Greek Council for Refugees
- Representative of the Fund Operator (TBC)
- Part 1 (11.45-14.15)
- Lefteris Papagiannakis – Director, Greek Council for Refugees
The need to advocate for the right to access to housing, employment and healthcare 11.45.-12.00
- Spyros-Vlad Oikonomou, Advocacy Officer, Greek Council for Refugees
- Melina Koumpou, Advocacy Officer, International Rescue Committee Hellas
- Sotiris Lamprou, Project Manager, Diotima Centre
Refugees’ access to housing, employment and healthcare: A presentation of the conclusions of the three project reports 12.00-12.30
- Stephania Baglatzi, Manager of the project “Gender based violence prevention and response services in the refugee population”, Centre Diotima
Gender dimensions in the situation of refugees in Greece: the human right to health, adequate housing and work 12.30-12.45
- Coffee break 12.45-13.00
- Discussion: How can stakeholders help? 13.00-14.15
Athanasios Vitsentzatos, Ministry of Migration and Asylum
Actions promoting the social inclusion of beneficiaries of international protection into Greek society
Nikodimos Maina Kinyoua, Greek Forum of Refugees
Views and suggestions by refugee communities regarding access to housing, employment and healthcare
Natassa Arapidou, International Organisation for Migration
Enhancing the access of refugees to the labour market: the example of HELIOS
Petros Mastakas, UNHCR
Common challenges in the field of social rights (housing, employment, healthcare) as a basis for social policies aimed at integration
Dionysia Lampiri, ACCMR, Municipality of Athens
The importance of integration at the local level: challenges and perspectives
Coordination: Dimitra Kalogeropoulou, Director, IRC Hellas
- Lunch break 14.15-15.00
- Part 2 (15.00-16.30)
- Personal testimonies 15.00-15.30
Andriana Theochari, Head of the Greek department of Global Girl Media, journalist and filmmaker (TBC)
Hana Ganji, Vice-president of the Afghan community, gender and human rights activist
Nasruddin Nizami, Coordinator of the Interpretation and First Reception Unit, Greek Council for Refugees
- Documentary film by Maria Louka and Alexandros Katsis: «Flows of Humans / Flows of History» 15.30-15.45
- Anastasia Vaitsopoulou, Journalist writing on Human Rights and the Climate Crisis, Popaganda
The importance of the visibility and voice of refugees in advocating for their rights as seen through the “Do the human right thing” project - 15.45-16.00
- Discussion 16.00-16.30
- Close of the event 16.30-17.00
For more information:
Artemis Papatheodorou, Project Manager, Greek Council for Refugees, +30 210 3800990 [ ext. 151 ], This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Τhe “Do the human right thing–Raising our Voice for Refugee Rights” project is implemented under the Active citizens fund program, with Project Promoter the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) and Partner Organizations the Center Diotima, the International Rescue Committee Hellas (IRC) and Popaganda.
The Active citizens fund in Greece is supported through a € 13.5 m grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway as part of the EEA Grants 2014 - 2021. The programme aims to develop the sustainability and capacity of the civil society sector in Greece, and to strengthen its role in promoting and safeguarding democratic procedures, active citizenship and human rights. The Fund Operator for the Active citizens fund in Greece is Bodossaki Foundation in consortium with SolidarityNow.
More information: www.activecitizensfund.gr