On Wednesday, the completely renovated and modernised cardiology unit of the Agia Sofia Children’s Hospital, was revealed, Protothema reported. OPAP, a Greek company organising and conducting games of chance, is committed to…
Tag: children
His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Australia, has issued a message on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour, which you can read here- On the occasion…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited a primary school in the Athens district of Kallithea on Monday, the first day of reopening for primary schools, kindergartens and day-care centres since they were…
Following last week’s announcement, primary schools, preschools and day care facilities are ready to reopen with extra caution on June 1. Precautions and safety measures have been issued for all levels of…
The Hellenic Initiative Australia announced a €54,000 grant to Doctors of the World Greece (MdM Greece), which will provide access to public health services for more than 2,800 disadvantaged and vulnerable individuals in…
Primary schools, preschools and day care facilities will open again on June 1, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Sunday evening. The decision was made by the Prime Minister following recommendations by…
The recent easing of restrictive measures against the novel coronavirus in Greece so far shows no high dispersal in the community, said Health Ministry spokesperson and infectious diseases expert Professor Sotiris Tsiodras…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the 7th Gymnasium of Athens in Pagrati on Monday, accompanied by the Education Minister Niki Kerameus and Deputy Education Minister Sofia Zacharaki. On the occasion of…
As of today, students of the Third Lyceum return to their desks after the suspension of the operation of the courses on March 11, due the escalation of the coronavirus pandemic. The…
Paediatric facilities in the regional towns of Argos and Galatas in the eastern part of the Peloponnese, will be upgraded thanks to a grant from The Hellenic Initiative Australia to Pediatric Trauma…
The European Commission on Wednesday confirmed that the Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen and the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson will visit Greece on Thursday “in continuation of the…
The National Centre of Social Solidarity (NCSS) reported on Wednesday that some 4,962 unaccompanied refugee children currently live in Greece with approximately 1,200 of them gone missing. “This is the most shocking…
Greece’s Ministry of Culture announced that the Athens Acropolis is to be lit blue on Wednesday evening, to mark the 30th anniversary since the signature of the United Nations Convention on the…
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras hosted childrens choirs at the Maximos Mansion government headquarters on Monday, in celebration of the Christmas holidays. The Prime Minister and his wife Betty Baziana welcomed the…
Athens-based Pediatric Trauma Care (PTC) organisation announced today that close to 500,000 children are injured in Greece every year, out of which 700 die and 3,000 are incapacitated. The PTC said that…
The Chief of Mission in Greece for the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Mr Gianluca Rocco said on Monday that his organisation has offered accommodation to more than 1,000 unaccompanied minors since…
Greece’s President Prokopios Pavlopoulos honoured Universal Children’s Day with a special ceremony on Tuesday at the Presidential Mansion. The President hosted a large group of children and stressed during his speech that…
On Friday September 21, The Hellenic Initiative (THI) held their 6th Annual Gala in New York City. It truely was a night to remember with more than 750 guests attending and a…
The Municipality of Lagada in Thessaloniki is offering scholarships for foreign language education to children from low income families in co-operation with its Foreign Language Centre. “Our programme of free access to…
More than 20,000 refugees and illegal immigrants are stranded on the Greek islands in trailers and tents according to Marion Bouchetel, Advocacy Officer for Oxfam in Greece. Bouchetel said that unaccompanied children,…