by Anastasia | Nov 20, 2019 | Announcements
In 2019, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)’s Centre for Volunteering and Community Leadership organised two visits to Lesvos. The students learned about the refugee situation and response to this crisis first hand, by cooperating with METAdrasi in the...
by Anastasia | Nov 18, 2019 | Announcements
“Come, mom, to meet my teacher in Greek, she is so nice!” Ten-year-old Ahmet from Syria is excited that METAdrasi’s afternoon classes have started again. In his home country, he had been unable to attend school, because of the war. For the second...
by Anastasia | Nov 18, 2019 | Announcements
The need for immediate delivery of humanitarian aid to refugee camps remains urgent. In particular, we aim at collecting the following items, at the respective indicative quantities: – Blankets (500 pcs) – Sleeping bags (500 pcs) – Men’s &...
by Anastasia | Nov 13, 2019 | Announcements, Press Room en
How does “the journey of fostering, but mostly of love” begin? Residents of Thessaloniki come to METAdrasi’s informational meetings and express their interest in becoming foster parents of unaccompanied children. They open their homes, their arms....
by Anastasia | Nov 8, 2019 | Announcements
Two years ago, Naweed was finally accepted into a foster family in the United Kingdom. Zoe, METAdrasi’s Guardian who had been by his side for months, in his particularly hard times, accompanied him to the airport. Naweed, an unaccompanied child from Afghanistan,...