by METAdrasi | Nov 26, 2018 | Announcements, Press Room en
“I am lucky to be here and have the opportunity to build my future”, states Anita. The 17-year-old girl loves sports and attends Tae Kwon Do lessons daily. At the same time, she studies intensively for school, with the aim of succeeding in the field of genetics. “It...
by METAdrasi | Nov 22, 2018 | Announcements, Press Room en
For the first time in Greece, Supported Independent Living for unaccompanied refugee girls Anita and Naya live in the first apartment for girls that was created within the framework of METAdrasi’s activity “Supported Independent Living for Unaccompanied Minors” (SIL),...
by METAdrasi | Oct 22, 2018 | Announcements, Press Room en
Read the stories of 10-year-old Ahmed from Syria and 29-year-old Marion from the Democratic Republic of Congo, victims of torture in their homelands, who arrived in Greece seeking protection. Among the refugees arriving in Greece, a high percentage are victims of...
by METAdrasi | Oct 15, 2018 | Announcements, Press Room en
In some cases, entire families may have been subjected to torture. Maryam and Ahmed from Syria were tortured by extremists, who also mutilated their two-year old daughter, Arwa, because her crying was “annoying” them. 24-year-old Azer from Congo was forced to watch...
by METAdrasi | Oct 11, 2018 | Announcements, Press Room en
We warmly thank The Hellenic Initiative (THI) for the significant support to METAdrasi’s Transit Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Minors in Samos, where many children have found a supportive, family environment: 16-year-old Hatim, teen cycling champion in...
by METAdrasi | Oct 10, 2018 | Announcements, Press Room en
Almost 1,000 people certified as victims of torture by METAdrasi Imprisonment in inhuman conditions, extreme tactics of physical abuse, rape, daily psychological violence. In many countries of the world, unthinkable ways of cruel and degrading treatment are still...