Kathimerini’s article on Samos Shelter

11.10.2018

Metadrasi - thi metadrasi kathimerini aWe 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 Syria, is worried about his family that was left behind, hoping that the war will soon end. The two siblings, 8-year-old Mamadou and 11-year-old Farida, come from Africa and hope to be granted asylum in Greece. They are model students at school. 12-year-old Sami from Syria awaits his reunification with his sister, who lives in a EU country. 7-year-old Ramla from Syria passionately loves dance and theater and improvises all day, even while tidying her room…

Read the relevant press release.

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