<\/span><\/div>The 8th cycle of the \u201cReady4Business\u201d entrepreneurship programme begins<\/h2><\/div>
The 8th cycle of the \u201cReady4Business\u201d entrepreneurship programme begins<\/h2><\/div><\/div>METAdrasi invites refugees and migrants who have a business idea but need guidance to turn it into reality to apply for participation in the Ready4Business programme.\r\n\r\nAfter submitting their application, those who meet the participation requirements will have an individual meeting with the programme team to present and discuss their business idea.\r\n\r\nFollowing this, 15 participants will be selected to receive personalised support in developing their business plan.\r\n\r\nThe programme offers FREE training seminars, one-to-one meetings, legal and tax guidance, and mentoring.\r\n\r\n\ud83d\udcc5 Application deadline: Monday, 31 August 2026\r\n\ud83d\udd17 Fill in the application form, here.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Ready4Business programme is funded through the organisation\u2019s own resources.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Children at the heart of the \u201cTogether in Sport \u2013 Phase II\u201d closing event<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\r\nPress Release\r\n14\/07\/2026\r\nChildren at the heart of the \u201cTogether in Sport \u2013 Phase II\u201d closing event\r\nChildren, partners and friends of the programme celebrated the journey of \u201cTogether in Sport \u2013 Phase II\u201d at a warm and joyful event held at the Marathon Run Museum on Thursday, 9 July 2026.\r\n\r\nOver a five-year period, \u201cTogether in Sport\u201d gave more than 24,000 refugee children and children from local communities the opportunity to participate on an equal basis in 200 sports activities. They were introduced to Olympic sports, learned about cultural values and took part in cultural events.\r\n\r\nFor refugee children in particular, who accounted for half of the programme\u2019s participants and live in camps and accommodation facilities, the anticipation of leaving the facilities to take part in \u201cTogether in Sport\u201d activities was especially intense and moving. At the same time, activities were also organised within camps.\r\n\r\nBeyond the numbers, \u201cTogether in Sport\u201d leaves behind something far more meaningful, which is almost impossible to capture in tables and indicators: moments of joy, trust and effort. Children who tried a sport for the first time; young people who joined teams; coaches, Olympians, interpreters and volunteers who supported them; and communities that embraced the initiative. Above all, refugee children and children from local communities participated on equal terms, demonstrating that there is no discrimination in sport and culture.\r\n\r\nA distinctive feature of \u201cTogether in Sport\u201d was the special emphasis placed on creating infrastructure that would be freely available to everyone: two beach volleyball courts recently inaugurated in Mytilene, an outdoor fully equipped gym park in Ioannina, a renovated basketball court in Kavala, and an outdoor gym in Piraeus, which is expected to be completed in September.\r\n\r\nThe event was welcomed through a message from the Deputy Minister of Migration and Asylum, Sevi Voloudaki. The Secretary General for Vulnerable Persons and Institutional Protection, Heracles Moskoff, highlighted the importance of sport as a means of inclusion, referring to the timely example of the World Cup, where many players are second- and third-generation descendants of migrants and refugees who now proudly represent the national teams of their host countries.\r\n\r\nWelcoming remarks were also delivered by Lora Pappa, President of METAdrasi, the organisation coordinating the programme; Voula Kozompoli, representing the Hellenic Olympic Committee; Agi Kasoumi, representing the General Secretariat of Sports; Karin Patok from the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees; and Antoni Tobias, representing the German Olympic Sports Confederation.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, in the outdoor area of the Marathon Run Museum, the joyful voices and laughter of 120 refugee children from nearby accommodation facilities and children from local communities could be heard as they explored five sports through specially designed activities, with the support of coaches from the Hellenic Olympic Committee. At the end, children and adults came together in an atmosphere of celebration and joy, and every child received a medal, which they wore with pride.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cTogether in Sport \u2013 Phase II\u201d is implemented by METAdrasi (project coordinator), the Hellenic Olympic Committee, and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB). The German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) supports with coordination and co-funding. The project is also co-funded by the AMIF (2021-2027).\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Invisible Barriers \/ Visible Rights<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Every child has the right to be seen, heard and recognised.\r\n\r\nTo mark Refugee Week, METAdrasi organised a creative awareness-raising initiative entitled \u201cInvisible Barriers \/ Visible Rights\u201d, highlighting the challenges faced by refugee children\u2014particularly unaccompanied children\u2014in accessing identification documents and official recognition.\r\n\r\nThe initiative was carried out as part of METAdrasi\u2019s participation in Family for Every Child\u2019s #ChildrenOnTheMove campaign, with the aim of raising awareness of every child\u2019s right to an identity.\r\n\r\nThrough drawings, messages and visual materials, children, adult learners and educators reminded us that these barriers can affect a child\u2019s access to education, healthcare, protection, family life and a sense of belonging.\r\n\r\nEvery child matters. Every child has rights. Every child deserves an identity.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Blog on Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors: Having Someone in Your Corner<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Every unaccompanied child arriving in a new country needs more than procedures: they need someone to stand by them, listen to them, protect them, and ensure that their rights become a reality.\r\nIn the first part of Family for Every Child\u2019s \u201cSeen, Counted and Protected\u201d series, METAdrasi\u2019s experience from the Guardianship Programme for Unaccompanied Minors is presented \u2014 a programme introduced by the Organization for the first time in Greece in 2014.\r\n\r\nThe blog highlights how crucial the presence of a Guardian is in the life of an unaccompanied child \u2014 especially when issues such as age, documentation, access to education, health care, and legal protection directly affect their future.\r\n\r\nBecause systems see data.\r\nGuardians see children.\r\n\r\nRead the blog here.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 1, 2023, the activity of Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece, is being implemented with METAdrasi as the coordinating partner and Praksis as a partner, within the framework of the \"National Guardianship System\" with funding from the \u201cProgramme Greece \u2013 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027\u201d, co-financed by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Every sunrise marks a new beginning<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Each week, through METAdrasi\u2019s escorting missions, unaccompanied children are transferred from refugee camps on the Aegean islands to accommodation facilities on the mainland.METAdrasi\u2019s escorts remain by the children\u2019s side at every stage of the journey, helping ensure that the transfer takes place with dignity, safety, and respect for each child\u2019s individual needs.For every child who arrives in the country alone, this journey can mark the beginning of a new chapter \u2014 one with greater care, protection, and hope.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>METAdrasi starts providing Intercultural Mediation Services in the Healthcare Sector for the South Aegean Region<\/h2><\/div><\/div>PRESS RELEASE\nAthens, 16 June 2026\nMETAdrasi starts providing Intercultural Mediation Services in the Healthcare Sector for the South Aegean Region\nDrawing on more than 15 years of expertise in the provision of interpretation services, METAdrasi has begun covering interpretation and intercultural mediation needs in the healthcare sector in the South Aegean Region.\n\nThis is the first organized and systematic intercultural mediation intervention in the healthcare sector in this specific Region. The three-year activity substantially strengthens equal access to healthcare services. \n\n\u201cWe are particularly pleased that, after many years of efforts to highlight the enormous gap created by the lack of interpretation and intercultural mediation in hospitals, the State has finally taken measures to address this vital need,\u201d stated METAdrasi\u2019s President, Lora Pappa.\n\nEffective communication in healthcare is a constant and long-standing need. Anticipating this need, since its establishment in 2010, METAdrasi has responded to interpretation requests from hospitals, mainly on a voluntary basis using its own resources, alongside support from the European Commission and international organizations. \n\nLaunched in early February, through the activity \u201cProvision of Intercultural Mediation Services in Health Services in the South Aegean Region,\u201d METAdrasi has been making a substantial contribution in ensuring equal healthcare access for refugees and migrants in the South Aegean Region. By facilitating communication, the initiative bridges the gap between healthcare staff\u2014including doctors, nurses, and administrators\u2014and the patients, improving the quality of care provided.\n\nDuring the first quarter of the activity, more than 235 intervention sessions have been carried out, a number that is expected to increase significantly in the coming period. The intercultural mediators specialize in Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Georgian, Russian, Urdu, Pashto, French, Sorani, Kurmanji and Somali, as well as other languages depending on emerging needs. The activity mainly covers the General Hospital of Leros, the General Hospital of Kos, the General Hospital of Rhodes and the General Hospital of Thira, as well as other healthcare centers in the region. \n\n \n\nThe project \u201cProvision of Intercultural Mediation Services in Health Services in the South Aegean Region\u201d is implemented within the framework of the \u201cSouth Aegean 2021\u20132027\u201d Programme and the Priority \u201cHuman Resources and Social Inclusion,\u201d co-funded by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).\n\n\n\nStories from the activity\n\nTwenty-nine-year-old Nour* from Syria arrived at the General Hospital of Kos holding her son by the hand. He had a high fever and severe abdominal pain. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how to explain to the doctors what had happened, and I was afraid they wouldn\u2019t understand. I was very worried,\u201d she says. As soon as METAdrasi\u2019s intercultural mediator arrived, Nour was able to describe her child\u2019s symptoms accurately, answer the doctors\u2019 questions and understand the instructions for his medication. \u201cWhen I heard in my own language what I had to do, I felt that I was not alone. I was able to take proper care of my child.\u201d \n\nForty-one-year-old Farhad* from Afghanistan had to go to the General Hospital of Leros for tests after experiencing severe chest pain. He was extremely anxious, as he could not communicate in Greek and did not understand the procedure he had to follow. METAdrasi\u2019s Dari-speaking intercultural mediator stood by his side from the moment he arrived at reception, helping not only Farhad but also the medical staff to communicate with one another, accurately conveying the doctors\u2019 questions and instructions. \u201cI was very scared, but when someone spoke to me in my own language, I calmed down. I understood what was happening to me and what I needed to do. This makes a huge difference when you are in a foreign country, have health problems and need help.\u201d \n\n*Names have been changed for protection purposes.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Refugee Stories Through Painting<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of World Refugee Day, residents of the Kofinou and Pournara centers \u2014 students of METAdrasi Cyprus \u2014 expressed themselves through painting, creating works that capture their thoughts, experiences, memories and dreams.\nFrom images of Cyprus, homes, doves and sea journeys to more personal and symbolic creations, each artwork tells a unique story. Together, these paintings form a vibrant mosaic of hope, resilience and human expression.\nThe exhibition invites us to look beyond the images: to listen to the voices, memories and aspirations of the people who created them.CourageFamily, Peace, FreedomJourney from Home<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>One more accompaniment towards protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>METAdrasi\u2019s team accompanied six children from a refugee camp, originally from Somalia, Sudan and Egypt, to accommodation facilities in Ioannina and Igoumenitsa.\r\n\r\nWith care, responsibility and respect for each child\u2019s needs, we ensure that their transfer takes place safely and with dignity.\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, 1,500 unaccompanied children have been supported through METAdrasi\u2019s activity of \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d.\r\n\r\nFor every unaccompanied child, safe escorting is another step towards a more stable and protected environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>An unaccompanied child fights to make his dream come true<\/h2><\/div><\/div>An unaccompanied boy had the opportunity to take part in the 2026 National Muay Thai Championship, held at the Olympic facilities in the region of Attica.\r\n\r\nThe teenager has been training consistently for the past few years and had been looking forward to the moment he would step into the ring, alongside other athletes, doing what he loves.\r\n\r\nWith the steady support of his Guardian, who accompanied him throughout the journey, he travelled from Ioannina to Athens and participated in the championship with enthusiasm, responsibility and respect for the rules and his fellow athletes.\r\nMoments like this remind us how important it is for every child to have the space to express themselves, test their strengths and enjoy what they love. Through sport, participation becomes an experience of strength, confidence and connection with others.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Guardians stand by unaccompanied children in their everyday lives, supporting them in the steps they need to take to move forward safely, nurture their talents and pursue their goals.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 1, 2023, the activity of Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece, is being implemented with METAdrasi as the coordinating partner and Praksis as a partner, within the framework of the \u201cNational Guardianship System\u201d with funding from the \u201cProgramme Greece \u2013 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027\u201d, co-financed by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>A family forcibly separated at the border is now on the path to reunification<\/h2><\/div><\/div>In February 2026, a mother from Syria contacted METAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department together with her two minor children and her adult son. She was seeking help to reunite with her husband \u2014 the children\u2019s father \u2014 who had reached the Netherlands as an asylum seeker. She was asking for help to be reunited with her husband and the father of her children, who had arrived in the Netherlands as an asylum seeker.\r\n\r\nThe family had been forcibly separated while trying to reach Greece, when the mother and her children were detained by the Turkish authorities.\r\n\r\nThe case was especially challenging. The Netherlands is among the countries that rarely accept family reunification requests under the Dublin Regulation. Even more rarely are requests accepted when they concern the reunification of adult children with their parents.\r\n\r\nThe first request was rejected at the end of March. But the effort did not stop there. \u038c\u03bc\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af.\r\n\r\nWith METAdrasi\u2019s legal support, a new request for reconsideration was submitted to the Dutch authorities. Eventually, the request was accepted \u2014 not only for the mother and her two minor children, but also for the family\u2019s adult son.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLegal support is not just a procedure. Very often, it is the only way for a human story to be heard and for rights protected by law to be upheld.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department provides specialized legal services to asylum seekers entering Greece through the islands of the Eastern Aegean, with particular focus on people belonging to vulnerable groups and those with increased international protection needs. As part of this work, METAdrasi\u2019s lawyers also represent family reunification cases under the Dublin Regulation, helping asylum seekers be accepted and transferred to other European countries \u2014 and supporting families who were forced apart by persecution, conflict and war to find their way back to one another.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Happy May from METAdrasi\u2019s shelter in Chios!<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of May Day, the unaccompanied children hosted at our facility in Chios, together with the members of our team, created May Day wreaths with colorful flowers.\r\n\r\nA day filled with colors, collaboration, creativity, and smiles \u2014 small moments that bring spring a little closer.\r\n\r\nHappy May Day to everyone!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince August 2023, METAdrasi\u2019s Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Minors in Chios, operates with the support of the Migration and Home Affairs Funds (TAMEY), co-funded by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Every accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Within just 48 hours of receiving the relevant request, a METAdrasi escort arrived in Crete to pick up a 4-year-old girl from Iraq who was being hosted at the General Hospital of Heraklion.\r\n\r\nThe goal was her immediate and safe transfer to an appropriate accommodation facility in Athens, where she would be able to receive the protection and care she needs.\r\n\r\nEvery accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.\r\n\r\nFrom 1 November 2025 to date, more than 1,150 unaccompanied children have been escorted.\r\n\r\nIn this effort, the support of Attica Group has been invaluable. Through Blue Star Ferries, Hellenic Seaways and Anek Lines, the Group provides free transportation. Attica Group has stood firmly by METAdrasi\u2019s side for years and, once again this year, has offered free tickets for the children and their escorts. We warmly thank them for their continued and meaningful support.<\/div><\/article><\/div>- 4<\/span> <\/a><\/li>
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METAdrasi invites refugees and migrants who have a business idea but need guidance to turn it into reality to apply for participation in the Ready4Business programme.\r\n\r\nAfter submitting their application, those who meet the participation requirements will have an individual meeting with the programme team to present and discuss their business idea.\r\n\r\nFollowing this, 15 participants will be selected to receive personalised support in developing their business plan.\r\n\r\nThe programme offers FREE training seminars, one-to-one meetings, legal and tax guidance, and mentoring.\r\n\r\n\ud83d\udcc5 Application deadline: Monday, 31 August 2026\r\n\ud83d\udd17 Fill in the application form, here.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Ready4Business programme is funded through the organisation\u2019s own resources.<\/div><\/article>
<\/span><\/div>Children at the heart of the \u201cTogether in Sport \u2013 Phase II\u201d closing event<\/h2><\/div>
Children at the heart of the \u201cTogether in Sport \u2013 Phase II\u201d closing event<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\r\nPress Release\r\n14\/07\/2026\r\nChildren at the heart of the \u201cTogether in Sport \u2013 Phase II\u201d closing event\r\nChildren, partners and friends of the programme celebrated the journey of \u201cTogether in Sport \u2013 Phase II\u201d at a warm and joyful event held at the Marathon Run Museum on Thursday, 9 July 2026.\r\n\r\nOver a five-year period, \u201cTogether in Sport\u201d gave more than 24,000 refugee children and children from local communities the opportunity to participate on an equal basis in 200 sports activities. They were introduced to Olympic sports, learned about cultural values and took part in cultural events.\r\n\r\nFor refugee children in particular, who accounted for half of the programme\u2019s participants and live in camps and accommodation facilities, the anticipation of leaving the facilities to take part in \u201cTogether in Sport\u201d activities was especially intense and moving. At the same time, activities were also organised within camps.\r\n\r\nBeyond the numbers, \u201cTogether in Sport\u201d leaves behind something far more meaningful, which is almost impossible to capture in tables and indicators: moments of joy, trust and effort. Children who tried a sport for the first time; young people who joined teams; coaches, Olympians, interpreters and volunteers who supported them; and communities that embraced the initiative. Above all, refugee children and children from local communities participated on equal terms, demonstrating that there is no discrimination in sport and culture.\r\n\r\nA distinctive feature of \u201cTogether in Sport\u201d was the special emphasis placed on creating infrastructure that would be freely available to everyone: two beach volleyball courts recently inaugurated in Mytilene, an outdoor fully equipped gym park in Ioannina, a renovated basketball court in Kavala, and an outdoor gym in Piraeus, which is expected to be completed in September.\r\n\r\nThe event was welcomed through a message from the Deputy Minister of Migration and Asylum, Sevi Voloudaki. The Secretary General for Vulnerable Persons and Institutional Protection, Heracles Moskoff, highlighted the importance of sport as a means of inclusion, referring to the timely example of the World Cup, where many players are second- and third-generation descendants of migrants and refugees who now proudly represent the national teams of their host countries.\r\n\r\nWelcoming remarks were also delivered by Lora Pappa, President of METAdrasi, the organisation coordinating the programme; Voula Kozompoli, representing the Hellenic Olympic Committee; Agi Kasoumi, representing the General Secretariat of Sports; Karin Patok from the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees; and Antoni Tobias, representing the German Olympic Sports Confederation.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, in the outdoor area of the Marathon Run Museum, the joyful voices and laughter of 120 refugee children from nearby accommodation facilities and children from local communities could be heard as they explored five sports through specially designed activities, with the support of coaches from the Hellenic Olympic Committee. At the end, children and adults came together in an atmosphere of celebration and joy, and every child received a medal, which they wore with pride.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cTogether in Sport \u2013 Phase II\u201d is implemented by METAdrasi (project coordinator), the Hellenic Olympic Committee, and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB). The German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) supports with coordination and co-funding. The project is also co-funded by the AMIF (2021-2027).\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Invisible Barriers \/ Visible Rights<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Every child has the right to be seen, heard and recognised.\r\n\r\nTo mark Refugee Week, METAdrasi organised a creative awareness-raising initiative entitled \u201cInvisible Barriers \/ Visible Rights\u201d, highlighting the challenges faced by refugee children\u2014particularly unaccompanied children\u2014in accessing identification documents and official recognition.\r\n\r\nThe initiative was carried out as part of METAdrasi\u2019s participation in Family for Every Child\u2019s #ChildrenOnTheMove campaign, with the aim of raising awareness of every child\u2019s right to an identity.\r\n\r\nThrough drawings, messages and visual materials, children, adult learners and educators reminded us that these barriers can affect a child\u2019s access to education, healthcare, protection, family life and a sense of belonging.\r\n\r\nEvery child matters. Every child has rights. Every child deserves an identity.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Blog on Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors: Having Someone in Your Corner<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Every unaccompanied child arriving in a new country needs more than procedures: they need someone to stand by them, listen to them, protect them, and ensure that their rights become a reality.\r\nIn the first part of Family for Every Child\u2019s \u201cSeen, Counted and Protected\u201d series, METAdrasi\u2019s experience from the Guardianship Programme for Unaccompanied Minors is presented \u2014 a programme introduced by the Organization for the first time in Greece in 2014.\r\n\r\nThe blog highlights how crucial the presence of a Guardian is in the life of an unaccompanied child \u2014 especially when issues such as age, documentation, access to education, health care, and legal protection directly affect their future.\r\n\r\nBecause systems see data.\r\nGuardians see children.\r\n\r\nRead the blog here.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 1, 2023, the activity of Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece, is being implemented with METAdrasi as the coordinating partner and Praksis as a partner, within the framework of the \"National Guardianship System\" with funding from the \u201cProgramme Greece \u2013 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027\u201d, co-financed by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Every sunrise marks a new beginning<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Each week, through METAdrasi\u2019s escorting missions, unaccompanied children are transferred from refugee camps on the Aegean islands to accommodation facilities on the mainland.METAdrasi\u2019s escorts remain by the children\u2019s side at every stage of the journey, helping ensure that the transfer takes place with dignity, safety, and respect for each child\u2019s individual needs.For every child who arrives in the country alone, this journey can mark the beginning of a new chapter \u2014 one with greater care, protection, and hope.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>METAdrasi starts providing Intercultural Mediation Services in the Healthcare Sector for the South Aegean Region<\/h2><\/div><\/div>PRESS RELEASE\nAthens, 16 June 2026\nMETAdrasi starts providing Intercultural Mediation Services in the Healthcare Sector for the South Aegean Region\nDrawing on more than 15 years of expertise in the provision of interpretation services, METAdrasi has begun covering interpretation and intercultural mediation needs in the healthcare sector in the South Aegean Region.\n\nThis is the first organized and systematic intercultural mediation intervention in the healthcare sector in this specific Region. The three-year activity substantially strengthens equal access to healthcare services. \n\n\u201cWe are particularly pleased that, after many years of efforts to highlight the enormous gap created by the lack of interpretation and intercultural mediation in hospitals, the State has finally taken measures to address this vital need,\u201d stated METAdrasi\u2019s President, Lora Pappa.\n\nEffective communication in healthcare is a constant and long-standing need. Anticipating this need, since its establishment in 2010, METAdrasi has responded to interpretation requests from hospitals, mainly on a voluntary basis using its own resources, alongside support from the European Commission and international organizations. \n\nLaunched in early February, through the activity \u201cProvision of Intercultural Mediation Services in Health Services in the South Aegean Region,\u201d METAdrasi has been making a substantial contribution in ensuring equal healthcare access for refugees and migrants in the South Aegean Region. By facilitating communication, the initiative bridges the gap between healthcare staff\u2014including doctors, nurses, and administrators\u2014and the patients, improving the quality of care provided.\n\nDuring the first quarter of the activity, more than 235 intervention sessions have been carried out, a number that is expected to increase significantly in the coming period. The intercultural mediators specialize in Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Georgian, Russian, Urdu, Pashto, French, Sorani, Kurmanji and Somali, as well as other languages depending on emerging needs. The activity mainly covers the General Hospital of Leros, the General Hospital of Kos, the General Hospital of Rhodes and the General Hospital of Thira, as well as other healthcare centers in the region. \n\n \n\nThe project \u201cProvision of Intercultural Mediation Services in Health Services in the South Aegean Region\u201d is implemented within the framework of the \u201cSouth Aegean 2021\u20132027\u201d Programme and the Priority \u201cHuman Resources and Social Inclusion,\u201d co-funded by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).\n\n\n\nStories from the activity\n\nTwenty-nine-year-old Nour* from Syria arrived at the General Hospital of Kos holding her son by the hand. He had a high fever and severe abdominal pain. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how to explain to the doctors what had happened, and I was afraid they wouldn\u2019t understand. I was very worried,\u201d she says. As soon as METAdrasi\u2019s intercultural mediator arrived, Nour was able to describe her child\u2019s symptoms accurately, answer the doctors\u2019 questions and understand the instructions for his medication. \u201cWhen I heard in my own language what I had to do, I felt that I was not alone. I was able to take proper care of my child.\u201d \n\nForty-one-year-old Farhad* from Afghanistan had to go to the General Hospital of Leros for tests after experiencing severe chest pain. He was extremely anxious, as he could not communicate in Greek and did not understand the procedure he had to follow. METAdrasi\u2019s Dari-speaking intercultural mediator stood by his side from the moment he arrived at reception, helping not only Farhad but also the medical staff to communicate with one another, accurately conveying the doctors\u2019 questions and instructions. \u201cI was very scared, but when someone spoke to me in my own language, I calmed down. I understood what was happening to me and what I needed to do. This makes a huge difference when you are in a foreign country, have health problems and need help.\u201d \n\n*Names have been changed for protection purposes.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Refugee Stories Through Painting<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of World Refugee Day, residents of the Kofinou and Pournara centers \u2014 students of METAdrasi Cyprus \u2014 expressed themselves through painting, creating works that capture their thoughts, experiences, memories and dreams.\nFrom images of Cyprus, homes, doves and sea journeys to more personal and symbolic creations, each artwork tells a unique story. Together, these paintings form a vibrant mosaic of hope, resilience and human expression.\nThe exhibition invites us to look beyond the images: to listen to the voices, memories and aspirations of the people who created them.CourageFamily, Peace, FreedomJourney from Home<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>One more accompaniment towards protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>METAdrasi\u2019s team accompanied six children from a refugee camp, originally from Somalia, Sudan and Egypt, to accommodation facilities in Ioannina and Igoumenitsa.\r\n\r\nWith care, responsibility and respect for each child\u2019s needs, we ensure that their transfer takes place safely and with dignity.\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, 1,500 unaccompanied children have been supported through METAdrasi\u2019s activity of \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d.\r\n\r\nFor every unaccompanied child, safe escorting is another step towards a more stable and protected environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>An unaccompanied child fights to make his dream come true<\/h2><\/div><\/div>An unaccompanied boy had the opportunity to take part in the 2026 National Muay Thai Championship, held at the Olympic facilities in the region of Attica.\r\n\r\nThe teenager has been training consistently for the past few years and had been looking forward to the moment he would step into the ring, alongside other athletes, doing what he loves.\r\n\r\nWith the steady support of his Guardian, who accompanied him throughout the journey, he travelled from Ioannina to Athens and participated in the championship with enthusiasm, responsibility and respect for the rules and his fellow athletes.\r\nMoments like this remind us how important it is for every child to have the space to express themselves, test their strengths and enjoy what they love. Through sport, participation becomes an experience of strength, confidence and connection with others.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Guardians stand by unaccompanied children in their everyday lives, supporting them in the steps they need to take to move forward safely, nurture their talents and pursue their goals.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 1, 2023, the activity of Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece, is being implemented with METAdrasi as the coordinating partner and Praksis as a partner, within the framework of the \u201cNational Guardianship System\u201d with funding from the \u201cProgramme Greece \u2013 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027\u201d, co-financed by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>A family forcibly separated at the border is now on the path to reunification<\/h2><\/div><\/div>In February 2026, a mother from Syria contacted METAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department together with her two minor children and her adult son. She was seeking help to reunite with her husband \u2014 the children\u2019s father \u2014 who had reached the Netherlands as an asylum seeker. She was asking for help to be reunited with her husband and the father of her children, who had arrived in the Netherlands as an asylum seeker.\r\n\r\nThe family had been forcibly separated while trying to reach Greece, when the mother and her children were detained by the Turkish authorities.\r\n\r\nThe case was especially challenging. The Netherlands is among the countries that rarely accept family reunification requests under the Dublin Regulation. Even more rarely are requests accepted when they concern the reunification of adult children with their parents.\r\n\r\nThe first request was rejected at the end of March. But the effort did not stop there. \u038c\u03bc\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af.\r\n\r\nWith METAdrasi\u2019s legal support, a new request for reconsideration was submitted to the Dutch authorities. Eventually, the request was accepted \u2014 not only for the mother and her two minor children, but also for the family\u2019s adult son.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLegal support is not just a procedure. Very often, it is the only way for a human story to be heard and for rights protected by law to be upheld.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department provides specialized legal services to asylum seekers entering Greece through the islands of the Eastern Aegean, with particular focus on people belonging to vulnerable groups and those with increased international protection needs. As part of this work, METAdrasi\u2019s lawyers also represent family reunification cases under the Dublin Regulation, helping asylum seekers be accepted and transferred to other European countries \u2014 and supporting families who were forced apart by persecution, conflict and war to find their way back to one another.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Happy May from METAdrasi\u2019s shelter in Chios!<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of May Day, the unaccompanied children hosted at our facility in Chios, together with the members of our team, created May Day wreaths with colorful flowers.\r\n\r\nA day filled with colors, collaboration, creativity, and smiles \u2014 small moments that bring spring a little closer.\r\n\r\nHappy May Day to everyone!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince August 2023, METAdrasi\u2019s Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Minors in Chios, operates with the support of the Migration and Home Affairs Funds (TAMEY), co-funded by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Every accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Within just 48 hours of receiving the relevant request, a METAdrasi escort arrived in Crete to pick up a 4-year-old girl from Iraq who was being hosted at the General Hospital of Heraklion.\r\n\r\nThe goal was her immediate and safe transfer to an appropriate accommodation facility in Athens, where she would be able to receive the protection and care she needs.\r\n\r\nEvery accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.\r\n\r\nFrom 1 November 2025 to date, more than 1,150 unaccompanied children have been escorted.\r\n\r\nIn this effort, the support of Attica Group has been invaluable. Through Blue Star Ferries, Hellenic Seaways and Anek Lines, the Group provides free transportation. Attica Group has stood firmly by METAdrasi\u2019s side for years and, once again this year, has offered free tickets for the children and their escorts. We warmly thank them for their continued and meaningful support.<\/div><\/article><\/div>- 4<\/span> <\/a><\/li>
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\r\nPress Release\r\n14\/07\/2026\r\nChildren at the heart of the \u201cTogether in Sport \u2013 Phase II\u201d closing event\r\nChildren, partners and friends of the programme celebrated the journey of \u201cTogether in Sport \u2013 Phase II\u201d at a warm and joyful event held at the Marathon Run Museum on Thursday, 9 July 2026.\r\n\r\nOver a five-year period, \u201cTogether in Sport\u201d gave more than 24,000 refugee children and children from local communities the opportunity to participate on an equal basis in 200 sports activities. They were introduced to Olympic sports, learned about cultural values and took part in cultural events.\r\n\r\nFor refugee children in particular, who accounted for half of the programme\u2019s participants and live in camps and accommodation facilities, the anticipation of leaving the facilities to take part in \u201cTogether in Sport\u201d activities was especially intense and moving. At the same time, activities were also organised within camps.\r\n\r\nBeyond the numbers, \u201cTogether in Sport\u201d leaves behind something far more meaningful, which is almost impossible to capture in tables and indicators: moments of joy, trust and effort. Children who tried a sport for the first time; young people who joined teams; coaches, Olympians, interpreters and volunteers who supported them; and communities that embraced the initiative. Above all, refugee children and children from local communities participated on equal terms, demonstrating that there is no discrimination in sport and culture.\r\n\r\nA distinctive feature of \u201cTogether in Sport\u201d was the special emphasis placed on creating infrastructure that would be freely available to everyone: two beach volleyball courts recently inaugurated in Mytilene, an outdoor fully equipped gym park in Ioannina, a renovated basketball court in Kavala, and an outdoor gym in Piraeus, which is expected to be completed in September.\r\n\r\nThe event was welcomed through a message from the Deputy Minister of Migration and Asylum, Sevi Voloudaki. The Secretary General for Vulnerable Persons and Institutional Protection, Heracles Moskoff, highlighted the importance of sport as a means of inclusion, referring to the timely example of the World Cup, where many players are second- and third-generation descendants of migrants and refugees who now proudly represent the national teams of their host countries.\r\n\r\nWelcoming remarks were also delivered by Lora Pappa, President of METAdrasi, the organisation coordinating the programme; Voula Kozompoli, representing the Hellenic Olympic Committee; Agi Kasoumi, representing the General Secretariat of Sports; Karin Patok from the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees; and Antoni Tobias, representing the German Olympic Sports Confederation.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, in the outdoor area of the Marathon Run Museum, the joyful voices and laughter of 120 refugee children from nearby accommodation facilities and children from local communities could be heard as they explored five sports through specially designed activities, with the support of coaches from the Hellenic Olympic Committee. At the end, children and adults came together in an atmosphere of celebration and joy, and every child received a medal, which they wore with pride.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cTogether in Sport \u2013 Phase II\u201d is implemented by METAdrasi (project coordinator), the Hellenic Olympic Committee, and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB). The German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) supports with coordination and co-funding. The project is also co-funded by the AMIF (2021-2027).\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/article>
<\/span><\/div>Invisible Barriers \/ Visible Rights<\/h2><\/div>
Invisible Barriers \/ Visible Rights<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Every child has the right to be seen, heard and recognised.\r\n\r\nTo mark Refugee Week, METAdrasi organised a creative awareness-raising initiative entitled \u201cInvisible Barriers \/ Visible Rights\u201d, highlighting the challenges faced by refugee children\u2014particularly unaccompanied children\u2014in accessing identification documents and official recognition.\r\n\r\nThe initiative was carried out as part of METAdrasi\u2019s participation in Family for Every Child\u2019s #ChildrenOnTheMove campaign, with the aim of raising awareness of every child\u2019s right to an identity.\r\n\r\nThrough drawings, messages and visual materials, children, adult learners and educators reminded us that these barriers can affect a child\u2019s access to education, healthcare, protection, family life and a sense of belonging.\r\n\r\nEvery child matters. Every child has rights. Every child deserves an identity.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Blog on Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors: Having Someone in Your Corner<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Every unaccompanied child arriving in a new country needs more than procedures: they need someone to stand by them, listen to them, protect them, and ensure that their rights become a reality.\r\nIn the first part of Family for Every Child\u2019s \u201cSeen, Counted and Protected\u201d series, METAdrasi\u2019s experience from the Guardianship Programme for Unaccompanied Minors is presented \u2014 a programme introduced by the Organization for the first time in Greece in 2014.\r\n\r\nThe blog highlights how crucial the presence of a Guardian is in the life of an unaccompanied child \u2014 especially when issues such as age, documentation, access to education, health care, and legal protection directly affect their future.\r\n\r\nBecause systems see data.\r\nGuardians see children.\r\n\r\nRead the blog here.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 1, 2023, the activity of Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece, is being implemented with METAdrasi as the coordinating partner and Praksis as a partner, within the framework of the \"National Guardianship System\" with funding from the \u201cProgramme Greece \u2013 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027\u201d, co-financed by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Every sunrise marks a new beginning<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Each week, through METAdrasi\u2019s escorting missions, unaccompanied children are transferred from refugee camps on the Aegean islands to accommodation facilities on the mainland.METAdrasi\u2019s escorts remain by the children\u2019s side at every stage of the journey, helping ensure that the transfer takes place with dignity, safety, and respect for each child\u2019s individual needs.For every child who arrives in the country alone, this journey can mark the beginning of a new chapter \u2014 one with greater care, protection, and hope.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>METAdrasi starts providing Intercultural Mediation Services in the Healthcare Sector for the South Aegean Region<\/h2><\/div><\/div>PRESS RELEASE\nAthens, 16 June 2026\nMETAdrasi starts providing Intercultural Mediation Services in the Healthcare Sector for the South Aegean Region\nDrawing on more than 15 years of expertise in the provision of interpretation services, METAdrasi has begun covering interpretation and intercultural mediation needs in the healthcare sector in the South Aegean Region.\n\nThis is the first organized and systematic intercultural mediation intervention in the healthcare sector in this specific Region. The three-year activity substantially strengthens equal access to healthcare services. \n\n\u201cWe are particularly pleased that, after many years of efforts to highlight the enormous gap created by the lack of interpretation and intercultural mediation in hospitals, the State has finally taken measures to address this vital need,\u201d stated METAdrasi\u2019s President, Lora Pappa.\n\nEffective communication in healthcare is a constant and long-standing need. Anticipating this need, since its establishment in 2010, METAdrasi has responded to interpretation requests from hospitals, mainly on a voluntary basis using its own resources, alongside support from the European Commission and international organizations. \n\nLaunched in early February, through the activity \u201cProvision of Intercultural Mediation Services in Health Services in the South Aegean Region,\u201d METAdrasi has been making a substantial contribution in ensuring equal healthcare access for refugees and migrants in the South Aegean Region. By facilitating communication, the initiative bridges the gap between healthcare staff\u2014including doctors, nurses, and administrators\u2014and the patients, improving the quality of care provided.\n\nDuring the first quarter of the activity, more than 235 intervention sessions have been carried out, a number that is expected to increase significantly in the coming period. The intercultural mediators specialize in Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Georgian, Russian, Urdu, Pashto, French, Sorani, Kurmanji and Somali, as well as other languages depending on emerging needs. The activity mainly covers the General Hospital of Leros, the General Hospital of Kos, the General Hospital of Rhodes and the General Hospital of Thira, as well as other healthcare centers in the region. \n\n \n\nThe project \u201cProvision of Intercultural Mediation Services in Health Services in the South Aegean Region\u201d is implemented within the framework of the \u201cSouth Aegean 2021\u20132027\u201d Programme and the Priority \u201cHuman Resources and Social Inclusion,\u201d co-funded by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).\n\n\n\nStories from the activity\n\nTwenty-nine-year-old Nour* from Syria arrived at the General Hospital of Kos holding her son by the hand. He had a high fever and severe abdominal pain. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how to explain to the doctors what had happened, and I was afraid they wouldn\u2019t understand. I was very worried,\u201d she says. As soon as METAdrasi\u2019s intercultural mediator arrived, Nour was able to describe her child\u2019s symptoms accurately, answer the doctors\u2019 questions and understand the instructions for his medication. \u201cWhen I heard in my own language what I had to do, I felt that I was not alone. I was able to take proper care of my child.\u201d \n\nForty-one-year-old Farhad* from Afghanistan had to go to the General Hospital of Leros for tests after experiencing severe chest pain. He was extremely anxious, as he could not communicate in Greek and did not understand the procedure he had to follow. METAdrasi\u2019s Dari-speaking intercultural mediator stood by his side from the moment he arrived at reception, helping not only Farhad but also the medical staff to communicate with one another, accurately conveying the doctors\u2019 questions and instructions. \u201cI was very scared, but when someone spoke to me in my own language, I calmed down. I understood what was happening to me and what I needed to do. This makes a huge difference when you are in a foreign country, have health problems and need help.\u201d \n\n*Names have been changed for protection purposes.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Refugee Stories Through Painting<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of World Refugee Day, residents of the Kofinou and Pournara centers \u2014 students of METAdrasi Cyprus \u2014 expressed themselves through painting, creating works that capture their thoughts, experiences, memories and dreams.\nFrom images of Cyprus, homes, doves and sea journeys to more personal and symbolic creations, each artwork tells a unique story. Together, these paintings form a vibrant mosaic of hope, resilience and human expression.\nThe exhibition invites us to look beyond the images: to listen to the voices, memories and aspirations of the people who created them.CourageFamily, Peace, FreedomJourney from Home<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>One more accompaniment towards protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>METAdrasi\u2019s team accompanied six children from a refugee camp, originally from Somalia, Sudan and Egypt, to accommodation facilities in Ioannina and Igoumenitsa.\r\n\r\nWith care, responsibility and respect for each child\u2019s needs, we ensure that their transfer takes place safely and with dignity.\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, 1,500 unaccompanied children have been supported through METAdrasi\u2019s activity of \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d.\r\n\r\nFor every unaccompanied child, safe escorting is another step towards a more stable and protected environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>An unaccompanied child fights to make his dream come true<\/h2><\/div><\/div>An unaccompanied boy had the opportunity to take part in the 2026 National Muay Thai Championship, held at the Olympic facilities in the region of Attica.\r\n\r\nThe teenager has been training consistently for the past few years and had been looking forward to the moment he would step into the ring, alongside other athletes, doing what he loves.\r\n\r\nWith the steady support of his Guardian, who accompanied him throughout the journey, he travelled from Ioannina to Athens and participated in the championship with enthusiasm, responsibility and respect for the rules and his fellow athletes.\r\nMoments like this remind us how important it is for every child to have the space to express themselves, test their strengths and enjoy what they love. Through sport, participation becomes an experience of strength, confidence and connection with others.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Guardians stand by unaccompanied children in their everyday lives, supporting them in the steps they need to take to move forward safely, nurture their talents and pursue their goals.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 1, 2023, the activity of Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece, is being implemented with METAdrasi as the coordinating partner and Praksis as a partner, within the framework of the \u201cNational Guardianship System\u201d with funding from the \u201cProgramme Greece \u2013 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027\u201d, co-financed by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>A family forcibly separated at the border is now on the path to reunification<\/h2><\/div><\/div>In February 2026, a mother from Syria contacted METAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department together with her two minor children and her adult son. She was seeking help to reunite with her husband \u2014 the children\u2019s father \u2014 who had reached the Netherlands as an asylum seeker. She was asking for help to be reunited with her husband and the father of her children, who had arrived in the Netherlands as an asylum seeker.\r\n\r\nThe family had been forcibly separated while trying to reach Greece, when the mother and her children were detained by the Turkish authorities.\r\n\r\nThe case was especially challenging. The Netherlands is among the countries that rarely accept family reunification requests under the Dublin Regulation. Even more rarely are requests accepted when they concern the reunification of adult children with their parents.\r\n\r\nThe first request was rejected at the end of March. But the effort did not stop there. \u038c\u03bc\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af.\r\n\r\nWith METAdrasi\u2019s legal support, a new request for reconsideration was submitted to the Dutch authorities. Eventually, the request was accepted \u2014 not only for the mother and her two minor children, but also for the family\u2019s adult son.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLegal support is not just a procedure. Very often, it is the only way for a human story to be heard and for rights protected by law to be upheld.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department provides specialized legal services to asylum seekers entering Greece through the islands of the Eastern Aegean, with particular focus on people belonging to vulnerable groups and those with increased international protection needs. As part of this work, METAdrasi\u2019s lawyers also represent family reunification cases under the Dublin Regulation, helping asylum seekers be accepted and transferred to other European countries \u2014 and supporting families who were forced apart by persecution, conflict and war to find their way back to one another.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Happy May from METAdrasi\u2019s shelter in Chios!<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of May Day, the unaccompanied children hosted at our facility in Chios, together with the members of our team, created May Day wreaths with colorful flowers.\r\n\r\nA day filled with colors, collaboration, creativity, and smiles \u2014 small moments that bring spring a little closer.\r\n\r\nHappy May Day to everyone!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince August 2023, METAdrasi\u2019s Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Minors in Chios, operates with the support of the Migration and Home Affairs Funds (TAMEY), co-funded by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Every accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Within just 48 hours of receiving the relevant request, a METAdrasi escort arrived in Crete to pick up a 4-year-old girl from Iraq who was being hosted at the General Hospital of Heraklion.\r\n\r\nThe goal was her immediate and safe transfer to an appropriate accommodation facility in Athens, where she would be able to receive the protection and care she needs.\r\n\r\nEvery accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.\r\n\r\nFrom 1 November 2025 to date, more than 1,150 unaccompanied children have been escorted.\r\n\r\nIn this effort, the support of Attica Group has been invaluable. Through Blue Star Ferries, Hellenic Seaways and Anek Lines, the Group provides free transportation. Attica Group has stood firmly by METAdrasi\u2019s side for years and, once again this year, has offered free tickets for the children and their escorts. We warmly thank them for their continued and meaningful support.<\/div><\/article><\/div>- 4<\/span> <\/a><\/li>
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Every child has the right to be seen, heard and recognised.\r\n\r\nTo mark Refugee Week, METAdrasi organised a creative awareness-raising initiative entitled \u201cInvisible Barriers \/ Visible Rights\u201d, highlighting the challenges faced by refugee children\u2014particularly unaccompanied children\u2014in accessing identification documents and official recognition.\r\n\r\nThe initiative was carried out as part of METAdrasi\u2019s participation in Family for Every Child\u2019s #ChildrenOnTheMove campaign, with the aim of raising awareness of every child\u2019s right to an identity.\r\n\r\nThrough drawings, messages and visual materials, children, adult learners and educators reminded us that these barriers can affect a child\u2019s access to education, healthcare, protection, family life and a sense of belonging.\r\n\r\nEvery child matters. Every child has rights. Every child deserves an identity.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <\/div><\/article>
<\/span><\/div>Blog on Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors: Having Someone in Your Corner<\/h2><\/div>
Blog on Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors: Having Someone in Your Corner<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Every unaccompanied child arriving in a new country needs more than procedures: they need someone to stand by them, listen to them, protect them, and ensure that their rights become a reality.\r\nIn the first part of Family for Every Child\u2019s \u201cSeen, Counted and Protected\u201d series, METAdrasi\u2019s experience from the Guardianship Programme for Unaccompanied Minors is presented \u2014 a programme introduced by the Organization for the first time in Greece in 2014.\r\n\r\nThe blog highlights how crucial the presence of a Guardian is in the life of an unaccompanied child \u2014 especially when issues such as age, documentation, access to education, health care, and legal protection directly affect their future.\r\n\r\nBecause systems see data.\r\nGuardians see children.\r\n\r\nRead the blog here.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 1, 2023, the activity of Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece, is being implemented with METAdrasi as the coordinating partner and Praksis as a partner, within the framework of the \"National Guardianship System\" with funding from the \u201cProgramme Greece \u2013 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027\u201d, co-financed by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Every sunrise marks a new beginning<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Each week, through METAdrasi\u2019s escorting missions, unaccompanied children are transferred from refugee camps on the Aegean islands to accommodation facilities on the mainland.METAdrasi\u2019s escorts remain by the children\u2019s side at every stage of the journey, helping ensure that the transfer takes place with dignity, safety, and respect for each child\u2019s individual needs.For every child who arrives in the country alone, this journey can mark the beginning of a new chapter \u2014 one with greater care, protection, and hope.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>METAdrasi starts providing Intercultural Mediation Services in the Healthcare Sector for the South Aegean Region<\/h2><\/div><\/div>PRESS RELEASE\nAthens, 16 June 2026\nMETAdrasi starts providing Intercultural Mediation Services in the Healthcare Sector for the South Aegean Region\nDrawing on more than 15 years of expertise in the provision of interpretation services, METAdrasi has begun covering interpretation and intercultural mediation needs in the healthcare sector in the South Aegean Region.\n\nThis is the first organized and systematic intercultural mediation intervention in the healthcare sector in this specific Region. The three-year activity substantially strengthens equal access to healthcare services. \n\n\u201cWe are particularly pleased that, after many years of efforts to highlight the enormous gap created by the lack of interpretation and intercultural mediation in hospitals, the State has finally taken measures to address this vital need,\u201d stated METAdrasi\u2019s President, Lora Pappa.\n\nEffective communication in healthcare is a constant and long-standing need. Anticipating this need, since its establishment in 2010, METAdrasi has responded to interpretation requests from hospitals, mainly on a voluntary basis using its own resources, alongside support from the European Commission and international organizations. \n\nLaunched in early February, through the activity \u201cProvision of Intercultural Mediation Services in Health Services in the South Aegean Region,\u201d METAdrasi has been making a substantial contribution in ensuring equal healthcare access for refugees and migrants in the South Aegean Region. By facilitating communication, the initiative bridges the gap between healthcare staff\u2014including doctors, nurses, and administrators\u2014and the patients, improving the quality of care provided.\n\nDuring the first quarter of the activity, more than 235 intervention sessions have been carried out, a number that is expected to increase significantly in the coming period. The intercultural mediators specialize in Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Georgian, Russian, Urdu, Pashto, French, Sorani, Kurmanji and Somali, as well as other languages depending on emerging needs. The activity mainly covers the General Hospital of Leros, the General Hospital of Kos, the General Hospital of Rhodes and the General Hospital of Thira, as well as other healthcare centers in the region. \n\n \n\nThe project \u201cProvision of Intercultural Mediation Services in Health Services in the South Aegean Region\u201d is implemented within the framework of the \u201cSouth Aegean 2021\u20132027\u201d Programme and the Priority \u201cHuman Resources and Social Inclusion,\u201d co-funded by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).\n\n\n\nStories from the activity\n\nTwenty-nine-year-old Nour* from Syria arrived at the General Hospital of Kos holding her son by the hand. He had a high fever and severe abdominal pain. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how to explain to the doctors what had happened, and I was afraid they wouldn\u2019t understand. I was very worried,\u201d she says. As soon as METAdrasi\u2019s intercultural mediator arrived, Nour was able to describe her child\u2019s symptoms accurately, answer the doctors\u2019 questions and understand the instructions for his medication. \u201cWhen I heard in my own language what I had to do, I felt that I was not alone. I was able to take proper care of my child.\u201d \n\nForty-one-year-old Farhad* from Afghanistan had to go to the General Hospital of Leros for tests after experiencing severe chest pain. He was extremely anxious, as he could not communicate in Greek and did not understand the procedure he had to follow. METAdrasi\u2019s Dari-speaking intercultural mediator stood by his side from the moment he arrived at reception, helping not only Farhad but also the medical staff to communicate with one another, accurately conveying the doctors\u2019 questions and instructions. \u201cI was very scared, but when someone spoke to me in my own language, I calmed down. I understood what was happening to me and what I needed to do. This makes a huge difference when you are in a foreign country, have health problems and need help.\u201d \n\n*Names have been changed for protection purposes.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Refugee Stories Through Painting<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of World Refugee Day, residents of the Kofinou and Pournara centers \u2014 students of METAdrasi Cyprus \u2014 expressed themselves through painting, creating works that capture their thoughts, experiences, memories and dreams.\nFrom images of Cyprus, homes, doves and sea journeys to more personal and symbolic creations, each artwork tells a unique story. Together, these paintings form a vibrant mosaic of hope, resilience and human expression.\nThe exhibition invites us to look beyond the images: to listen to the voices, memories and aspirations of the people who created them.CourageFamily, Peace, FreedomJourney from Home<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>One more accompaniment towards protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>METAdrasi\u2019s team accompanied six children from a refugee camp, originally from Somalia, Sudan and Egypt, to accommodation facilities in Ioannina and Igoumenitsa.\r\n\r\nWith care, responsibility and respect for each child\u2019s needs, we ensure that their transfer takes place safely and with dignity.\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, 1,500 unaccompanied children have been supported through METAdrasi\u2019s activity of \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d.\r\n\r\nFor every unaccompanied child, safe escorting is another step towards a more stable and protected environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>An unaccompanied child fights to make his dream come true<\/h2><\/div><\/div>An unaccompanied boy had the opportunity to take part in the 2026 National Muay Thai Championship, held at the Olympic facilities in the region of Attica.\r\n\r\nThe teenager has been training consistently for the past few years and had been looking forward to the moment he would step into the ring, alongside other athletes, doing what he loves.\r\n\r\nWith the steady support of his Guardian, who accompanied him throughout the journey, he travelled from Ioannina to Athens and participated in the championship with enthusiasm, responsibility and respect for the rules and his fellow athletes.\r\nMoments like this remind us how important it is for every child to have the space to express themselves, test their strengths and enjoy what they love. Through sport, participation becomes an experience of strength, confidence and connection with others.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Guardians stand by unaccompanied children in their everyday lives, supporting them in the steps they need to take to move forward safely, nurture their talents and pursue their goals.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 1, 2023, the activity of Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece, is being implemented with METAdrasi as the coordinating partner and Praksis as a partner, within the framework of the \u201cNational Guardianship System\u201d with funding from the \u201cProgramme Greece \u2013 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027\u201d, co-financed by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>A family forcibly separated at the border is now on the path to reunification<\/h2><\/div><\/div>In February 2026, a mother from Syria contacted METAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department together with her two minor children and her adult son. She was seeking help to reunite with her husband \u2014 the children\u2019s father \u2014 who had reached the Netherlands as an asylum seeker. She was asking for help to be reunited with her husband and the father of her children, who had arrived in the Netherlands as an asylum seeker.\r\n\r\nThe family had been forcibly separated while trying to reach Greece, when the mother and her children were detained by the Turkish authorities.\r\n\r\nThe case was especially challenging. The Netherlands is among the countries that rarely accept family reunification requests under the Dublin Regulation. Even more rarely are requests accepted when they concern the reunification of adult children with their parents.\r\n\r\nThe first request was rejected at the end of March. But the effort did not stop there. \u038c\u03bc\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af.\r\n\r\nWith METAdrasi\u2019s legal support, a new request for reconsideration was submitted to the Dutch authorities. Eventually, the request was accepted \u2014 not only for the mother and her two minor children, but also for the family\u2019s adult son.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLegal support is not just a procedure. Very often, it is the only way for a human story to be heard and for rights protected by law to be upheld.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department provides specialized legal services to asylum seekers entering Greece through the islands of the Eastern Aegean, with particular focus on people belonging to vulnerable groups and those with increased international protection needs. As part of this work, METAdrasi\u2019s lawyers also represent family reunification cases under the Dublin Regulation, helping asylum seekers be accepted and transferred to other European countries \u2014 and supporting families who were forced apart by persecution, conflict and war to find their way back to one another.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Happy May from METAdrasi\u2019s shelter in Chios!<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of May Day, the unaccompanied children hosted at our facility in Chios, together with the members of our team, created May Day wreaths with colorful flowers.\r\n\r\nA day filled with colors, collaboration, creativity, and smiles \u2014 small moments that bring spring a little closer.\r\n\r\nHappy May Day to everyone!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince August 2023, METAdrasi\u2019s Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Minors in Chios, operates with the support of the Migration and Home Affairs Funds (TAMEY), co-funded by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Every accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Within just 48 hours of receiving the relevant request, a METAdrasi escort arrived in Crete to pick up a 4-year-old girl from Iraq who was being hosted at the General Hospital of Heraklion.\r\n\r\nThe goal was her immediate and safe transfer to an appropriate accommodation facility in Athens, where she would be able to receive the protection and care she needs.\r\n\r\nEvery accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.\r\n\r\nFrom 1 November 2025 to date, more than 1,150 unaccompanied children have been escorted.\r\n\r\nIn this effort, the support of Attica Group has been invaluable. Through Blue Star Ferries, Hellenic Seaways and Anek Lines, the Group provides free transportation. Attica Group has stood firmly by METAdrasi\u2019s side for years and, once again this year, has offered free tickets for the children and their escorts. We warmly thank them for their continued and meaningful support.<\/div><\/article><\/div>- 4<\/span> <\/a><\/li>
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Every unaccompanied child arriving in a new country needs more than procedures: they need someone to stand by them, listen to them, protect them, and ensure that their rights become a reality.\r\nIn the first part of Family for Every Child\u2019s \u201cSeen, Counted and Protected\u201d series, METAdrasi\u2019s experience from the Guardianship Programme for Unaccompanied Minors is presented \u2014 a programme introduced by the Organization for the first time in Greece in 2014.\r\n\r\nThe blog highlights how crucial the presence of a Guardian is in the life of an unaccompanied child \u2014 especially when issues such as age, documentation, access to education, health care, and legal protection directly affect their future.\r\n\r\nBecause systems see data.\r\nGuardians see children.\r\n\r\nRead the blog here.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 1, 2023, the activity of Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece, is being implemented with METAdrasi as the coordinating partner and Praksis as a partner, within the framework of the \"National Guardianship System\" with funding from the \u201cProgramme Greece \u2013 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027\u201d, co-financed by the European Union.<\/div><\/article>
<\/span><\/div>Every sunrise marks a new beginning<\/h2><\/div>
Every sunrise marks a new beginning<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Each week, through METAdrasi\u2019s escorting missions, unaccompanied children are transferred from refugee camps on the Aegean islands to accommodation facilities on the mainland.METAdrasi\u2019s escorts remain by the children\u2019s side at every stage of the journey, helping ensure that the transfer takes place with dignity, safety, and respect for each child\u2019s individual needs.For every child who arrives in the country alone, this journey can mark the beginning of a new chapter \u2014 one with greater care, protection, and hope.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>METAdrasi starts providing Intercultural Mediation Services in the Healthcare Sector for the South Aegean Region<\/h2><\/div><\/div>PRESS RELEASE\nAthens, 16 June 2026\nMETAdrasi starts providing Intercultural Mediation Services in the Healthcare Sector for the South Aegean Region\nDrawing on more than 15 years of expertise in the provision of interpretation services, METAdrasi has begun covering interpretation and intercultural mediation needs in the healthcare sector in the South Aegean Region.\n\nThis is the first organized and systematic intercultural mediation intervention in the healthcare sector in this specific Region. The three-year activity substantially strengthens equal access to healthcare services. \n\n\u201cWe are particularly pleased that, after many years of efforts to highlight the enormous gap created by the lack of interpretation and intercultural mediation in hospitals, the State has finally taken measures to address this vital need,\u201d stated METAdrasi\u2019s President, Lora Pappa.\n\nEffective communication in healthcare is a constant and long-standing need. Anticipating this need, since its establishment in 2010, METAdrasi has responded to interpretation requests from hospitals, mainly on a voluntary basis using its own resources, alongside support from the European Commission and international organizations. \n\nLaunched in early February, through the activity \u201cProvision of Intercultural Mediation Services in Health Services in the South Aegean Region,\u201d METAdrasi has been making a substantial contribution in ensuring equal healthcare access for refugees and migrants in the South Aegean Region. By facilitating communication, the initiative bridges the gap between healthcare staff\u2014including doctors, nurses, and administrators\u2014and the patients, improving the quality of care provided.\n\nDuring the first quarter of the activity, more than 235 intervention sessions have been carried out, a number that is expected to increase significantly in the coming period. The intercultural mediators specialize in Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Georgian, Russian, Urdu, Pashto, French, Sorani, Kurmanji and Somali, as well as other languages depending on emerging needs. The activity mainly covers the General Hospital of Leros, the General Hospital of Kos, the General Hospital of Rhodes and the General Hospital of Thira, as well as other healthcare centers in the region. \n\n \n\nThe project \u201cProvision of Intercultural Mediation Services in Health Services in the South Aegean Region\u201d is implemented within the framework of the \u201cSouth Aegean 2021\u20132027\u201d Programme and the Priority \u201cHuman Resources and Social Inclusion,\u201d co-funded by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).\n\n\n\nStories from the activity\n\nTwenty-nine-year-old Nour* from Syria arrived at the General Hospital of Kos holding her son by the hand. He had a high fever and severe abdominal pain. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how to explain to the doctors what had happened, and I was afraid they wouldn\u2019t understand. I was very worried,\u201d she says. As soon as METAdrasi\u2019s intercultural mediator arrived, Nour was able to describe her child\u2019s symptoms accurately, answer the doctors\u2019 questions and understand the instructions for his medication. \u201cWhen I heard in my own language what I had to do, I felt that I was not alone. I was able to take proper care of my child.\u201d \n\nForty-one-year-old Farhad* from Afghanistan had to go to the General Hospital of Leros for tests after experiencing severe chest pain. He was extremely anxious, as he could not communicate in Greek and did not understand the procedure he had to follow. METAdrasi\u2019s Dari-speaking intercultural mediator stood by his side from the moment he arrived at reception, helping not only Farhad but also the medical staff to communicate with one another, accurately conveying the doctors\u2019 questions and instructions. \u201cI was very scared, but when someone spoke to me in my own language, I calmed down. I understood what was happening to me and what I needed to do. This makes a huge difference when you are in a foreign country, have health problems and need help.\u201d \n\n*Names have been changed for protection purposes.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Refugee Stories Through Painting<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of World Refugee Day, residents of the Kofinou and Pournara centers \u2014 students of METAdrasi Cyprus \u2014 expressed themselves through painting, creating works that capture their thoughts, experiences, memories and dreams.\nFrom images of Cyprus, homes, doves and sea journeys to more personal and symbolic creations, each artwork tells a unique story. Together, these paintings form a vibrant mosaic of hope, resilience and human expression.\nThe exhibition invites us to look beyond the images: to listen to the voices, memories and aspirations of the people who created them.CourageFamily, Peace, FreedomJourney from Home<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>One more accompaniment towards protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>METAdrasi\u2019s team accompanied six children from a refugee camp, originally from Somalia, Sudan and Egypt, to accommodation facilities in Ioannina and Igoumenitsa.\r\n\r\nWith care, responsibility and respect for each child\u2019s needs, we ensure that their transfer takes place safely and with dignity.\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, 1,500 unaccompanied children have been supported through METAdrasi\u2019s activity of \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d.\r\n\r\nFor every unaccompanied child, safe escorting is another step towards a more stable and protected environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>An unaccompanied child fights to make his dream come true<\/h2><\/div><\/div>An unaccompanied boy had the opportunity to take part in the 2026 National Muay Thai Championship, held at the Olympic facilities in the region of Attica.\r\n\r\nThe teenager has been training consistently for the past few years and had been looking forward to the moment he would step into the ring, alongside other athletes, doing what he loves.\r\n\r\nWith the steady support of his Guardian, who accompanied him throughout the journey, he travelled from Ioannina to Athens and participated in the championship with enthusiasm, responsibility and respect for the rules and his fellow athletes.\r\nMoments like this remind us how important it is for every child to have the space to express themselves, test their strengths and enjoy what they love. Through sport, participation becomes an experience of strength, confidence and connection with others.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Guardians stand by unaccompanied children in their everyday lives, supporting them in the steps they need to take to move forward safely, nurture their talents and pursue their goals.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 1, 2023, the activity of Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece, is being implemented with METAdrasi as the coordinating partner and Praksis as a partner, within the framework of the \u201cNational Guardianship System\u201d with funding from the \u201cProgramme Greece \u2013 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027\u201d, co-financed by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>A family forcibly separated at the border is now on the path to reunification<\/h2><\/div><\/div>In February 2026, a mother from Syria contacted METAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department together with her two minor children and her adult son. She was seeking help to reunite with her husband \u2014 the children\u2019s father \u2014 who had reached the Netherlands as an asylum seeker. She was asking for help to be reunited with her husband and the father of her children, who had arrived in the Netherlands as an asylum seeker.\r\n\r\nThe family had been forcibly separated while trying to reach Greece, when the mother and her children were detained by the Turkish authorities.\r\n\r\nThe case was especially challenging. The Netherlands is among the countries that rarely accept family reunification requests under the Dublin Regulation. Even more rarely are requests accepted when they concern the reunification of adult children with their parents.\r\n\r\nThe first request was rejected at the end of March. But the effort did not stop there. \u038c\u03bc\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af.\r\n\r\nWith METAdrasi\u2019s legal support, a new request for reconsideration was submitted to the Dutch authorities. Eventually, the request was accepted \u2014 not only for the mother and her two minor children, but also for the family\u2019s adult son.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLegal support is not just a procedure. Very often, it is the only way for a human story to be heard and for rights protected by law to be upheld.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department provides specialized legal services to asylum seekers entering Greece through the islands of the Eastern Aegean, with particular focus on people belonging to vulnerable groups and those with increased international protection needs. As part of this work, METAdrasi\u2019s lawyers also represent family reunification cases under the Dublin Regulation, helping asylum seekers be accepted and transferred to other European countries \u2014 and supporting families who were forced apart by persecution, conflict and war to find their way back to one another.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Happy May from METAdrasi\u2019s shelter in Chios!<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of May Day, the unaccompanied children hosted at our facility in Chios, together with the members of our team, created May Day wreaths with colorful flowers.\r\n\r\nA day filled with colors, collaboration, creativity, and smiles \u2014 small moments that bring spring a little closer.\r\n\r\nHappy May Day to everyone!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince August 2023, METAdrasi\u2019s Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Minors in Chios, operates with the support of the Migration and Home Affairs Funds (TAMEY), co-funded by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Every accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Within just 48 hours of receiving the relevant request, a METAdrasi escort arrived in Crete to pick up a 4-year-old girl from Iraq who was being hosted at the General Hospital of Heraklion.\r\n\r\nThe goal was her immediate and safe transfer to an appropriate accommodation facility in Athens, where she would be able to receive the protection and care she needs.\r\n\r\nEvery accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.\r\n\r\nFrom 1 November 2025 to date, more than 1,150 unaccompanied children have been escorted.\r\n\r\nIn this effort, the support of Attica Group has been invaluable. Through Blue Star Ferries, Hellenic Seaways and Anek Lines, the Group provides free transportation. Attica Group has stood firmly by METAdrasi\u2019s side for years and, once again this year, has offered free tickets for the children and their escorts. We warmly thank them for their continued and meaningful support.<\/div><\/article><\/div>- 4<\/span> <\/a><\/li>
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Each week, through METAdrasi\u2019s escorting missions, unaccompanied children are transferred from refugee camps on the Aegean islands to accommodation facilities on the mainland.METAdrasi\u2019s escorts remain by the children\u2019s side at every stage of the journey, helping ensure that the transfer takes place with dignity, safety, and respect for each child\u2019s individual needs.For every child who arrives in the country alone, this journey can mark the beginning of a new chapter \u2014 one with greater care, protection, and hope.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<\/div><\/article>
<\/span><\/div>METAdrasi starts providing Intercultural Mediation Services in the Healthcare Sector for the South Aegean Region<\/h2><\/div>
METAdrasi starts providing Intercultural Mediation Services in the Healthcare Sector for the South Aegean Region<\/h2><\/div><\/div>PRESS RELEASE\nAthens, 16 June 2026\nMETAdrasi starts providing Intercultural Mediation Services in the Healthcare Sector for the South Aegean Region\nDrawing on more than 15 years of expertise in the provision of interpretation services, METAdrasi has begun covering interpretation and intercultural mediation needs in the healthcare sector in the South Aegean Region.\n\nThis is the first organized and systematic intercultural mediation intervention in the healthcare sector in this specific Region. The three-year activity substantially strengthens equal access to healthcare services. \n\n\u201cWe are particularly pleased that, after many years of efforts to highlight the enormous gap created by the lack of interpretation and intercultural mediation in hospitals, the State has finally taken measures to address this vital need,\u201d stated METAdrasi\u2019s President, Lora Pappa.\n\nEffective communication in healthcare is a constant and long-standing need. Anticipating this need, since its establishment in 2010, METAdrasi has responded to interpretation requests from hospitals, mainly on a voluntary basis using its own resources, alongside support from the European Commission and international organizations. \n\nLaunched in early February, through the activity \u201cProvision of Intercultural Mediation Services in Health Services in the South Aegean Region,\u201d METAdrasi has been making a substantial contribution in ensuring equal healthcare access for refugees and migrants in the South Aegean Region. By facilitating communication, the initiative bridges the gap between healthcare staff\u2014including doctors, nurses, and administrators\u2014and the patients, improving the quality of care provided.\n\nDuring the first quarter of the activity, more than 235 intervention sessions have been carried out, a number that is expected to increase significantly in the coming period. The intercultural mediators specialize in Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Georgian, Russian, Urdu, Pashto, French, Sorani, Kurmanji and Somali, as well as other languages depending on emerging needs. The activity mainly covers the General Hospital of Leros, the General Hospital of Kos, the General Hospital of Rhodes and the General Hospital of Thira, as well as other healthcare centers in the region. \n\n \n\nThe project \u201cProvision of Intercultural Mediation Services in Health Services in the South Aegean Region\u201d is implemented within the framework of the \u201cSouth Aegean 2021\u20132027\u201d Programme and the Priority \u201cHuman Resources and Social Inclusion,\u201d co-funded by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).\n\n\n\nStories from the activity\n\nTwenty-nine-year-old Nour* from Syria arrived at the General Hospital of Kos holding her son by the hand. He had a high fever and severe abdominal pain. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how to explain to the doctors what had happened, and I was afraid they wouldn\u2019t understand. I was very worried,\u201d she says. As soon as METAdrasi\u2019s intercultural mediator arrived, Nour was able to describe her child\u2019s symptoms accurately, answer the doctors\u2019 questions and understand the instructions for his medication. \u201cWhen I heard in my own language what I had to do, I felt that I was not alone. I was able to take proper care of my child.\u201d \n\nForty-one-year-old Farhad* from Afghanistan had to go to the General Hospital of Leros for tests after experiencing severe chest pain. He was extremely anxious, as he could not communicate in Greek and did not understand the procedure he had to follow. METAdrasi\u2019s Dari-speaking intercultural mediator stood by his side from the moment he arrived at reception, helping not only Farhad but also the medical staff to communicate with one another, accurately conveying the doctors\u2019 questions and instructions. \u201cI was very scared, but when someone spoke to me in my own language, I calmed down. I understood what was happening to me and what I needed to do. This makes a huge difference when you are in a foreign country, have health problems and need help.\u201d \n\n*Names have been changed for protection purposes.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Refugee Stories Through Painting<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of World Refugee Day, residents of the Kofinou and Pournara centers \u2014 students of METAdrasi Cyprus \u2014 expressed themselves through painting, creating works that capture their thoughts, experiences, memories and dreams.\nFrom images of Cyprus, homes, doves and sea journeys to more personal and symbolic creations, each artwork tells a unique story. Together, these paintings form a vibrant mosaic of hope, resilience and human expression.\nThe exhibition invites us to look beyond the images: to listen to the voices, memories and aspirations of the people who created them.CourageFamily, Peace, FreedomJourney from Home<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>One more accompaniment towards protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>METAdrasi\u2019s team accompanied six children from a refugee camp, originally from Somalia, Sudan and Egypt, to accommodation facilities in Ioannina and Igoumenitsa.\r\n\r\nWith care, responsibility and respect for each child\u2019s needs, we ensure that their transfer takes place safely and with dignity.\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, 1,500 unaccompanied children have been supported through METAdrasi\u2019s activity of \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d.\r\n\r\nFor every unaccompanied child, safe escorting is another step towards a more stable and protected environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>An unaccompanied child fights to make his dream come true<\/h2><\/div><\/div>An unaccompanied boy had the opportunity to take part in the 2026 National Muay Thai Championship, held at the Olympic facilities in the region of Attica.\r\n\r\nThe teenager has been training consistently for the past few years and had been looking forward to the moment he would step into the ring, alongside other athletes, doing what he loves.\r\n\r\nWith the steady support of his Guardian, who accompanied him throughout the journey, he travelled from Ioannina to Athens and participated in the championship with enthusiasm, responsibility and respect for the rules and his fellow athletes.\r\nMoments like this remind us how important it is for every child to have the space to express themselves, test their strengths and enjoy what they love. Through sport, participation becomes an experience of strength, confidence and connection with others.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Guardians stand by unaccompanied children in their everyday lives, supporting them in the steps they need to take to move forward safely, nurture their talents and pursue their goals.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 1, 2023, the activity of Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece, is being implemented with METAdrasi as the coordinating partner and Praksis as a partner, within the framework of the \u201cNational Guardianship System\u201d with funding from the \u201cProgramme Greece \u2013 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027\u201d, co-financed by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>A family forcibly separated at the border is now on the path to reunification<\/h2><\/div><\/div>In February 2026, a mother from Syria contacted METAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department together with her two minor children and her adult son. She was seeking help to reunite with her husband \u2014 the children\u2019s father \u2014 who had reached the Netherlands as an asylum seeker. She was asking for help to be reunited with her husband and the father of her children, who had arrived in the Netherlands as an asylum seeker.\r\n\r\nThe family had been forcibly separated while trying to reach Greece, when the mother and her children were detained by the Turkish authorities.\r\n\r\nThe case was especially challenging. The Netherlands is among the countries that rarely accept family reunification requests under the Dublin Regulation. Even more rarely are requests accepted when they concern the reunification of adult children with their parents.\r\n\r\nThe first request was rejected at the end of March. But the effort did not stop there. \u038c\u03bc\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af.\r\n\r\nWith METAdrasi\u2019s legal support, a new request for reconsideration was submitted to the Dutch authorities. Eventually, the request was accepted \u2014 not only for the mother and her two minor children, but also for the family\u2019s adult son.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLegal support is not just a procedure. Very often, it is the only way for a human story to be heard and for rights protected by law to be upheld.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department provides specialized legal services to asylum seekers entering Greece through the islands of the Eastern Aegean, with particular focus on people belonging to vulnerable groups and those with increased international protection needs. As part of this work, METAdrasi\u2019s lawyers also represent family reunification cases under the Dublin Regulation, helping asylum seekers be accepted and transferred to other European countries \u2014 and supporting families who were forced apart by persecution, conflict and war to find their way back to one another.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Happy May from METAdrasi\u2019s shelter in Chios!<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of May Day, the unaccompanied children hosted at our facility in Chios, together with the members of our team, created May Day wreaths with colorful flowers.\r\n\r\nA day filled with colors, collaboration, creativity, and smiles \u2014 small moments that bring spring a little closer.\r\n\r\nHappy May Day to everyone!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince August 2023, METAdrasi\u2019s Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Minors in Chios, operates with the support of the Migration and Home Affairs Funds (TAMEY), co-funded by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Every accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Within just 48 hours of receiving the relevant request, a METAdrasi escort arrived in Crete to pick up a 4-year-old girl from Iraq who was being hosted at the General Hospital of Heraklion.\r\n\r\nThe goal was her immediate and safe transfer to an appropriate accommodation facility in Athens, where she would be able to receive the protection and care she needs.\r\n\r\nEvery accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.\r\n\r\nFrom 1 November 2025 to date, more than 1,150 unaccompanied children have been escorted.\r\n\r\nIn this effort, the support of Attica Group has been invaluable. Through Blue Star Ferries, Hellenic Seaways and Anek Lines, the Group provides free transportation. Attica Group has stood firmly by METAdrasi\u2019s side for years and, once again this year, has offered free tickets for the children and their escorts. We warmly thank them for their continued and meaningful support.<\/div><\/article><\/div>- 4<\/span> <\/a><\/li>
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PRESS RELEASE\nAthens, 16 June 2026\nMETAdrasi starts providing Intercultural Mediation Services in the Healthcare Sector for the South Aegean Region\nDrawing on more than 15 years of expertise in the provision of interpretation services, METAdrasi has begun covering interpretation and intercultural mediation needs in the healthcare sector in the South Aegean Region.\n\nThis is the first organized and systematic intercultural mediation intervention in the healthcare sector in this specific Region. The three-year activity substantially strengthens equal access to healthcare services. \n\n\u201cWe are particularly pleased that, after many years of efforts to highlight the enormous gap created by the lack of interpretation and intercultural mediation in hospitals, the State has finally taken measures to address this vital need,\u201d stated METAdrasi\u2019s President, Lora Pappa.\n\nEffective communication in healthcare is a constant and long-standing need. Anticipating this need, since its establishment in 2010, METAdrasi has responded to interpretation requests from hospitals, mainly on a voluntary basis using its own resources, alongside support from the European Commission and international organizations. \n\nLaunched in early February, through the activity \u201cProvision of Intercultural Mediation Services in Health Services in the South Aegean Region,\u201d METAdrasi has been making a substantial contribution in ensuring equal healthcare access for refugees and migrants in the South Aegean Region. By facilitating communication, the initiative bridges the gap between healthcare staff\u2014including doctors, nurses, and administrators\u2014and the patients, improving the quality of care provided.\n\nDuring the first quarter of the activity, more than 235 intervention sessions have been carried out, a number that is expected to increase significantly in the coming period. The intercultural mediators specialize in Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Georgian, Russian, Urdu, Pashto, French, Sorani, Kurmanji and Somali, as well as other languages depending on emerging needs. The activity mainly covers the General Hospital of Leros, the General Hospital of Kos, the General Hospital of Rhodes and the General Hospital of Thira, as well as other healthcare centers in the region. \n\n \n\nThe project \u201cProvision of Intercultural Mediation Services in Health Services in the South Aegean Region\u201d is implemented within the framework of the \u201cSouth Aegean 2021\u20132027\u201d Programme and the Priority \u201cHuman Resources and Social Inclusion,\u201d co-funded by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).\n\n\n\nStories from the activity\n\nTwenty-nine-year-old Nour* from Syria arrived at the General Hospital of Kos holding her son by the hand. He had a high fever and severe abdominal pain. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how to explain to the doctors what had happened, and I was afraid they wouldn\u2019t understand. I was very worried,\u201d she says. As soon as METAdrasi\u2019s intercultural mediator arrived, Nour was able to describe her child\u2019s symptoms accurately, answer the doctors\u2019 questions and understand the instructions for his medication. \u201cWhen I heard in my own language what I had to do, I felt that I was not alone. I was able to take proper care of my child.\u201d \n\nForty-one-year-old Farhad* from Afghanistan had to go to the General Hospital of Leros for tests after experiencing severe chest pain. He was extremely anxious, as he could not communicate in Greek and did not understand the procedure he had to follow. METAdrasi\u2019s Dari-speaking intercultural mediator stood by his side from the moment he arrived at reception, helping not only Farhad but also the medical staff to communicate with one another, accurately conveying the doctors\u2019 questions and instructions. \u201cI was very scared, but when someone spoke to me in my own language, I calmed down. I understood what was happening to me and what I needed to do. This makes a huge difference when you are in a foreign country, have health problems and need help.\u201d \n\n*Names have been changed for protection purposes.<\/div><\/article>
<\/span><\/div>Refugee Stories Through Painting<\/h2><\/div>
Refugee Stories Through Painting<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of World Refugee Day, residents of the Kofinou and Pournara centers \u2014 students of METAdrasi Cyprus \u2014 expressed themselves through painting, creating works that capture their thoughts, experiences, memories and dreams.\nFrom images of Cyprus, homes, doves and sea journeys to more personal and symbolic creations, each artwork tells a unique story. Together, these paintings form a vibrant mosaic of hope, resilience and human expression.\nThe exhibition invites us to look beyond the images: to listen to the voices, memories and aspirations of the people who created them.CourageFamily, Peace, FreedomJourney from Home<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>One more accompaniment towards protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>METAdrasi\u2019s team accompanied six children from a refugee camp, originally from Somalia, Sudan and Egypt, to accommodation facilities in Ioannina and Igoumenitsa.\r\n\r\nWith care, responsibility and respect for each child\u2019s needs, we ensure that their transfer takes place safely and with dignity.\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, 1,500 unaccompanied children have been supported through METAdrasi\u2019s activity of \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d.\r\n\r\nFor every unaccompanied child, safe escorting is another step towards a more stable and protected environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>An unaccompanied child fights to make his dream come true<\/h2><\/div><\/div>An unaccompanied boy had the opportunity to take part in the 2026 National Muay Thai Championship, held at the Olympic facilities in the region of Attica.\r\n\r\nThe teenager has been training consistently for the past few years and had been looking forward to the moment he would step into the ring, alongside other athletes, doing what he loves.\r\n\r\nWith the steady support of his Guardian, who accompanied him throughout the journey, he travelled from Ioannina to Athens and participated in the championship with enthusiasm, responsibility and respect for the rules and his fellow athletes.\r\nMoments like this remind us how important it is for every child to have the space to express themselves, test their strengths and enjoy what they love. Through sport, participation becomes an experience of strength, confidence and connection with others.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Guardians stand by unaccompanied children in their everyday lives, supporting them in the steps they need to take to move forward safely, nurture their talents and pursue their goals.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 1, 2023, the activity of Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece, is being implemented with METAdrasi as the coordinating partner and Praksis as a partner, within the framework of the \u201cNational Guardianship System\u201d with funding from the \u201cProgramme Greece \u2013 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027\u201d, co-financed by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>A family forcibly separated at the border is now on the path to reunification<\/h2><\/div><\/div>In February 2026, a mother from Syria contacted METAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department together with her two minor children and her adult son. She was seeking help to reunite with her husband \u2014 the children\u2019s father \u2014 who had reached the Netherlands as an asylum seeker. She was asking for help to be reunited with her husband and the father of her children, who had arrived in the Netherlands as an asylum seeker.\r\n\r\nThe family had been forcibly separated while trying to reach Greece, when the mother and her children were detained by the Turkish authorities.\r\n\r\nThe case was especially challenging. The Netherlands is among the countries that rarely accept family reunification requests under the Dublin Regulation. Even more rarely are requests accepted when they concern the reunification of adult children with their parents.\r\n\r\nThe first request was rejected at the end of March. But the effort did not stop there. \u038c\u03bc\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af.\r\n\r\nWith METAdrasi\u2019s legal support, a new request for reconsideration was submitted to the Dutch authorities. Eventually, the request was accepted \u2014 not only for the mother and her two minor children, but also for the family\u2019s adult son.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLegal support is not just a procedure. Very often, it is the only way for a human story to be heard and for rights protected by law to be upheld.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department provides specialized legal services to asylum seekers entering Greece through the islands of the Eastern Aegean, with particular focus on people belonging to vulnerable groups and those with increased international protection needs. As part of this work, METAdrasi\u2019s lawyers also represent family reunification cases under the Dublin Regulation, helping asylum seekers be accepted and transferred to other European countries \u2014 and supporting families who were forced apart by persecution, conflict and war to find their way back to one another.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Happy May from METAdrasi\u2019s shelter in Chios!<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of May Day, the unaccompanied children hosted at our facility in Chios, together with the members of our team, created May Day wreaths with colorful flowers.\r\n\r\nA day filled with colors, collaboration, creativity, and smiles \u2014 small moments that bring spring a little closer.\r\n\r\nHappy May Day to everyone!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince August 2023, METAdrasi\u2019s Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Minors in Chios, operates with the support of the Migration and Home Affairs Funds (TAMEY), co-funded by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Every accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Within just 48 hours of receiving the relevant request, a METAdrasi escort arrived in Crete to pick up a 4-year-old girl from Iraq who was being hosted at the General Hospital of Heraklion.\r\n\r\nThe goal was her immediate and safe transfer to an appropriate accommodation facility in Athens, where she would be able to receive the protection and care she needs.\r\n\r\nEvery accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.\r\n\r\nFrom 1 November 2025 to date, more than 1,150 unaccompanied children have been escorted.\r\n\r\nIn this effort, the support of Attica Group has been invaluable. Through Blue Star Ferries, Hellenic Seaways and Anek Lines, the Group provides free transportation. Attica Group has stood firmly by METAdrasi\u2019s side for years and, once again this year, has offered free tickets for the children and their escorts. We warmly thank them for their continued and meaningful support.<\/div><\/article><\/div>- 4<\/span> <\/a><\/li>
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On the occasion of World Refugee Day, residents of the Kofinou and Pournara centers \u2014 students of METAdrasi Cyprus \u2014 expressed themselves through painting, creating works that capture their thoughts, experiences, memories and dreams.\nFrom images of Cyprus, homes, doves and sea journeys to more personal and symbolic creations, each artwork tells a unique story. Together, these paintings form a vibrant mosaic of hope, resilience and human expression.\nThe exhibition invites us to look beyond the images: to listen to the voices, memories and aspirations of the people who created them.CourageFamily, Peace, FreedomJourney from Home<\/div><\/article>
<\/span><\/div>One more accompaniment towards protection<\/h2><\/div>
One more accompaniment towards protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>METAdrasi\u2019s team accompanied six children from a refugee camp, originally from Somalia, Sudan and Egypt, to accommodation facilities in Ioannina and Igoumenitsa.\r\n\r\nWith care, responsibility and respect for each child\u2019s needs, we ensure that their transfer takes place safely and with dignity.\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, 1,500 unaccompanied children have been supported through METAdrasi\u2019s activity of \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d.\r\n\r\nFor every unaccompanied child, safe escorting is another step towards a more stable and protected environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>An unaccompanied child fights to make his dream come true<\/h2><\/div><\/div>An unaccompanied boy had the opportunity to take part in the 2026 National Muay Thai Championship, held at the Olympic facilities in the region of Attica.\r\n\r\nThe teenager has been training consistently for the past few years and had been looking forward to the moment he would step into the ring, alongside other athletes, doing what he loves.\r\n\r\nWith the steady support of his Guardian, who accompanied him throughout the journey, he travelled from Ioannina to Athens and participated in the championship with enthusiasm, responsibility and respect for the rules and his fellow athletes.\r\nMoments like this remind us how important it is for every child to have the space to express themselves, test their strengths and enjoy what they love. Through sport, participation becomes an experience of strength, confidence and connection with others.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Guardians stand by unaccompanied children in their everyday lives, supporting them in the steps they need to take to move forward safely, nurture their talents and pursue their goals.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 1, 2023, the activity of Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece, is being implemented with METAdrasi as the coordinating partner and Praksis as a partner, within the framework of the \u201cNational Guardianship System\u201d with funding from the \u201cProgramme Greece \u2013 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027\u201d, co-financed by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>A family forcibly separated at the border is now on the path to reunification<\/h2><\/div><\/div>In February 2026, a mother from Syria contacted METAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department together with her two minor children and her adult son. She was seeking help to reunite with her husband \u2014 the children\u2019s father \u2014 who had reached the Netherlands as an asylum seeker. She was asking for help to be reunited with her husband and the father of her children, who had arrived in the Netherlands as an asylum seeker.\r\n\r\nThe family had been forcibly separated while trying to reach Greece, when the mother and her children were detained by the Turkish authorities.\r\n\r\nThe case was especially challenging. The Netherlands is among the countries that rarely accept family reunification requests under the Dublin Regulation. Even more rarely are requests accepted when they concern the reunification of adult children with their parents.\r\n\r\nThe first request was rejected at the end of March. But the effort did not stop there. \u038c\u03bc\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af.\r\n\r\nWith METAdrasi\u2019s legal support, a new request for reconsideration was submitted to the Dutch authorities. Eventually, the request was accepted \u2014 not only for the mother and her two minor children, but also for the family\u2019s adult son.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLegal support is not just a procedure. Very often, it is the only way for a human story to be heard and for rights protected by law to be upheld.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department provides specialized legal services to asylum seekers entering Greece through the islands of the Eastern Aegean, with particular focus on people belonging to vulnerable groups and those with increased international protection needs. As part of this work, METAdrasi\u2019s lawyers also represent family reunification cases under the Dublin Regulation, helping asylum seekers be accepted and transferred to other European countries \u2014 and supporting families who were forced apart by persecution, conflict and war to find their way back to one another.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Happy May from METAdrasi\u2019s shelter in Chios!<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of May Day, the unaccompanied children hosted at our facility in Chios, together with the members of our team, created May Day wreaths with colorful flowers.\r\n\r\nA day filled with colors, collaboration, creativity, and smiles \u2014 small moments that bring spring a little closer.\r\n\r\nHappy May Day to everyone!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince August 2023, METAdrasi\u2019s Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Minors in Chios, operates with the support of the Migration and Home Affairs Funds (TAMEY), co-funded by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Every accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Within just 48 hours of receiving the relevant request, a METAdrasi escort arrived in Crete to pick up a 4-year-old girl from Iraq who was being hosted at the General Hospital of Heraklion.\r\n\r\nThe goal was her immediate and safe transfer to an appropriate accommodation facility in Athens, where she would be able to receive the protection and care she needs.\r\n\r\nEvery accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.\r\n\r\nFrom 1 November 2025 to date, more than 1,150 unaccompanied children have been escorted.\r\n\r\nIn this effort, the support of Attica Group has been invaluable. 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METAdrasi\u2019s team accompanied six children from a refugee camp, originally from Somalia, Sudan and Egypt, to accommodation facilities in Ioannina and Igoumenitsa.\r\n\r\nWith care, responsibility and respect for each child\u2019s needs, we ensure that their transfer takes place safely and with dignity.\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, 1,500 unaccompanied children have been supported through METAdrasi\u2019s activity of \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d.\r\n\r\nFor every unaccompanied child, safe escorting is another step towards a more stable and protected environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.<\/div><\/article>
<\/span><\/div>An unaccompanied child fights to make his dream come true<\/h2><\/div>
An unaccompanied child fights to make his dream come true<\/h2><\/div><\/div>An unaccompanied boy had the opportunity to take part in the 2026 National Muay Thai Championship, held at the Olympic facilities in the region of Attica.\r\n\r\nThe teenager has been training consistently for the past few years and had been looking forward to the moment he would step into the ring, alongside other athletes, doing what he loves.\r\n\r\nWith the steady support of his Guardian, who accompanied him throughout the journey, he travelled from Ioannina to Athens and participated in the championship with enthusiasm, responsibility and respect for the rules and his fellow athletes.\r\nMoments like this remind us how important it is for every child to have the space to express themselves, test their strengths and enjoy what they love. Through sport, participation becomes an experience of strength, confidence and connection with others.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Guardians stand by unaccompanied children in their everyday lives, supporting them in the steps they need to take to move forward safely, nurture their talents and pursue their goals.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 1, 2023, the activity of Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece, is being implemented with METAdrasi as the coordinating partner and Praksis as a partner, within the framework of the \u201cNational Guardianship System\u201d with funding from the \u201cProgramme Greece \u2013 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027\u201d, co-financed by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>A family forcibly separated at the border is now on the path to reunification<\/h2><\/div><\/div>In February 2026, a mother from Syria contacted METAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department together with her two minor children and her adult son. She was seeking help to reunite with her husband \u2014 the children\u2019s father \u2014 who had reached the Netherlands as an asylum seeker. She was asking for help to be reunited with her husband and the father of her children, who had arrived in the Netherlands as an asylum seeker.\r\n\r\nThe family had been forcibly separated while trying to reach Greece, when the mother and her children were detained by the Turkish authorities.\r\n\r\nThe case was especially challenging. The Netherlands is among the countries that rarely accept family reunification requests under the Dublin Regulation. Even more rarely are requests accepted when they concern the reunification of adult children with their parents.\r\n\r\nThe first request was rejected at the end of March. But the effort did not stop there. \u038c\u03bc\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af.\r\n\r\nWith METAdrasi\u2019s legal support, a new request for reconsideration was submitted to the Dutch authorities. Eventually, the request was accepted \u2014 not only for the mother and her two minor children, but also for the family\u2019s adult son.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLegal support is not just a procedure. Very often, it is the only way for a human story to be heard and for rights protected by law to be upheld.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department provides specialized legal services to asylum seekers entering Greece through the islands of the Eastern Aegean, with particular focus on people belonging to vulnerable groups and those with increased international protection needs. As part of this work, METAdrasi\u2019s lawyers also represent family reunification cases under the Dublin Regulation, helping asylum seekers be accepted and transferred to other European countries \u2014 and supporting families who were forced apart by persecution, conflict and war to find their way back to one another.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Happy May from METAdrasi\u2019s shelter in Chios!<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of May Day, the unaccompanied children hosted at our facility in Chios, together with the members of our team, created May Day wreaths with colorful flowers.\r\n\r\nA day filled with colors, collaboration, creativity, and smiles \u2014 small moments that bring spring a little closer.\r\n\r\nHappy May Day to everyone!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince August 2023, METAdrasi\u2019s Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Minors in Chios, operates with the support of the Migration and Home Affairs Funds (TAMEY), co-funded by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Every accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Within just 48 hours of receiving the relevant request, a METAdrasi escort arrived in Crete to pick up a 4-year-old girl from Iraq who was being hosted at the General Hospital of Heraklion.\r\n\r\nThe goal was her immediate and safe transfer to an appropriate accommodation facility in Athens, where she would be able to receive the protection and care she needs.\r\n\r\nEvery accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.\r\n\r\nFrom 1 November 2025 to date, more than 1,150 unaccompanied children have been escorted.\r\n\r\nIn this effort, the support of Attica Group has been invaluable. 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An unaccompanied boy had the opportunity to take part in the 2026 National Muay Thai Championship, held at the Olympic facilities in the region of Attica.\r\n\r\nThe teenager has been training consistently for the past few years and had been looking forward to the moment he would step into the ring, alongside other athletes, doing what he loves.\r\n\r\nWith the steady support of his Guardian, who accompanied him throughout the journey, he travelled from Ioannina to Athens and participated in the championship with enthusiasm, responsibility and respect for the rules and his fellow athletes.\r\nMoments like this remind us how important it is for every child to have the space to express themselves, test their strengths and enjoy what they love. Through sport, participation becomes an experience of strength, confidence and connection with others.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Guardians stand by unaccompanied children in their everyday lives, supporting them in the steps they need to take to move forward safely, nurture their talents and pursue their goals.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 1, 2023, the activity of Guardianship for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece, is being implemented with METAdrasi as the coordinating partner and Praksis as a partner, within the framework of the \u201cNational Guardianship System\u201d with funding from the \u201cProgramme Greece \u2013 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027\u201d, co-financed by the European Union.<\/div><\/article>
<\/span><\/div>A family forcibly separated at the border is now on the path to reunification<\/h2><\/div>
A family forcibly separated at the border is now on the path to reunification<\/h2><\/div><\/div>In February 2026, a mother from Syria contacted METAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department together with her two minor children and her adult son. She was seeking help to reunite with her husband \u2014 the children\u2019s father \u2014 who had reached the Netherlands as an asylum seeker. She was asking for help to be reunited with her husband and the father of her children, who had arrived in the Netherlands as an asylum seeker.\r\n\r\nThe family had been forcibly separated while trying to reach Greece, when the mother and her children were detained by the Turkish authorities.\r\n\r\nThe case was especially challenging. The Netherlands is among the countries that rarely accept family reunification requests under the Dublin Regulation. Even more rarely are requests accepted when they concern the reunification of adult children with their parents.\r\n\r\nThe first request was rejected at the end of March. But the effort did not stop there. \u038c\u03bc\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af.\r\n\r\nWith METAdrasi\u2019s legal support, a new request for reconsideration was submitted to the Dutch authorities. Eventually, the request was accepted \u2014 not only for the mother and her two minor children, but also for the family\u2019s adult son.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLegal support is not just a procedure. Very often, it is the only way for a human story to be heard and for rights protected by law to be upheld.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department provides specialized legal services to asylum seekers entering Greece through the islands of the Eastern Aegean, with particular focus on people belonging to vulnerable groups and those with increased international protection needs. As part of this work, METAdrasi\u2019s lawyers also represent family reunification cases under the Dublin Regulation, helping asylum seekers be accepted and transferred to other European countries \u2014 and supporting families who were forced apart by persecution, conflict and war to find their way back to one another.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Happy May from METAdrasi\u2019s shelter in Chios!<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of May Day, the unaccompanied children hosted at our facility in Chios, together with the members of our team, created May Day wreaths with colorful flowers.\r\n\r\nA day filled with colors, collaboration, creativity, and smiles \u2014 small moments that bring spring a little closer.\r\n\r\nHappy May Day to everyone!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince August 2023, METAdrasi\u2019s Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Minors in Chios, operates with the support of the Migration and Home Affairs Funds (TAMEY), co-funded by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Every accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Within just 48 hours of receiving the relevant request, a METAdrasi escort arrived in Crete to pick up a 4-year-old girl from Iraq who was being hosted at the General Hospital of Heraklion.\r\n\r\nThe goal was her immediate and safe transfer to an appropriate accommodation facility in Athens, where she would be able to receive the protection and care she needs.\r\n\r\nEvery accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.\r\n\r\nFrom 1 November 2025 to date, more than 1,150 unaccompanied children have been escorted.\r\n\r\nIn this effort, the support of Attica Group has been invaluable. Through Blue Star Ferries, Hellenic Seaways and Anek Lines, the Group provides free transportation. Attica Group has stood firmly by METAdrasi\u2019s side for years and, once again this year, has offered free tickets for the children and their escorts. We warmly thank them for their continued and meaningful support.<\/div><\/article><\/div>- 4<\/span> <\/a><\/li>
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In February 2026, a mother from Syria contacted METAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department together with her two minor children and her adult son. She was seeking help to reunite with her husband \u2014 the children\u2019s father \u2014 who had reached the Netherlands as an asylum seeker. She was asking for help to be reunited with her husband and the father of her children, who had arrived in the Netherlands as an asylum seeker.\r\n\r\nThe family had been forcibly separated while trying to reach Greece, when the mother and her children were detained by the Turkish authorities.\r\n\r\nThe case was especially challenging. The Netherlands is among the countries that rarely accept family reunification requests under the Dublin Regulation. Even more rarely are requests accepted when they concern the reunification of adult children with their parents.\r\n\r\nThe first request was rejected at the end of March. But the effort did not stop there. \u038c\u03bc\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af.\r\n\r\nWith METAdrasi\u2019s legal support, a new request for reconsideration was submitted to the Dutch authorities. Eventually, the request was accepted \u2014 not only for the mother and her two minor children, but also for the family\u2019s adult son.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLegal support is not just a procedure. Very often, it is the only way for a human story to be heard and for rights protected by law to be upheld.\r\n\r\nMETAdrasi\u2019s Legal Aid Department provides specialized legal services to asylum seekers entering Greece through the islands of the Eastern Aegean, with particular focus on people belonging to vulnerable groups and those with increased international protection needs. As part of this work, METAdrasi\u2019s lawyers also represent family reunification cases under the Dublin Regulation, helping asylum seekers be accepted and transferred to other European countries \u2014 and supporting families who were forced apart by persecution, conflict and war to find their way back to one another.<\/div><\/article>
<\/span><\/div>Happy May from METAdrasi\u2019s shelter in Chios!<\/h2><\/div>
Happy May from METAdrasi\u2019s shelter in Chios!<\/h2><\/div><\/div>On the occasion of May Day, the unaccompanied children hosted at our facility in Chios, together with the members of our team, created May Day wreaths with colorful flowers.\r\n\r\nA day filled with colors, collaboration, creativity, and smiles \u2014 small moments that bring spring a little closer.\r\n\r\nHappy May Day to everyone!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince August 2023, METAdrasi\u2019s Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Minors in Chios, operates with the support of the Migration and Home Affairs Funds (TAMEY), co-funded by the European Union.<\/div><\/article><\/span><\/div>Every accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Within just 48 hours of receiving the relevant request, a METAdrasi escort arrived in Crete to pick up a 4-year-old girl from Iraq who was being hosted at the General Hospital of Heraklion.\r\n\r\nThe goal was her immediate and safe transfer to an appropriate accommodation facility in Athens, where she would be able to receive the protection and care she needs.\r\n\r\nEvery accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.\r\n\r\nFrom 1 November 2025 to date, more than 1,150 unaccompanied children have been escorted.\r\n\r\nIn this effort, the support of Attica Group has been invaluable. Through Blue Star Ferries, Hellenic Seaways and Anek Lines, the Group provides free transportation. Attica Group has stood firmly by METAdrasi\u2019s side for years and, once again this year, has offered free tickets for the children and their escorts. We warmly thank them for their continued and meaningful support.<\/div><\/article><\/div>- 4<\/span> <\/a><\/li>
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On the occasion of May Day, the unaccompanied children hosted at our facility in Chios, together with the members of our team, created May Day wreaths with colorful flowers.\r\n\r\nA day filled with colors, collaboration, creativity, and smiles \u2014 small moments that bring spring a little closer.\r\n\r\nHappy May Day to everyone!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince August 2023, METAdrasi\u2019s Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Minors in Chios, operates with the support of the Migration and Home Affairs Funds (TAMEY), co-funded by the European Union.<\/div><\/article>
<\/span><\/div>Every accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection<\/h2><\/div>
Every accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Within just 48 hours of receiving the relevant request, a METAdrasi escort arrived in Crete to pick up a 4-year-old girl from Iraq who was being hosted at the General Hospital of Heraklion.\r\n\r\nThe goal was her immediate and safe transfer to an appropriate accommodation facility in Athens, where she would be able to receive the protection and care she needs.\r\n\r\nEvery accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.\r\n\r\nFrom 1 November 2025 to date, more than 1,150 unaccompanied children have been escorted.\r\n\r\nIn this effort, the support of Attica Group has been invaluable. Through Blue Star Ferries, Hellenic Seaways and Anek Lines, the Group provides free transportation. Attica Group has stood firmly by METAdrasi\u2019s side for years and, once again this year, has offered free tickets for the children and their escorts. We warmly thank them for their continued and meaningful support.<\/div><\/article><\/div>- 4<\/span> <\/a><\/li>
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Within just 48 hours of receiving the relevant request, a METAdrasi escort arrived in Crete to pick up a 4-year-old girl from Iraq who was being hosted at the General Hospital of Heraklion.\r\n\r\nThe goal was her immediate and safe transfer to an appropriate accommodation facility in Athens, where she would be able to receive the protection and care she needs.\r\n\r\nEvery accompaniment support mission is a journey of protection.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince November 2025, METAdrasi\u2019s activity \u201cEscorting missions for unaccompanied children\u201d is implemented in the framework of the project \u201cStrengthening protection systems for unaccompanied migrant children and vulnerable women applicants and beneficiaries of international protection\u201d funded by the National Development Program for the Programming Period 2021-2025 through the Special Coordination and Management Service for Migration and Home Affairs Programmes of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.\r\n\r\nFrom 1 November 2025 to date, more than 1,150 unaccompanied children have been escorted.\r\n\r\nIn this effort, the support of Attica Group has been invaluable. Through Blue Star Ferries, Hellenic Seaways and Anek Lines, the Group provides free transportation. Attica Group has stood firmly by METAdrasi\u2019s side for years and, once again this year, has offered free tickets for the children and their escorts. We warmly thank them for their continued and meaningful support.<\/div><\/article><\/div>
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