Venture Impact Awards 2021
https://youtu.be/Oz0OH91apEo We are very happy to announce that Odyssea is one of the winners of this year's Venture Impact Award, part of The Hellenic Initiative program and the Helidoni foundation providing support to Greek startups and nonprofits. Our 10,000 € prize will be equally spent to cover ten beneficiaries’ scholarships and will be used to support the
ODYSSEA GOES VIRAL for all the right reasons
The most major news outlets around the world are publishing our story and our efforts helping thousands migrants with skills training in the past five years. AFP News Agency, MSN, France24, courrierinternational, yahoo, fi.fr , A big big thank you!
The letter of thirty-six NGOs to Pope Francis about refugees’ condition in Greece
Athens, December 2, 2021: Thirty-six civil society organizations have sent a letter to Pope Francis regarding the refugee situation in view of his upcoming visit to Greece. In a letter released at an online press conference on Thursday, December 2, the NGOs asked, among other things, to meet with the leader of the Roman Catholic Church
One year after the Moria fire: Few lessons learned as Greece expands barriers to refugees’ protection
Odyssea and 44 other NGOs and civil society groups have today released a report urging the European Union and Greek government to abandon plans to dramatically restrict the movement of people in refugee camps in Greece. With financial and technical support from the European Commission, authorities in Greece are constructing fences and concrete walls around dozens
GREECE DEEMS TURKEY “SAFE”. BUT REFUGEES ARE NOT.
THE SUBSTANTIVE EXAMINATION OF ASYLUM APPLICATIONS IS THE ONLY SAFE SOLUTION FOR REFUGEES With a new Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD) issued on 7 June, the Greek State designates Turkey as a “safe third country” for families, men, women and children of five nationalities seeking international protection in Greece. It is noted that the JMD applies even to those from countries
Empowering Women and Youth with Disabilities in the Digital Age
Our vision is to build a world where people thrive by realizing their full potential. Inclusion is a key component to creating a solid pathway towards achieving that goal and as we have witnessed, vulnerable women and youth with disabilities are primary victims of the lack of inclusion. With the support of the Karl Kahane Foundation, this