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"To rebuild the lives of children affected by serious illness, and their families, through a life changing Therapeutic Recreation programme in a safe, fun and supportive environment."

ELIL aims to ensure that every person on the Greek island of Lesvos who is seeking international protection is able to receive initial legal assistance, at no cost, from an independent European lawyer with experience in asylum law. We provide support in relation to the first instance asylum interview and/or family reunification applications under the Dublin Regulation, as appropriate.

Since 2017 Glocal Roots has the mission to empower people on the move, guiding them on a their journey towards resilience and autonomy. Our vision is to establish networks and structures that foster self-sufficiency among people with refugee backgrounds. The ultimate goal is not only to assist them in rebuilding their lives but to empower them to actively engage and contribute to their adopted societies. Projects in Greece Victoria Community Center Athens: Our women's space provides a clean, calm, and safe community environment for women every day. Simultaneously, the child-friendly space offers a secure and fun place for children equipped with arts and crafts materials, a toy cooking station, a reading corner, and various playthings. These spaces not only provide essential support but also create opportunities for mothers and fathers to participate in services while their children receive supervised care. In our tailor space we empower women to learn new crafts, undertake personal projects, and pursue meaningful employment. Fully equipped with industrial sewing machines and other tools, the studio facilitates sewing and crochet classes. Additionally, weekly workshops enable the women to learn practical skills such as knotting key rings or bracelets. The Hub, Kos: The Hub, located in Kos town, plays a pivotal role in assisting refugees residing in camps or those who have self-accommodated in the town. Recognizing the challenges refugees face, especially in their initial stages in Greece, the hub focuses on covering basic needs and aiding in their inclusion into society. With a commitment to long-term well-being, the hub offers diverse support, addressing bureaucratic obstacles, and providing a friendly space for refugees to spend their day. Projects in Switzerland Glocal Steps: Glocal Steps supports individuals with a refugee background seeking entry into the Swiss job market. Recognizing the significance of education and employment for social participation, the project emphasizes vocational training as a pathway to sustainable integration. Glocal Meets: The Glocal Meets mentoring program fosters mutual trust and understanding by pairing refugees with citizens of Thurgau in mentoring partnerships. This initiative empowers refugees to step out of isolation, navigate their new environment, and learn about language, culture, as well as the rights and duties of Swiss society. Supper Club: The Glocal Roots 'Supper Club' launched in Zurich and expanded to Basel, promotes social inclusion by creating networks between locals and newcomers in Switzerland. Game Club: The 'Game Club' brings together refugees and locals for card games, further fostering social connections and breaking down barriers. In essence, Glocal Roots is not only addressing immediate needs but also laying the foundation for sustained empowerment, fostering resilience, and nurturing a sense of belonging for displaced individuals in both Greece and Switzerland. Through these diverse initiatives, the organization continues to support people in rebuilding their lives in new countries.

We are an NGO that promotes and protects the rights of vulnerable and marginalised through community empowerment, action oriented research, policy dialogue, and legal aid in Uganda.

Earth Trust works to give tools to tribals and villagers to farm their land in a sustainable way, to develop responsibility for Primary Health solutions with traditional answers and to give rural children inspiration, skills & passion for revitalising their communities & land. Email: earthtrust@gmail.com

To bring together the global palliative care community to improve well-being and reduce unnecessary suffering for those in need of palliative care in collaboration with the regional and national hospice and palliative care organisations and other partners.

We are a South African registered charity dedicated to encouraging disadvantaged individuals and communities to develop to their full potential in sport, education and health. We are committed to using sport as a tool to develop the disadvantaged and vulnerable youth. We do this by; 1. Using direct sports coaching - for its health benefits, improved emotional well being and increased life skills (teamwork, leadership, decision making, communication). 2. Using sport to discuss critical issues - by delivering curriculums on topics such as HIV / AIDS awareness in a fun and interactive manner on the sports field. 3. Using sport for improved education - by providing pathways to success for talented and dedicated individuals through scholarships to top local schools and tertiary education.

Leveraging technology to end social injustices

Safe Water Sports is a non-profit organization, founded the summer of 2015, whose primary scope is the enhancement of safety standards for water related sports and recreational water activities. Safe Water Sports is purely a voluntary initiative and does not receive any funding or financial support from our government. Our vision is to ultimately make our country an example for others to emulate regarding safety requirements and proper standards through knowledge and support to individuals within the athletic industry and to businesses affiliated with recreational water activities and water sports. Our initiative, beyond aiming to improve safety and prevent potential accidents, has a distinct underlying nature of growth and development for our country's vital Industry, tourism. Safe Water Sports can develop into a key contributor to improving Greece's global image to potential travellers selecting our country for their holidays and leisure activities. Involving our citizens is of prime importance to our efforts and initiative. The general public is our central focal point, which we intend to educate, inform, and mobilize, so that each and every public or private sector agency recognizes their importance and involvement. The focus for any public or private sector organization affiliated with aquatics, whether water sports or recreational activities, should clearly revolve around the safety needs of all participants. Safe Water Sports relies heavily on collective actions of our citizens and uses the power of information and technology to promote and strengthen the predominate role of citizens within their area of activities. Safe Water Sports aims to become the central reference point for all water activities taking place in Greece. We want to give people accurate and reliable information on the water-related sports and recreational activities. In Safe Water Sports, citizens can seatch and retrieve all LICENSED watersports centers offering various water activities (e.x. sports, entertainment, diving, leisure) in our country, together with the necessary information related to the applicable laws and safety regulations.

Zahana in Madagascar is dedicated to participatory rural development, education, revitalization of traditional Malagasy medicine, reforestation, and sustainable agriculture. It is Zahana's philosophy that participatory development must be based on local needs and solutions proposed by local people. It means asking communities what they need and working with them collaboratively so they can achieve their goals. Each community's own needs are unique and require a tailor -made response

Echo100Plus is a registered Austrian charity, which was founded in 2012 by a group of friends, most of them Austrians with strong ties to Greece, who were moved to take action when the scale and intensity of the growing economic and social crisis became apparent. We are providing assistance for people in precarious situations in Greece. We are focusing on arriving refugees and receiving communities. We are developing alternative models of cooperation and learning from each other in an increasing social climate of fear. Our mission is to empower and help build new perspectives for the people we support by engaging (international) volunteers thus strengthening civil society. Our emphasis is to establish 'spaces' and 'programs' to enable dialogue and equip/empower all our stakeholder and participants to self-improve their lives.

To build an inclusive community, spark imagination and empower refugees and migrants to choose their paths in life by providing access to knowledge in a space that feels like home.