Greece
In Greece, more than 2000 refugees arrived each month in 2017. More than 30% of them are children, of whom every 17th is unaccompanied. People have spent extended periods of time in reception and detention facilities, under difficult conditions. On their arrival on the mainland, many struggle to access essential services. To provide families and children with the protection and support they need, we offer psychosocial activities, counselling, safe shelter and non-formal education.
What we do
Child Protection
Key projects
"We support children with protection concerns and their families in a multidisciplinary manner, which includes education, medical, legal, accommodation, and psychosocial support services, in order to build their strengths."
Ilias Varelakis, Case Management Team Leader in Thessaloniki
Read more...Voices of refugee children in Greece
Terre des hommes in Greece
Beneficiaries 2017
10,888 people
Expatriate / local employees
1 / 38
Budget 2018
CHF 3,720,274
Where we work
Supported by
Financial partners
The Swiss Solidarity Foundation is Switzerland’s humanitarian solidarity and fund-raising platform. Swiss Solidarity led by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR idée suisse and also works closely together with the private and print media. Work in the field is carried out by experienced Swiss relief organizations. Particularly in emergency relief, the Swiss Solidarity Foundation is one of Terre des hommes’ principal partners.
Financial partners
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency with the mandate to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself. It assists in voluntary repatriation, local integration or settlement in a third country. Tdh and the UNHCR cooperate particularly in Columbia, Egypt and Burkina Faso.
> www.unhcr.org
Financial partners
UEFA Foundation for children: The Foundation works to improve living conditions for children, to ensure their dignity and to achieve the respect of their fundamental rights in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Terre des hommes is proud to be able to count on the generous support of its internationally renowned partner, the UEFA Foundation for children, to provide assistance to refugee children in Eastern Europe. In 2015, Terre des hommes and its local partners provided emergency aid to thousands of families making their way through Europe, in particular in Serbia, Macedonia and Greece.
Financial partners
European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/index_en
The Swiss Solidarity Foundation is Switzerland’s humanitarian solidarity and fund-raising platform. Swiss Solidarity led by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR idée suisse and also works closely together with the private and print media. Work in the field is carried out by experienced Swiss relief organizations. Particularly in emergency relief, the Swiss Solidarity Foundation is one of Terre des hommes’ principal partners.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency with the mandate to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself. It assists in voluntary repatriation, local integration or settlement in a third country. Tdh and the UNHCR cooperate particularly in Columbia, Egypt and Burkina Faso.
> www.unhcr.org
UEFA Foundation for children: The Foundation works to improve living conditions for children, to ensure their dignity and to achieve the respect of their fundamental rights in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Terre des hommes is proud to be able to count on the generous support of its internationally renowned partner, the UEFA Foundation for children, to provide assistance to refugee children in Eastern Europe. In 2015, Terre des hommes and its local partners provided emergency aid to thousands of families making their way through Europe, in particular in Serbia, Macedonia and Greece.
European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/index_en
Timeline
Latest news
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Humanitarian aid workers where children need them most
Humanitarian aid workers where children need them most
The trauma caused by migration
The trauma caused by migration
Aid provided to record numbers of children in humanitarian crises in 2017
Aid provided to record numbers of children in humanitarian crises in 2017
Syria: giving families back their livelihoods
Syria: giving families back their livelihoods
Bulgaria: we don't leave refugee children alone
Bulgaria: we don't leave refugee children alone
Because every child has the right to a childhood
Because every child has the right to a childhood
Looking towards the future: A day in the life of a Syrian refugee family in Greece
Looking towards the future: A day in the life of a Syrian refugee family in Greece
World Humanitarian Day: Xavier Colin shares facts and figures
World Humanitarian Day: Xavier Colin shares facts and figures
Refugees – a current topic?
Humanitarian aid workers where children need them most
Linked publications
FabLab: An innovation space for refugees
Infographic: non-formal education activities in Greece
Greece: Protective apartments in Epirus
Greece: Psychosocial support
Making an impact for children: Annual Report 2017
Linked publications
Every child in the world has the right to a childhood. It’s that simple.
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