Emergency Relief for Refugee Families in Greece

Wildfires across Greece, put in danger much of the help Greece was offering to Refugee Families. Please help us support Kids & Families of refugees stacked in Greece,  affected by fire disaster

"Kid and Family" is at the heart of HUG POINTS for Refugees

Due to the huge national disaster  I call out to you for your help. As fires rage across Greece, firstly, I ask for your hands-on support as volunteerand secondly.  I have to remind you that many refugee families are not iscribed to the lists of help that UN (United Nations) has formed, as they try to avoid to stack in Greece jobless, rufless , waiting for their papers for years.

During the national disaster, of the 116 wild fires we faced in Greece, thousands of houses  of locals have been turned into ashes, forcing people to flee their homes and possessions at short notice to save their lives. The Government has to face huge problems already with the pandemic C19 and the Fire Victimes. So even Squats or Hot spots not harmed by the fires, are saffering as volunteering is focused to the fire victimes, doctors and essencials as well.

The fires in Samos island , ruined houses of locals and istallations for hosting Refugee families as well!

In Athens all squats of the north part of the town have been emptied after the evacuation order of the area. Fires left many istallations in ashes!

HOW WE HELPED REFUGEE FAMILIES

Kid & Family offered 2.000 meals in Samos island. The cost of transfer was huge, so we prefered to send our mini van with 3 volunteers (see pictures) who cooked and served the meals, medicines for first aid and clothes on the ground. This way we gave immediate support to Samos island where the damage of the hot spot was huge. Locals helped us a lot to transfer all essencials to the area of the old town of Vathi as they felt released that panic was settled down.

 We had to act FAST to help the families! as they are mostly not able to communicate in any other language but their natal one. The panic and the fear were huge. They coudnt realise where to go or who to call for help as all locals were in danger too!

In Athens due to the evacuation of Malakasa -north Attika- more than 2.000 refugees have been transfered to the structure of Ritsona, already full of people!!

We provided 1. masks for C19 donated from the greek company Mega S.A. and 2. meals due to your constant help (please look the attached pictures).

During the pandemic, it’s a frightening situation. Things are extremely difficult

OUR NEEDS: We ugently need essencials to cover the basic needs of Refugee families, as the new reality is difficult for locals, volunteers and the government.

Please help us to give them the basics! Young children are in despair need and often only one mother is responsible for many kids. Refugee women are in despair and fear rases up for new C19  lockdowns as cases have rased up too! during summer.

We have overpassed all capacity we had.

Every little bit helps. Please dont forget to urge friends , so they help too. We really strugle to help a trementous number of new families in need, due to the wild fires we have experienced.

Warmest thanks

Stay safe

please stay on our site

Links:

• more than 2.000 refugees homeless due to the Fires at Malakasa
• SKARAMANGAS HOT SPOT IN FIRE!!! ON OF THE BIGEST HOT SPOTS
• SAMOS HOT SPOT IN FIRE! REFUGEES ARE HOPELESS

Dear friends,

Our support for refugees arriving in Greece has become even more vital due to Covid 19. Please open 'your HUG' to refugee kids and families, who need your help more than ever, during this unprecedented period of strict lockdown that we have endured over the last16 months. People are hungry and this is leading to an increasing sense of anger and we are afraid that this will soon lead to violence.

We are doing everything we can but are facing a huge problem due to a lack of funds and the usual level of support from our 'helping hands’ who are fearful of the pandemic. 

We are also concerned that Erdogan remains a threatening presence to our country and refugee families.

Our needs

We need to pay essential running costs to ensure that our vehicles can continue to transport food and necessary supplies to families. We need your donations to keep our vehicles on the road, to pay for car insurance, oil and gas (petrol).

We are also in desperate need of necessary nourishment products for the refugee  families undeclared or made unemployed due to the Pandemic and who are trying to survive throughout one of the longest lockdowns in Europe.

Our success

We have had some success in our fund-raising activities. Greek companies have supported all of our demands for hygiene products and protection equipment from Covid 19 with huge quantities of gloves, antiseptics and masks. Thanks to their help and support we escaped the danger of having to stop our distributions, there was a real risk that we would have to stop for safety reasons.

We are also grateful for the support of the Power Health company which provided us with 1,500 bottles of Mourinol and Olister vitamin supplements that helps to build up the immunity of kids and adults to disease.

Our ask

Please find it in your hearts to support these refugee families in Greece. We feel deeply sorry for the pitiful condition of some of these undeclared kids and their families who have re-occupied many of the buildings in the centres of Athens. Many are hoping and trying to leave Greece soon.  They have no work, or any other source of income and cannot cover their most basic needs. They have nothing apart from what we can give them because of their undeclared status.

The Greek Government does provide financial support to all declared refugees, but as human beings we can't abandon to fate those who live in despair because they are undeclared. 

Your donation will be immediately put to use. 

As soon as you complete your donation, your gift will start its journey.

First your money will be turned into food and distributed to one of the thousand families with kids that we support and who are the most vulnerable.

Please send food to save a life today and join our fight against hunger.

Stay on our side, Stay safe!

Links:

• Refugees from evacuations of squatters in Exarchia NOW IN HUNGER