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Refugee protection
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The following sections contain information on the most important international treaties and agreements of which Greece is signatory, as well as national legislation relevant to the protection of refugees.
Greece is party to the:
- 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, which provides the internationally recognised definition of a refugee and outlines the legal protection, rights, and assistance a refugee is entitled to receive. Greece has a reservation on Article 26 (which covers freedom of movement) for reasons of national security or public order in exceptional circumstances.
- 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, which expanded the Convention to apply universally and protect all persons fleeing conflict and persecution.
- 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, which established a framework for the international protection of stateless persons.
It is not party to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, which set rules for the conferral and non-withdrawal of citizenship to prevent cases of statelessness from arising, and it has signed but not ratified the 1997 European Convention on Nationality, which establishes principles and rules on nationality.
In addition to these international protection frameworks, and as part of the European Union (EU), Greece is bound by the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) which aimed at introducing EU-wide standards for the equal treatment and protection of refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers entering the EU. The system is governed by five legislative instruments and one agency:
- Asylum Procedures Directive, aiming at setting out the conditions for fair, quick, and quality asylum decisions;
- Reception Conditions Directive, providing common standards for reception conditions across the EU;
- Qualification Directive, clarifying grounds for granting international protection;
- Dublin Regulation, establishing the State responsible for examining the application;
- EURODAC Directive, governing the EU database of asylum seekers fingerprints;
- European Union Agency for Asylum, providing operational and technical assistance to EU Member States in the assessment of applications for international protection.
The CEAS has been reformed by the New Pact on Migration and Asylum (the Pact), approved in 2024 and set to take effect in 2026. The Pact presents a complex package of ten legislative files intended to reform the EU’s migration and asylum system by establishing new EU-wide solutions to long-standing migration challenges.
While the Pact has been presented by EU institutions as delivering the intended results while remaining grounded in European values, human rights organisations and migration experts have long opposed and criticised its reforms. Here you can find a point by point analysis of the Pact by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles.
In addition to its obligations under the aforementioned international instruments, Greece is obligated to respect the international customary legal principle of non-refoulement, which prohibits any country from deporting any person to a country where they face the threat of persecution. However, Greece has been heavily criticised for failing to meet this principle, especially on the widely documented illegal practice of pushing back refugees to Türkiye. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has expressed concern over reports of summary forced return, secret detention without sufficient safeguards, confiscation of personal effect, and intrusive searches. The New York Times (related by InfoMigrants) published video evidence showing Greek authorities forcing 12 individuals into a van before abandoning them on a raft at sea. Médecins San Frontières (Doctors without Borders) published a 2023 report detailing forced returns being carried out by uniformed officers or unknown masked individuals; they also related events of strip–searches, confiscation, and torture. In A.R.E. v Greece (2025) the European Court of Human Rights found Greece in violation of the principle of non-refoulement, awarding the complainant €20,000. Frontex, the EU Border Agency, has since declared it is reviewing 12 serious cases of violations at Greece’s borders; it intends to suggest amendments to Greece’s practices, and holds out a potential cut to funding of coast guard vessels.
In Greece, Refugee Status Determination (RSD) is managed by the Asylum Service (AS).
Law 3907/2011 On the establishment of an Asylum Service and a First Reception Service, transposition into Greek legislation of the provisions of Directive 2008/115/EC “on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals” and other provisions established the Asylum Service (which aims to apply the legislation on asylum and examine asylum applications), the Appeals Authority (which aims to adjudicate on any appeals lodged by refugees), and the First Reception Service (which aims to effectively manage the flow of refugees under acceptable conditions by proper identification, medical screening, and information provision regarding rights). It also transposed into Greek legislation standards and procedures for returning third-country nationals residing illegally in Greece.
Law 4375/2016 On the Organisation and Operation of the Asylum Service, the Appeals Authority, the Reception and Identification Service, the establishment of the General Secretariat for Reception, the transposition into Greek legislation of the provisions of Directive 2013/32/EC “on common procedures for granting and withdrawing the status of international protection (recast) (L 180/29.6.2013), provisions on the employment of beneficiaries of international protection” and other provisions further defined the role of the Asylum Service as an independent authority. It outlined the Regular, Accelerated, and Border procedures for processing asylum claims. This law also established the Reception and Identification Service, and required that all third‐country nationals and stateless persons entering Greece register at designated Reception and Identification Centres (RICs), where biometric data (including fingerprints) and personal information are collected and initial vulnerability assessments conducted. Law 4375/2016 also granted refugees who hold an asylum card the right to access employment.
Law 4636/2019 On International Protection and Other Provisions (available only in Greek) established faster processing times for asylum applications, and imposed stricter deadlines and criteria, for example on the mandated use of precise Greek legal terminology in any potential appeal. It has been criticised by multiple parties such as UNHCR, for reasons such as limiting the right to family unity and increasing possible detention times. This law also controversially introduced a 6-month period before refugees could access employment.
The amending Law 4686/2020 (available only in Greek) expanded the use of detention, including the detention of individuals claiming to be minors. It also introduced heavier regulation for NGOs to be officially registered and operate in Greece.
Law 4939/2022 Ratification of the Code on reception, international protection of third-country nationals and stateless persons, and temporary protection in cases of mass influx of displaced persons (available only in Greek) aims to consolidate Greece’s asylum framework and legislation. It outlines procedures for submitting and appealing asylum decisions. Amnesty International heavily criticised the law’s systematic arbitrary detention through so-called “restrictions of freedom” orders provided for in Article 3.
The Asylum Information Database (AIDA) provides a summary of the relevant legislation and policy in Greece, which you can find here.
If you are seeking asylum in Greece, you can make an application in person at the Reception and Identification Centers (RICs) on the islands (Kos, Leros, Lesvos, Samos, and Chios) and in Evros (Fylakio). If you do not submit an application upon entry in the country, you can submit an application in the RICs of Malakasa and Diavata, after booking an appointment via the Ministry’s online platform here. The competent authorities for receiving a subsequent application are the Regional Asylum Offices or the Asylum Units, only by appointment through the online platform.
If you entered Greece without legal formalities, you will be transferred by authorities to a RIC, where trained staff will collect your data, including fingerprints and a photograph, and record personal details. There will also be an initial interview for you to provide a brief statement of any reasons for seeking international protection and for the authorities to assess any vulnerability needs. You are able to request to contact UNHCR or an organisation providing legal, medical, or psychological assistance.
After registration, your application is forwarded to the Asylum Service. If your application is accepted, you will be issued an International Protection Applicant Card. This card confirms that you are in the asylum process and grants you access to essential services, including temporary accommodation until your case is resolved. A detailed personal interview will then be scheduled with an Asylum Service officer, during which you will be asked to explain your claim for international protection and to provide any supporting evidence.
The Asylum Service then decides whether to grant you refugee or subsidiary protection status, or reject the application. If either status is granted, you can obtain a residence permit (valid for 3 or 1 years respectively) and a travel document.
If your application is rejected, a return decision will be issued or the Dublin III regulation will apply. You have the right to appeal the decision with the Appeals Authority, and free legal assistance is available at this stage.
For more information on the asylum process, see the Ministry of Migration & Asylum’s website, AIDA’s flow chart, or UNHCR’s Help Greece page.
Legal aid organisations
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Email: cases@advocatesabroad.org
Advocates Abroad is a non-profit organisation of field-based and remote volunteer attorneys, interpreters, and asylum experts who provide essential and free legal aid to refugees. Remote legal aid and psychosocial service teams provide legal aid hotlines in several languages and 24/7 online assistance.
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Address: Dim. Petrou 0 Samos, Sámos, Greece
Tel: +30 697 766 8614
Email: samos@avocatssansfrontieres-france.org
Avocats sans Frontieres runs Samos Legal Centre, which provides legal support to refugees on Samos. With a team of Greek, international, and community member volunteers, Samos Legal Center works in collaboration with local actors and partners to ensure access to justice and that the right to seek asylum is protected everywhere.
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Tel: +30 211 41 36664
Defence for Children, through its Child Protection Center, provides direct legal services and support to children. It also investigates and documents children’s rights violations, shares specialised legal expertise with other professionals in the field, and litigates to bring social change.
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Tel: + 30 697 001 7915
Email: contact@equallegalaid.org
Equal Legal Aid operates in and around Thessaloniki, and provides legal aid to refugees. There are multiple forms, ranging from street work, legal clinics, and individual legal counselling.
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Address: Emmanouil Mpenaki 69A, Athina 10681, Greece
Tel: +30 210 3803067
Email: athens@equal-rights.org
Equal Rights Beyond Borders delivers free legal support for refugees. With offices in Athens and Chios and Kos, they are a team of international human rights lawyers who focus on casework and litigation. Their Get Legal Help and Contact pages contain details on their Chios and Kos addresses.
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Email: info@europeanlawyersinlesvos.eu
European Lawyers in Lesvos (ELIL) provide free, independent legal assistance to refugees in Greece. They familiarise asylum seekers with the asylum process and criteria, help them to understand their rights and obligations, and support them to be fully prepared for their interview. ELIL have offices in Athens, Lesvos, Thessaloniki, and Samos – see their Contact page.
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Address: Agiou Therapontos 5, 81131, Mytilini
Email: info@fenixaid.org
Fenix Humanitarian Legal Aid (Fenix) works to provide legal representation, information, protection and case management, family reunification assistance, and impact litigation cases. Fenix’s clients are often among the most vulnerable on the island – they the support individuals with severe physical and mental health conditions, unrecognised unaccompanied minors, survivors of torture or other forms of violence, and survivors of domestic violence, FGM, or other sexual and gender-based violence.
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Address: Solomou 25, Athina 106 82, Greece
Tel: +30 210 3800990-1
Email: gcr1@gcr.gr
The GCR provides free legal and social services to refugees and others entitled to international protection, with special emphasis on the most vulnerable cases, such as unaccompanied minors and victims of human trafficking. Their ultimate goal is to protect these individuals and facilitate their smooth integration into Greek society.
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Address: Knidou 10, Athina 104 40, Greece
Tel: +30 690 855 5973
Email: info@goodwillcaravan.com
Goodwill Caravan provides essential protection services, including emergency aid distributions, shelter for the most vulnerable, and legal and medical support for refugees and displaced populations. Goodwill Caravan offers humanitarian legal aid for detention release cases, family reunification, and asylum case support. They also provide a bus service to legal services.
The primary goals of HIAS’s work in Greece are twofold: the provision of high quality legal support and the provision of psychosocial support. HIAS has a particular focus on the most vulnerable, such as children and survivors of torture or gender-based violence. HIAS’s legal support is free and provides individual representation by staff attorneys, as well as strategic litigation and wraparound services from non-legal service providers.
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Address: Vathy, 83100 Samos
Tel: +30 694 545 3546
Email: info.samos@humanrightslp.eu
The Human Rights Legal Project (HRLP) is a legal aid organisation challenging the systemic and individual human rights abuses that fall outside of the asylum process, including the criminalisation of refugees, pushbacks, arbitrary detention, and denial of access to healthcare.
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Address: Vilara 2, 10437 Athens (Monday to Friday 10 AM to 4 PM)
Tel: +30 210 52 00 894-5
Email: info@bridges.org.uk
Humanitarian Initiative Bridges performs multiple roles. It distributes clothing and food; refers refugees to services and schedules hospital appointments; provides counselling and social care; provides legal access to asylum services. It is also a recognised NGO for refugees to Skype with the local asylum offices, officially declaring their desire to seek asylum.
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Address: Asklipiou 122, Neapoli Sikies 114 71
Tel: +30 695 02 5095 (English, French, Greek) / +30 694 431 8965 (Arabic) / +30 694 281 5962 (Farsi)
Email: khoralegal@gmail.com
Khora Asylum Support Team provides information on the asylum procedure and all surrounding information. They also signpost and make referrals to legal aid organisations or social services in Athens. Additionally, they book hospital appointments and provide accompaniments to hospitals and asylum offices.
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Address: Komninaki 20, 1st floor, Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece 81100
Tel: +30 694 019 8997
Email: info@legalcentrelesvos.org
Legal Centre Lesvos provides free and individual legal information and assistance to refugees who arrived by sea to Lesvos. Besides this continuous and direct support, the Legal Centre also works towards collective justice and structural change as part of local and international movements, including through advocacy and strategic litigation.
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Address: Leof. Alexandras 14, Athina 106 82, Greece
Tel: +30 694 066 2583
Email: coordinator@refugeelegalsupport.org
Refugee Legal Support (RLS) is a team of asylum lawyers who provide legal advice. In Greece, RLS works with beneficiaries to deliver asylum claim legal assistance and family reunification efforts in the UK and EU. RLS runs the Athens Legal Clinic which provides representation throughout the asylum process, emergency interview preparation, specialist support for people who have fled Afghanistan, and family reunification advice for those seeking to reunite with family members in the UK and EU. Finally, RLS runs a Border Violence Research & Litigation Project, which focuses on helping people who have experienced border violence to hold the authorities to account.
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Address: Iasonos Kalampoka 30, 82132, Chios
Tel: +30 22 711 03721
Email: info@rsaegean.org
Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) advocates for refugee rights and provides legal and social assistance. Its team includes lawyers, social workers, researchers, media workers, and interpreters with extensive experience in refugee protection. RSA focuses on legal aid, strategic litigation, and advocacy, addressing issues like family reunification, safe accommodation for vulnerable groups, and preventing forced returns.
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Address: Karaiskaki 28, Athina 105 54, Greece
Tel: 0030 210 3210146
Email: greece.casework@safepassage.org.uk
Safe Passage Greece provides legal support to refugee children who wish to join a family member elsewhere in the EU or UK. They provide social support to refugee children in Greece while supporting them with family reunification claims. They work in collaboration with Safe Passage France and Safe Passage UK in order to guide refugee children through the EU’s Dublin III family reunification mechanism and UK-specific immigration laws.
Organisations providing other support to refugees
Action for Women runs The Pomegranate Project, which provides refugee women in Athens with access to a holistic protection and empowerment model for recovery and reintegration. They provide access to shelter, mental health and psychosocial support, and equip women with the skills and knowledge to seek employment.
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Address: 72 I. Drosopoulou Street, 112 57 Athens
Tel: + 30 210 86 16280
Email: babel@syn-eirmos.gr
Babel Day Centre provides mental health services to refugees in the neighbourhood of Kipseli, Athens. Priority is given to those excluded from mental health services on account of having no residence permit or having an insufficient level of Greek. Emphasis is given to a customised approach and individual treatment plan. Babel also offers support for professionals and volunteers providing refugees with assistance.
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Tel: +30 210 883 8330
Email: hello@betterdays.ngo
Better Days operates in Gekko, Athens. For 15–24 year olds, it provides a non-formal educational centre, with personalised educational plans and counselling support services.
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Address: 52 Kapodistriou Street, 10432 Athens
Tel: +30 210 52 47879
Email: caritashellas@caritas.gr
Caritas Hellas (Caritas Greece) provides a range of programmes including social services, food and clothing distribution, education, counselling, and psychological support. It also has a prison-visiting program that offers ethical support and facilitates links with families.
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Address: 43A 3rd Septemvriou Street, 104 33 Athens
Tel: + 30 210 32 44380
Diotima is a women’s organisation specialising in gender and equality issues. It supports survivors of gender-based violence by providing specialised legal assistance, psychosocial support, and professional counselling. It also raises awareness through campaigns, training, and advocacy initiatives.
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Tel: +47 482 97 381
Email: post@drapenihavet.no
A Drop in the Ocean works with refugees to provide community and capacity building, integration support, and training in IT skills, data, interview preparation, and CV writing.
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Email: office@echo100plus.com
Echo100Plus runs two ‘Echo Hubs’ (Leros and Athens), where refugees residing in RICs can learn and practice new skills and activities. They offer access to professional staff, a technology lab, a small library, and other educational materials. They run language courses, employment coaching, and more.
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Tel (WhatsApp): +30 697 169 3446 (Tuesday to Friday 10 AM to 6 PM)
Email: info.emantes@gmail.com
Emantes supports LGBTQIA+ refugees, providing many services to a community group and to individuals. Emantes has a WhatsApp support line, which can then refer refugees on to its social worker. The social worker can then refer refugees on to Emantes’ psychologist for mental health services. Emantes also runs a legal service, which includes preparation of files and accompaniment before committees. Emantes can also provide food stamps, emergency meals, and referrals to food pantries.
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Email: contact@glocalroots.org
Glocal Roots run a variety of projects – 3 in Athens, 1 on Kos. They focus on refugee women, providing formal employment and a social network with a clothing shop, and providing a welcoming environment with a women’s and kids’ space. They also run the Victoria Community Centre, which provides free meals and beverages, a place for community, and access to vital resources such as education, medical services, legal support, and casework services. On Kos, they run The Hub, where they distribute dry food products, hygiene items, and clothes; they also run language classes, community activities, and employment workshops.
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Address: Likavittou 1, 106 72 Athens , Greece
Tel: +30 210 36 09 825
Email: pr@redcross.gr
The Hellenic Red Cross is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world’s largest humanitarian network. The Movement is bound by seven fundamental principles, including humanity, impartiality, and neutrality, so they help people according to need and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, nationality, sex, gender, or disability. All national societies in the Movement can help you to trace family members who you have been separated from or who have gone missing due to conflict or natural disaster.
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Tel: +30 216 809 9152
Email: info@homeproject.org
Home Project runs 13 shelters across Athens for unaccompanied refugee children. It ensures that every child in its care has mental support, education, and legal assistance.
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Address: 59 Venizelou Street, 546 31 Thessaloniki
Tel: +30 231 29 6392
Email: irida@iridacenter.org
Irida empowers vulnerable women to become active members of society and fulfil their goals. In the women-led community center, women can access legal advice, protection, psychosocial support, and employability services.
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Address: Gymnasiarhou Kateveni 16, Samos 83100
Email: contact@justactionsamos.org
Just Action works on Samos to provide food security, access to hygiene and clothing items, transportation support, and emergency support. Their Free Market provides these products, and has an environmental focus.
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Email: khora.athens@gmail.com
Khora is an Athens-based association which runs a range of projects. Amongst this is a community centre and radio project; a free shop providing clothing, blankets, and toiletries; a social kitchen providing free hot vegan nutritious meals; an arts and crafts space; and KAST (Khora Asylum Support Team).
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Email: info@lhi.org
LHI runs a refugee center near the camps in Serres. They hold classes on a range of subjects, including languages, and they have both a female- and child-friendly space. An aid distribution warehouse provides dry food, fresh produce, and hygiene supplies. See their website for various contact details.
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Address: Filis 68, 104 34 Athens
Tel: +30 210 83 18089
Email: info@lighthouserelief.org
Lighthouse Relief has two main goals. First, to give women and children opportunities for play, sports, and creative outlets; second, to help families find safe housing and access social services. They provide emergency accommodation and food baskets.
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Address: 15 Xenias St., 115 27 Athens
Tel: +30 210 5 200 500
Email: info@msf.gr
Médecins san Frontierès provide first aid to people coming to Lesvos and Samos, and sexual and reproductive healthcare to refugees in Athens.
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Address: 7, 25 Martiou Str, 177 78 Tavros
Tel: +30 214 100 8700
Email: info@metadrasi.org
Metadrasi helps facilitate the reception of refugees in Greece. Their areas of focus are providing quality interpretation in over 60 languages and dialects, protecting unaccompanied and separated children, protecting and supporting other vulnerable groups, and refugee education and integration.
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Address: 28 Geraniou Str., P.C. 105 52, Athens
Email: eka.migroffice@gmail.com
Migrant Point EKA works to assure the integration of refugees into the Greek labour market. It runs collective forms of action (such as unions), and monitors working conditions. It supports refugees integrating into society, and supports them in their relations with institutions like employers, unions, and state bodies. Their office is open from Monday to Friday. For those who can not address the office during the working hours, special information meetings on issues proposed by migrants are organized during Sundays (in migrant languages).
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Tel: + 30 694 222 2535
Email: contact@mobileinfoteam.org
MIT supports refugees for the full duration of their asylum procedures. It empowers refugees by providing information via social media, and responding to enquiries on their hotlines. MIT also provides legal assistance for individual cases. Additionally, MIT researches and writes reports which further advocacy efforts.
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Email: info@movementontheground.com
Movement on the Ground runs ‘CampUs’ in both Lesvos and Athens. They provide safe housing, education and training, and community building. In Athens especially, they provide safe and supportive homes for young refugees turning 18.
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Address: Kilkis, 81, Polykastro, 61200 Greece
Open Cultural Center works to include refugee communities through educational and cultural activities. In Polykastro, it runs a bicycle space (offering free bicycles), a bus service, a community cafeteria, a women’s space, and classes (for children, for learning languages, for CVs, and for computers).
Paréa Lesvos is a community centre, run by an organisation called Europe Cares. Around 10 minutes from the Mavrovouni refugee camp, there is a wide range of services, including food and clothes distributions, legal and psychosocial support, education, and social care activities (including a women-only space). First and foremost, Paréa offers a sense of normalcy and belonging to a displaced community.
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Address: Avlonos 14, Sepolia, 10443 Athens
Tel: +30 211 750 6407
Email: admin@projectarmonia.org
Project Armonia believes in the power of food and cooking to build harmonious communities where people can feel welcome and empowered. They provide nutritious meals and also cooking training.
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Address: 2 Dimitriou Petrou, 831 00 Samos
Email: communications@samosvolunteers.org
Samos Volunteers provides psychosocial support, informal education, and clothing to those living in nearby camps and shelters. Samos Volunteers also runs the Alpha Centre, which is based in Vathy town and has evolved into a community space for all to gather, as well as Alpha Land, which offers classes (especially in English language). They also offer women’s groups. Next to the Alpha Centre, Samos Volunteers runs a free shop that provides a dignified means to shop for new clothes and shoes.
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Tel: +30 210 729 5926 / +30 210 729 59267
Email: ecrpath@gmail.com
Synyparxis, an organisation of the Church of Greece, operates four accommodation centres for unaccompanied minors (two in Athens and one in each of Nikaia and Oraiokastro), providing for basic needs, psychosocial support, and societal integration.
UNHCR created this website as an information hub for Greece. It describes what UNHCR does in Greece and provides information, including specific guidance on applying for asylum and family reunification in Greece.
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Address: Trortz 26, 7th Floor, 126 82 Athens
Tel: +30 210 825 6749
Email: info@velosyouth.org
Velos Youth supports children and young people to restart and rebuild their lives. Its work centres around a safe space in central Athens for young people aged 16–30 years old, which offers a range of services and a way to access partner services. Velos Youth also collaborates with Action for Women and Mazí Housing on The Canopy Collective, which offers an integration program and ensures young people are provided with safe and stable housing.
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Email: contact@w2eu.info
Welcome to Europe is an independent information platform for refugees travelling to Europe. Their website provides country-specific guidance on asylum processes and useful contacts. Please note that the information for Greece was last updated in July 2023.
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Address: Mitilini 811 00, Greece
Tel: +33 679 342 652
Email: info@yogasportwithrefugees.org
Yoga and Sport with Refugees carries out projects in Athens, Lesvos, and Ioannina at gyms and stadium spaces – their programmes include a range of free physical activities such as bodybuilding, Muay Thai, Kung Fu, yoga, Parkour, football, and fitness classes exclusive to women. The majority of coaches come from refugee backgrounds and the delivery of services is rooted in creating a safe space for refugees to care for their mental and physical health. See their Schedules page for addresses and timings.
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