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One Happy Family
Newsletter
March 2022
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In February 2022, we at OHF packed our bags and moved from Mytilene, Lesvos to Athens. All of you, in your own way, have contributed to One Happy Family in the past five years.
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You and your support have been priceless! We want to thank you and
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we are looking forward to keep working with you in Athens!
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Sad facts from the island and the mainland
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Situation on Lesvos and in Greece
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Introduction to AthensWith OHF opening in Athens, we would like to give you a short overview of the Greek city: With more than 4000 years of history, Athens is Europe’s oldest capital and the birthplace of democracy. The city is home to around 660’00 people with more than 3 million in the greater urban area. The city has 11 major …
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News from the Community Centre
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Handover to Europe Cares After the recent announcement of stopping OHF’s community center activities on Lesvos by the end of February, we are happy to announce that the premises of the center will continue to be available for organisations to run their programs and activities for refugees and asylum seekers on the island thanks to Europe Cares. Europe Cares is …
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A Big Thank You from Us to You
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Five years of One Happy Family Community Centre on Lesvos, means five years of hundreds, maybe thousands, of people involved in making the Centre what it is today. All of the moments from the last five years stay close in our hearts. All the experiences we had have allowed us to go differently through the world. All of you, in your …
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The Community Centre While on Lesvos there is an atmosphere of departure and reminiscence, the project in Athens is starting to grow and blossom.We have had the keys to the new Community Centre for around 5 weeks now. It is near Victoria Square in Central Athens. Entering the new building has a very different feel to what we are used …
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This speech was given at the farewell by our Head of Security Ernest. It was too beautiful not to share!“Thank you everyone for attending to say goodbye to OHF Lesvos, before we meet again in Athens. Today is a special day for me, and very important for me to stand in front of you. Since 2019, I have been working …
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The Greek all-rounder in the family
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Meet Fotini! Our Greek teacher, our allrounder, coordinator of Sporos garden project at OHF, and as one of our community volunteers says, “one of the pillars of OHF”! Fotini, from Athens, has been with us for two years now. She met with OHF as she was continuing her university studies on the island. She started as a regular volunteer, showing …
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People should never have to flee! Not anywhere in the world, not in Europe!We absolutely condemn this new war in Ukraine and we fully stand by all those affected!Peace and freedom are human rights, which most people in Europe were able to enjoy for decades.We have to continue to uphold this by all means and raise our voices to demonstrate …
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Content: Isabelle Kaufmann, Bridget Chivers, Jael Tobler,
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Julia Bürge, Zeynep Kökkaya, Johanna Käser
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One Happy Family | https://ohf-lesvos-org | info@ohf-lesvos.org | @ohflesvos
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