Many things in Athens are new, but fortunately there are also some familiar constants.  One such example is our partner organisation Refocus. We are very happy and consider ourselves lucky to be able to work with them again here on the mainland, because the work with Refocus is always very exciting. For the World Refugee …

Suppliers at OHF LesvosOHF Lesvos wouldn’t have worked successfully without the collaboration with local suppliers. Leontis, amongst others, provided OHF with food and cafe supplies.Their efficiency has been incredible. Fifie, one of the coordinators, says “Back then, when we were still cooking, if we noticed that our freshly prepared food wouldn’t be enough for the …

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 …

Meet one of our long term partners: The Lava Project! It is a medical laundry facility which started out working with the medical actors working inside the camp, supporting them in their efforts to get rid of scabies. Currently they are washing the bedding and clothing during bed bug outbreaks at the camp as well …

Running a community centre on Lesvos and supporting people on the move is not possible without you. Not only are the people engaging with people on the move on the ground important, but all our supporters around the world play a very central role. Without all of you reading this newsletter and all the other …

Medical Volunteers International (MVI), our incredible partner, offer mental health services here at OHF for both adults and children who suffer from severe mental health disorders and mental health complaints. We asked Paolo, the children’s program coordinator, to tell us more. “We provide mental health and psychoeducation group activities to children between 3-17 years old. …

We have had another cohort graduate from the ICDL course, which is still being run by our amazing teacher Hosain. Hosain had some beautiful words to say about his students: “I like how hard working my students are. They always do their best to come even when they struggle to get out of the camp. …

The Women’s space has been busy these last weeks with new sewing projects starting!The Pachamama project is an amazing network of volunteers around the world making reusable pads and distributing them to refugees and other vulnerable communities. The project inside the Women’s space has been running for a couple of weeks now, and makes around …

Have you ever heard of Abibliophobia – the fear of running out of reading material? Don’t worry, at OHF we have the cure! We have books for all ages and in many languages.  Now thanks to our fantastic handyman Rowan (once again!), We have brand new bookshelves. Since the library is not being used as …

Socks up! Again, many hundreds more safe passage socks are worn in this world, this year in green/red. We wonder where you are spreading the word about “safe passage” and would love to receive photos and greetings from our happy socks! Send us a mail to fundraising@ohf-lesvos.org or post the picture and tag us. Also …

Our team on the ground has struggled with not being able to properly fulfill the needs of the people in the camp or physically reach them during lockdown. This is why they created an online shop for hygiene items, with the support of the big warehouse Attika Human support. The online shop is currently in …