Community Center on Lesvos

"Work WITH the people,
not FOR them"

The One Happy Family Community Center is a place which is built and run together with people from refugee camps on the Greek island of Lesvos.

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Learn about the hisory and the people behind the One Happy Family community center.

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From our blog

  • ‘My impact starts now’
    Tina Leiser She decided to go to Lesvos because she felt the need to know what refugees in Europe go through. After this experience, Tina Leiser is ready to raise awareness in Switzerland. ‘I know my impact in Lesvos was really small. But I needed to come here to understand the whole situation. Now I can take the next step which is raising […]

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This Episode is all about recording, editing and creating Radio.
We present you Radio in Lesvos workshop in #OneHappyFamily organised and led by the three amazing Amelie, Clement and Adrien from Monobloc.

Amelie will explain what they wanted to achieve in their workshop, how it went, what participants learnt and why One Happy Family is a very interesting place to do workshops.
Also two of the participants explain why they loved being part of the whole program, why it is important to be active and learn during the time people are on this island and what they actually learned in this short two weeks. Enjoy the stories and let us know what you think about it!

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One Happy Podcast #8 - One Happy Family Community Center Lesvos OHF

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This Episode is all about recording, editing and creating Radio. We present you the Radio Lesvos workshop in One Happy Family, organised and led by the three amazing volunteers Amelie, Clement and Adr...

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Congrats and thanks Ahmad!

Thank you Ahmad Ebrahimi and great to hear you all !

#MeetTheFamily: Khedr Alahmad and his baby. My message... One Happy Family is a safe haven for my child and me. For this reason we come here often. I only wish for my child to have a peaceful future. #child #safespace #peacefulfuture #wish

#MeetTheFamily: Khedr Alahmad and his baby.
My message... One Happy Family is a safe haven for my child and me. For this reason we come here often. I only wish for my child to have a peaceful future.
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Go go OHF! You set a high moral and ethical benchmark based on evidence and human rights. Extraordinary work

So inspirational... Keeping my head up and heart strong for you guys and the vision. One day God willing I'll contribute to the cause

Good man

#pressreview Moria camp may faces closure if hygiene issues are not being adressed, offensive in Syrias Idlib province may lead to another wave of refugees, and weapons still allowed to be sold to countries engaging in civil wars. * English * Erdogan warns attack on Idlib will send Syrian refugees heading to Europe https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/11/erdogan-warns-attack-idlib-will-send-syrian-refugees-heading/ EU steps up planning for refugee exodus if Assad attacks Idlib https://www.ft.com/content/0aada630-b77a-11e8-bbc3-ccd7de085ffe Greece has the means to help refugees on Lesbos – but does it have the will? https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/sep/13/greece-refugees-lesbos-moria-camp-funding-will NGOs sound alarm over island migrant centers http://www.ekathimerini.com/232577/article/ekathimerini/news/ngos-sound-alarm-over-island-migrant-centers Moria migrant camp faces closure over living conditions http://www.ekathimerini.com/232471/article/ekathimerini/news/moria-migrant-camp-faces-closure-over-living-conditions Greek Hotspots: Complaint against European Asylum Support Office to the EU Ombudsperson https://www.ecchr.eu/en/case/greek-hotspots-complaint-against-european-asylum-support-office-to-the-eu-ombudsperson Accepting charity is an ugly business: my return to the refugee camps, 30 years on https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/15/return-to-refugee-camps-30-years-on-dina-nayeri Meet the refugee entrepreneurs building new lives in Greece https://helprefugees.org/news/meet-the-refugee-entrepreneurs-building-new-lives-in-greece/ Spain makes U-turn, will now sell 400 missiles to Saudi Arabia https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/spain-turn-sell-400-missiles-saudi-arabia-180913144811033.html The Afghanistan war has gone on so long that people born after 9/11 can now enlist https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2018/09/12/afghanistan-war-has-gone-so-long-people-born-after-sept-can-now-enlist/?utm_term=.9781c461966f * German * Mehr als 20.000 Flüchtlinge in der Ostägäis https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2018-09/griechenland-inseln-aegaeis-fluechtlinge-lager?wt_zmc=sm.ext.zonaudev.facebook.ref.zeitde.share.link.x SZ-Serie: Stimmen aus Syrien: Wir sind es leid, Kinder aus unseren Fischernetzen zu ziehen https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/sz-serie-stimmen-aus-syrien-wir-sind-es-leid-kinder-aus-unseren-fischernetzen-zu-ziehen-1.4126529 Idlib: Vor dem Sturm https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2018-09/idlib-syrien-offensive-russland-westen/komplettansicht Bundesrat lehnt die Kriegsgeschäfte-Initiative ab https://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/bundesrat-lehnt-die-kriegsgeschaefte-initiative-ab-ld.1420220 Asylpolitik: Seehofers 69 https://www.zeit.de/2018/38/asylpolitik-abschiebung-fluechtlinge-afghanistan-horst-seehofer * Greek * Η Περιφέρεια Βορείου Αιγαίου κλείνει το hot spot της Μόριας σε 30 μερες https://www.politikalesvos.gr/i-perifereia-voreioy-aigaioy-kleinei-to-hot-spot-tis-morias-se-30-meres/ * Spanish * https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/09/14/actualidad/1536944601_965456.html

#pressreview Moria camp may faces closure if hygiene issues are not being adressed, offensive in Syria's Idlib province may lead to another wave of refugees, and weapons still allowed to be sold to countries engaging in civil wars.

* English *

Erdogan warns attack on Idlib will send Syrian refugees heading to Europe
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/11/erdogan-warns-attack-idlib-will-send-syrian-refugees-heading/

EU steps up planning for refugee exodus if Assad attacks Idlib
www.ft.com/content/0aada630-b77a-11e8-bbc3-ccd7de085ffe

Greece has the means to help refugees on Lesbos – but does it have the will?
www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/sep/13/greece-refugees-lesbos-moria-camp-funding-will

NGOs sound alarm over island migrant centers
www.ekathimerini.com/232577/article/ekathimerini/news/ngos-sound-alarm-over-island-migrant-centers

Moria migrant camp faces closure over living conditions
www.ekathimerini.com/232471/article/ekathimerini/news/moria-migrant-camp-faces-closure-over-livin...

Greek Hotspots: Complaint against European Asylum Support Office to the EU Ombudsperson
www.ecchr.eu/en/case/greek-hotspots-complaint-against-european-asylum-support-office-to-the-eu-om...

'Accepting charity is an ugly business': my return to the refugee camps, 30 years on
www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/15/return-to-refugee-camps-30-years-on-dina-nayeri

Meet the refugee entrepreneurs building new lives in Greece
helprefugees.org/news/meet-the-refugee-entrepreneurs-building-new-lives-in-greece/

Spain makes U-turn, will now sell 400 missiles to Saudi Arabia
www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/spain-turn-sell-400-missiles-saudi-arabia-180913144811033.html

The Afghanistan war has gone on so long that people born after 9/11 can now enlist
www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2018/09/12/afghanistan-war-has-gone-so-long-people-born-...

* German *

Mehr als 20.000 Flüchtlinge in der Ostägäis
www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2018-09/griechenland-inseln-aegaeis-fluechtlinge-lager?wt_zmc=sm.ext....

SZ-Serie: Stimmen aus Syrien: "Wir sind es leid, Kinder aus unseren Fischernetzen zu ziehen"
www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/sz-serie-stimmen-aus-syrien-wir-sind-es-leid-kinder-aus-unseren-fische...

Idlib: Vor dem Sturm
www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2018-09/idlib-syrien-offensive-russland-westen/komplettansicht

Bundesrat lehnt die Kriegsgeschäfte-Initiative ab
www.nzz.ch/schweiz/bundesrat-lehnt-die-kriegsgeschaefte-initiative-ab-ld.1420220

Asylpolitik: Seehofers 69
www.zeit.de/2018/38/asylpolitik-abschiebung-fluechtlinge-afghanistan-horst-seehofer

* Greek *

Η Περιφέρεια Βορείου Αιγαίου κλείνει το hot spot της Μόριας σε 30 μερες
www.politikalesvos.gr/i-perifereia-voreioy-aigaioy-kleinei-to-hot-spot-tis-morias-se-30-meres/

* Spanish *

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