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One Happy Family
Newsletter
August 2021
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Illegal Push Backs continue to happen despite the highest political criticism and pandemic-restrictions remain in place for the camps. However, it finally seems like OHF is getting back to its vibrant self, providing a safe, pleasant and joyful environment for people:
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the Community Centre had more than 300 visitors a day this week.
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The month of July
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Situation on Lesvos and in Greece
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Covid-19 in Greece and Lesvos Since Monday July 26th, children ages 12-15 are now eligible to be vaccinated in Greece. Around 47% of Greeks are fully vaccinated. 10 out of 11 million Greek nationals have received at least one shot. In July, infection rates were comparable with those from April, just before Greece opened its borders for the summer season. …
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Back to being a busy place
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News from the Community Centre
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Daily business back at OHFThere is a great atmosphere here on the ground with the volunteers. Many of them have not seen the pre-covid days when we had more than 500 visitors a day. It is lovely to see happy visitors return, even if in limited numbers. Like every summer, our opening hours are now from 10:00 to 16:00 so we …
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Europe, can you look me in the Eyes?
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In July, portraits of residents from the Kara Tepe camp were installed in 16 different European cities, as an exhibition from the famous photographer, JR. The exhibition is part of the larger “Inside Out Project”. “Europe, Look me in the Eyes”, originally started in Lesvos, however it soon was echoed by groups across the European continent. The exhibition shows women, …
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The One Happy Family - Support - Germany e.V. association introduces itself
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General, Inside the projects, What can you do?
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Hello everybody! We are Michael, Martina and Ingo and since the beginning of the year we are the new board of One Happy Family - Support - Germany e.V.. The three of us got to know each other in October / November 2019 in the OHF project on Lesbos and already worked together there. When it became clear at the …
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＂OHF ... a very magical place...＂
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Rahman is our all-around man at One Happy Family. He helps with everything from registration of our visitors, preparing lunch, and taking part in distributions. He joined the family last year by teaching in the gym at OHF when it was still open. “I hope the gym will open soon because I really want to help people to look and …
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A dog is believed to be ‘Man’s best friend’. Baddy is everyone's best friend at OHF!! Every day Baddy provides lots of laughter and joy to both visitors and volunteers - adults and children. “Baddy is not just a part of the family - Baddy is the heart of the family. She was born to be here with us - …
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General, What can you do?
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One Happy Family has always been able to continue its activities thanks to all of you! You were making all of this possible by supporting us with your thoughts and following our activities, but also by donating. After this chaotic year that we all experienced, the Community Centre is finally back to being its vibrant self, while providing a safe, …
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A big thank you and goodbye to our years-long board member Tamara
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In the annual meeting of the Swiss Board, Nicolas decided to focus on his work in the coordination team and to withdraw from the Board for the time being. This is totally understandable and simply means to us that he is still there - how lucky we are! Thank you Nico for all you do! Here's to more moments together …
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Content: Isabelle Kaufmann, Kirstine Kruse,
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Bridget Chivers, Jael Tobler
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One Happy Family | https://ohf-lesvos-org | info@ohf-lesvos.org | @ohflesvos
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