Diogenes NGO

LOCATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION

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Location Athens, Kozani, Thessaloniki and Volos, Greece

Start date 06/15/2016

End date 06/14/2017

Cost of the project -

Foundation funding €31,862,60

Project identifier EUR - 0119

Partners streetfootballworld and Diogenes

Categories Access to Sport - Conflict victims - Personal development

OUR AIM

Diogenes is the Homeless World Cup national partner in Greece, and has worked with refugees since it was set up in 2010.

In addition to welcoming refugees onto its football programme, Diogenes works with a large network of support from other NGOs and state and local governments to provide them with shelter, assistance with their legal status and access to education, Greek language lessons and medical and legal services.

Most of the refugees it works with come from Afghanistan and Iraq.

AID PLANS

Diogenes manages the Greek homeless team. Half the players are refugees or asylum seekers.

• Five tournaments will be held on a portable pitch in areas across Greece that have large numbers of refugees.
• Funding will also be used to expand the programme to offer regular football training in Thessaloniki.

BENEFICIARIES

720 children and young adults aged 14 and over.

LINK

www.shedia.gr and www.homelessworldcup.org

OUR PARTNERS