The WEMIN at the «You and I, and those who came after-We are all citizens» event
The WEMIN at the «You and I, and those who came after-We are all citizens» event
On the occasion of the "World Refugee Day", an event entitled "You and I, and those who came after-We are all citizens" took place at the Serafion Center of the Municipality of Athens (22 June 2019). Humanitarian organizations, self-governing bodies and migrant-refugee communities as well as many citizens participated in the event which was open to the general public. Among them were the WEMIN implementation bodies in Greece, HOU-DAISSy Research Group (Coordinator) and Olympic Training & Consulting Ltd (partner).
Serafio Center was an ideal venue, as it is a modern center for sports, culture and innovation, with multi-purpose facilities, accessible and open to everyone. The main aims of the event was to honor the courage and strength of those millions of human beings, who have been forced to leave their homeland, and at the same time to raise public awareness of the issue of their integration into host societies. The event enabled dissemination of information material (stands) targeting awareness about the activities of organizations and communities which thoroughly support the migrant-refugee population.
Furthermore, an open and vivid discussion took place with active involvement of all, focusing on human rights issues and elements that unite us. An unusual, thematic fashion show followed, that let the public to familiarize with a variety of colors and designs from African countries.
Then, a group of volunteers / students from Ireland presented the situations experienced by immigrants-refugees in a host country. The event finished in a culinary fashion, with a variety of flavors of splendid cuisines from various different countries.
The event gave WEMIN the opportunity to network with stakeholders and promote its actions. Bilateral significant discussions were held, completed actions were presented, as well as those planned for the upcoming months. At the same time, collaborative frameworks were explored with a view to the effective and targeted implementation of the forthcoming WEMIN art workshops to be held in September 2019.
The event gave WEMIN the opportunity to network with stakeholders and promote its actions. Bilateral significant discussions were held, completed actions were presented, as well as those planned for the upcoming months. At the same time, collaborative frameworks were explored with a view to the effective and targeted implementation of the forthcoming WEMIN art workshops to be held in September 2019.
The HOU-DAISSy Research Group and Olympic Education and Consulting Ltd are very grateful to the Municipality of Athens for inviting them to participate in this event, as well as for the continuous active networking. The synergies achieved lead to multiplier benefits for both female refugees and migrant women and for the wider population of the city participating in the WEMIN project.
You can be informed about WEMIN implementation, by visiting www.wemin-project.eu, #WEMINproject, #WEMIN #integration #education #forall
For further details, please contact info@daissy.eap.gr and olykek@olympiakokek.gr
