METAdrasi
15, Mitsaki Street
111 41 Athens
Greece
Contact person: Mrs. Anastasia Devetzi
Topics
- Aid organization
- Educational policy/project
- Antiracism, policy of integration
- Volunteers are welcome.
About us
METAdrasi – Action for Migration & Development, was founded in December 2009, with the mission to fill critical gaps in the reception and integration of refugees and migrants in Greece. Guided by the principles of consistency and effectiveness, the Organization carries out activities to meet essential needs that are not covered by other entities. Most of its activities are innovative not only at the national level, but also at the European level.
The name METAdrasi comes from the combination of the words “after” and “action”, words that convey our purpose and philosophy.
METAdrasi’s core objective is to promote a comprehensive system for the management of refugee flows, built on respect for human rights, adherence to national and international law, and the implementation of innovative activities that address critical and protracted gaps.
METAdrasi operates in the following key areas:
• Providing quality interpretation services which ensure the vital right to communicate with refugees and migrants through the employment of a team of interpreters, trained and certified by METAdrasi, in more than 40 languages and dialects – an action that is at the heart of any effective humanitarian aid delivery.
• Protection of unaccompanied and separated children, through an integrated safety net consisting of a set of actions: shelters, safe escort from precarious conditions to appropriate facilities, as well as the innovative activities of guardianship, and supported independent living.
• Protecting and supporting other vulnerable groups by providing legal assistance to asylum seekers and organizing humanitarian aid missions where necessary.
• Education and integration of refugees and migrants through educational programs, Greek language courses, multilingual support guides and remedial teaching for children.
Activities:
• Interpretation: Training of interpreters; Interpretation Services; Interpretation for Education; Provision of interpretation to healthcare services; Intercultural Mediation in the Healthcare Sector | South Aegean Region
• Protection of unaccompanied children: NEAR to Guardians: Networking and Exchange Activities to Reinforce Guardianship on housing, labor and education; Guardianship Network for Unaccompanied Minors; Foster Care for Unaccompanied Children; Supported Independent Living for unaccompanied minors; Escorting missions for unaccompanied children; Accommodation Centers for Unaccompanied Minors in Chios and in Samos; Safe Areas for Unaccompanied Children
• Education of refugees and migrants: Education activities for children on the islands; Education activities for adults on the islands; Step2School – Educational programme in Thessaloniki; Akelius – Digital language learning platform; Community Centre in Polykastro; Educational Material
• Integration of refugees and migrants: Refugee Women Academy; “Stepping Stone” Educational Integration Programme; Together in Sport – Phase II; HELIOS+ South Aegean region; Supported Independent Living for 18+; Ready4Business; Together in Sport; HELIOS PROJECT – Integration Learning Center
• Protection of vulnerable groups: Supported Independent Living for 18+; Foster Care for Unaccompanied Children; Hope and Memory: Identification and Certification of Victims of Torture; Supported Independent Living for unaccompanied minors; Legal assistance; Escorting missions for unaccompanied children; Accommodation for Single Mothers with Young Children; Mother and Child Space at the Asylum Service; Safe Areas for Unaccompanied Children
Anastasia Devetzi is the Communication & Publicity Department Manager.
For other net participants we can offer an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of our work.