In Greece to walk alongside migrant people - 2025
Greece is the European Union's first port of call for those fleeing war and persecution. Those who arrive here often find themselves alone, forced to live on the streets. Volunteers from the Pope John XXIII Community, together with Operation Dove, visit people living in and outside refugee camps to offer them support and services, and monitor and report on the human rights violations they suffer. Their presence is crucial: support them on this journey of peace.
"Meeting people on the move in Greece means recognizing their dignity and sharing a part of the journey with them." Mark, volunteer.
Greece is the European Union's first port of call for people fleeing war and persecution: people on the move arrive on the shores of one of the Aegean islands in makeshift boats or cross the land border between Turkey and Greece on foot, and thus find themselves stranded in a place where they experience other inhumane deprivations, a limbo of wearisome waiting, the ghost of deportation, and the terror of violent refoulement.
Those who arrive in Greece, in fact, may find themselves confined to a closed camp, where health care is very poor, children have no access to schooling, and there is no security for the safety of women and vulnerable people. Those who manage to move to Athens often find themselves on the streets, without services, only to face the same insecurity and the risk of being returned to the country from which they are fleeing.
Volunteers from the Pope John XXIII Community and Operation Dove, Apg23's Nonviolent Peace Corps, have chosen to share their daily lives with these people: women, men, whole families who come from the most war-torn countries.
The personal encounter is the heart of the presence, because it removes the label of "migrant" and focuses on their dignity as human beings who simply seek better living conditions for themselves and their families.
Volunteers visit people living in and outside refugee camps; they try to network with other Associations and realities to offer services; they monitor and denounce violations of Human Rights.
To do all this they need support: funds are needed to guarantee their constant presence (international flights, food, lodging...), for travel even to the islands, to monitor migration routes at the borders of Greece, to offer initial support and legal assistance to those most in need.
With your contribution you will accompany a part of the journey of those seeking a life of peace and security for themselves and their families.
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"Meeting people on the move in Greece means recognizing their dignity and sharing a part of the journey with them." Mark, volunteer.
Greece is the European Union's first port of call for people fleeing war and persecution: people on the move arrive on the shores of one of the Aegean islands in makeshift boats or cross the land border between Turkey and Greece on foot, and thus find themselves stranded in a place where they experience other inhumane deprivations, a limbo of wearisome waiting, the ghost of deportation, and the terror of violent refoulement.
Those who arrive in Greece, in fact, may find themselves confined to a closed camp, where health care is very poor, children have no access to schooling, and there is no security for the safety of women and vulnerable people. Those who manage to move to Athens often find themselves on the streets, without services, only to face the same insecurity and the risk of being returned to the country from which they are fleeing.
Volunteers from the Pope John XXIII Community and Operation Dove, Apg23's Nonviolent Peace Corps, have chosen to share their daily lives with these people: women, men, whole families who come from the most war-torn countries.
The personal encounter is the heart of the presence, because it removes the label of "migrant" and focuses on their dignity as human beings who simply seek better living conditions for themselves and their families.
Volunteers visit people living in and outside refugee camps; they try to network with other Associations and realities to offer services; they monitor and denounce violations of Human Rights.
To do all this they need support: funds are needed to guarantee their constant presence (international flights, food, lodging...), for travel even to the islands, to monitor migration routes at the borders of Greece, to offer initial support and legal assistance to those most in need.
With your contribution you will accompany a part of the journey of those seeking a life of peace and security for themselves and their families.
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