Your Generous Donation Funds

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  Together for Children

  Psychological support to vulnerable families

  The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown is placing many families and children under extreme stress. TfC launched its 11525 Helpline in 2009. In total over 5,000 families per year reach out for support by calling this number. In return they receive much needed counseling and psychological support through a team of professionals working alongside a large number of volunteers.

  Your support will help cover salaries and other operational expenses associated with the Helpline, keeping people at work while helping thousands of others receive the help they need during the crisis.

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  Agigma Zois

  Helping cancer patients with weak immune systems

  Being immunocompromised is defined as having a weak or impaired immune system which reduces your ability to fight infections and other diseases including COVID-19. Agigma Zois is a small nonprofit working with cancer patients, supporting them and their families. It is the only nonprofit in Greece dealing with cancer patients that has been granted access through an official office in a Greek public hospital. That allows it to have better access to the incidents that require special attention and care. Agigma is helping patients go through their treatments even in times where traveling is not safe, as with the case of this pandemic. It connects patients with doctors and it allows them to go through their chemotherapy without traveling long distances. It also offers psychological support to them and their families through phone and Skype, group or 1-to-1 conferences.

  Your support will help cover expense items associated with operations and salaries as it will allow the organization to offer even more at these critical times. They currently help 150 patients a day.

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  Galilee

  Helping the elderly and the chronically ill

  Galilee is Greece’s only palliative care unit. Its beneficiaries include people at the later stages of life. The main focus of the organization is to provide palliative care services to cancer patients and others with life-threatening illnesses. At times when the public health system reaches capacity such as COVID-19, late stage patients become vulnerable and maybe denied access.

  Your support will help Galilee continue to offer comfort, dignity, in-kind and psychological support to patients and their families.

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  Public Health

  Equipping the Greek public health system

  Greek hospitals need our support now more than ever. The country is weeks/months away from what many predict to be the peak. It is therefore important to purchase equipment that the hospitals currently lack. The equipment in need is either associated with the treatment of the patients (e.g. respirators, ICU beds/monitors) or with the personal safety of the medical professionals (e.g. face masks, sanitizers).

  Your support will guarantee we equip the hospitals at the right time.

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  Economic Relief

  Virtually mentoring cash strapped Greek startups

  COVID-19 is moving from a health crisis to an economic concern. No one can predict with certainty what the overall impact on the Greek economy will be, especially for small businesses, cafes, restaurants and ones working in hospitality. For Greek startups this will be a particularly difficult time. Most of them are cash strapped and others are finding it even more challenging to raise money they need to keep going. To make matters worse, the majority are expected to see their revenues curtailed. At the same time THI has had to cancel plans for our Athens Digital 2020 / VentureFair event this summer which offered hope to many of them.

  To address this problem THI has created a mentorship program run and led by the THI New Leaders community. The program creates a platform that will allow New Leaders (young professionals 21-40 years of age) to review and work with teams in Greece offering insights, connectivity and even access to the US market.