Despite the fact that due to the second lockdown the Day Centre of Velos Youth remained closed, a group of young people expressed the need to re-activate the Creative Bloggers group and start to meet online. In that way, and with the assistance of the two coordinators from Velos Youth, we organised the first meeting … Continue reading Trapped and excited during lockdown…
News and Updates
Our Crowdfunding Campaign has come to an end
We are delighted to announce that our 12 day crowdfunding journey with Haji has come to a successful end! Not only did we exceed our financial goal but, importantly, we saw Haji successfully restart his life in Athens. We aimed to raise awareness of issues affecting unaccompanied children and young adults in Athens... Haji's story … Continue reading Our Crowdfunding Campaign has come to an end
We reached #Day12!
Today is the last day of our Crowdfund Campaign! Over the last 12 days we followed the journey of Haji, a displaced young person who arrives in Athens alone. Like thousands of unaccompanied minors and young adults, Haji has faced multiple challenges as he starts restarting and rebuilding his life. Have a look at his … Continue reading We reached #Day12!
It’s #Day5 | Campaign Update
Today is #Day5 of our Crowdfund Campaign and we wanted to say a big thank you from the Velos Youth team for everyones energy, commitment and support this week. It has gone better than we could have hoped! So far we have raised an incredible £1,638 and are on track to reach our goal! We … Continue reading It’s #Day5 | Campaign Update
Support and follow a displaced young person’s journey in Athens
At Velos Youth, our mission is to support unaccompanied children and young people who have been displaced to restart and rebuild their lives. Today there are 5,000 unaccompanied children in Greece. 1,000 are homeless. Over the next 12 days we will follow the story of 17 year old Haji as he arrives alone in Athens … Continue reading Support and follow a displaced young person’s journey in Athens
Education in Velos Youth | Learning happens all the time
In Velos Youth we believe that learning happens all the time: socially, interacting on the street, understanding past experiences, inside a classroom, in the work place and in many more situations. Therefore in our youth centre we try to support young people seeking education from various angles - LEAP (Learning & Education Action Plan) is … Continue reading Education in Velos Youth | Learning happens all the time
Lockdown 2.0 – Moving online
After a few very successful months filled with resilience, creativity, and collaboration, a second lockdown has found our youth centre in November. After a rapid increase in Covid-19 cases in Greece, the Greek government announced a nation-wide lockdown from the 7th to the 30th of November. For this reason, our youth centre must remain closed … Continue reading Lockdown 2.0 – Moving online
Small steps for a big #LEAP
Our LEAP (Learning and Education Action Plan) group and individual discussions, ran by our two youth workers, are a central part of our operations in Velos Youth. The young people who come to the Velos Youth centre are primarily attending, or being mobilised by our team to start attending, classes in non-formal education. The already … Continue reading Small steps for a big #LEAP
Things are moving for the “Creative Bloggers”
On Wednesday 21st of October the group began a new circle of discussions. "What does Education mean to us?" We started to explore the different views, ideas and notions that each of us can give to "Education". A lot of different aspects of the term were given and the things that we discussed ranged from … Continue reading Things are moving for the “Creative Bloggers”
Athens Collective of Superheros
Athens 2020. Covid-19 has descended upon the city. Numbers of confirmed cases rise daily. War, poverty and oppressive governments mean thousands of people from other lands come to the city of Athens in search of safety. Instead they face homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, job scarcity, long difficult processes to get documents, hot and humid weather, … Continue reading Athens Collective of Superheros
