Description
Implemented by
Doctors of the World – Greece (MdM-Greece)
Doctors of the World / Médecins du Monde – Greece (MdM-Greece), founded in 1990, is a medical humanitarian non-governmental organization and is a member of Médecins Du Monde International. The guiding principle underlying MdM’s activities is that every human being has a right to humanitarian assistance, irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, ideology or political persuasion. Acting on the principles of neutrality and impartiality, MdM have created a number of programs both inside and outside the country with the aim of providing medical and psychosocial services to marginalized groups in need of medical care, psychosocial support and advocacy with a long-term goal of making human welfare a basic human right.
In this context, MdM, supported by professionals and volunteers, operate 8 Open Polyclinics in the mainland and the islands of Greece, carry out medical missions in remote areas of the country, have a medical presence in open refugee accommodation centers and temporary hostels, operate 2 hosting structures (for homeless and women in precarious situations), intervene in cases of natural disasters, carry out mental health programs with emphasis on advocacy, conduct educational, informative sessions in schools for health and mental health issues, operate a harm reduction program for IDUs and engages in information campaigns, awareness raising and advocacy for the right to health of the most vulnerable people.
In partnership with
GIVMED
Εvery year in Greece at least 34,000,000 boxes of medicines expire and are thrown away, while at the same time about 2,300,000 people live below the poverty line. GIVMED is the medicine donation network that was born in March 2016 to bridge this gap. It supports socially vulnerable groups and up to February 2020, it has provided a total of 65,988 boxes of medicines, worth € 609,034, through a network of 174 charitable organizations –donations points (social pharmacies, geriatric units, NGOs offering health services). The purpose of the organization is twofold: a) To raise awareness and mobilize citizens, charitable organizations and companies about the problem of the leftover and unused medicines, when there are so many people who cannot meet their medicinal needs, b) The precise and effective linkage of potentially donated medicines (by citizens and pharmaceutical companies) with the pharmaceutical needs of public benefit organizations. To meet this goal, GIVMED carries out information campaigns and coordinates medicine donations through technology (website, application for citizens and charitable organizations). In its 4 years of operation, GIVMED has won European Innovation Awards, has collaborated with major institutions such as IFET, Athens Medical School, National Bank of Greece, John S. Latsis Foundation, The Hellenic Initiative, Vodafone Foundation and has enjoyed coverage in major media in Greece and abroad (BBC, ERT, ALPHA, Kathimerini).
The Press Project (TPP)
The Press Project (TPP) is an independent media outlet that believes journalism responds not only to the citizen’s right to know, but to his or her right to a better world. TPPs journalism stands for the benefit of citizens, aims to be a watch dog and pinpoint solutions (solution journalism), always following journalistic ethics. Since its establishment in 2010, it has managed to create the first mass media in Greece solely financially based on its subscribers. At the end of 2015, ThePressProject introduced ‘Platform 1101’, which aims to create a community of citizens who propose issues that concern them and control their own media. Platform 1101 is a social network of members and at the same time a transparency system and a funding model. ThePressProject, as a media that receives no funding either from the state or multinational companies, is best suited for conducting investigative journalism, since it does not depend on a commercial department reporting to sponsors and / or advertising and promotional companies, as is the case with the vast majority of media, particularly those based on online visibility. The TPP is accountable to its readers -subscribers, and it is precisely this transparency obligation that it implements within its operation which seeks to promote for policy measures applied in the country that affect the lives of its citizens.