Success Stories - Caritas Athens

From Beneficiary to Personnel Manager in a Greek Company

S. P., from Iran, a beneficiary of the "Integration and Livelihood" program of Caritas Athens, came to Greece in 2017 with her son looking for a better place with decent conditions to live. She always dreamed of being strong and not a victim. Upon her arrival in Athens, she immediately started attending Greek lessons...

Starting all over again: a doctor in Afghanistan, an interpreter in Caritas Athens

Caritas Athens’ Help Center at 8, Emmanouil Benaki street, is a point of reference in supporting Greeks or foreigners who are in need, face challenges, need to share their burdens, their hopes, but also their joy each time they accomplish a goal or overcome a crisis! High numbers of refugees seeking asylum in Greece...

Afghan beneficiary of Caritas Athens teaches knitting at NGO “Faros”

The 67-year-old Afghan refugee Nasiri Mah Gul lives in the guest house of Caritas Athens in the region of Petralona since April 2017. Six months later she started attending knitting lessons weekly, in the «Day Center of Faros», a Christian humanitarian organization which specializes in the support of women with children,...

Female Afghan beneficiary opening her…wings to become a pilot

The 18-year-old Afghan refugee, Hosseini Bahareh, settled with her mother and sister in a shelter operated by Caritas Athens in April 2017. She studied at a Greek school and obtained the High School certificate, successfully defying the difficulties she faced with the Greek language. With the help of the Social Integration...

From Beneficiary to Personnel Manager in a Greek Company

Starting all over again: a doctor in Afghanistan, an interpreter in Caritas Athens

Afghan beneficiary of Caritas Athens teaches knitting at NGO “Faros”

Female Afghan beneficiary opening her…wings to become a pilot

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