what we do
accommodation and protection for vulnerable asylum seekers
As of 2016, Iliaktida provides refugees and applicants of asylum with more than 600 accommodation places in Lesvos, originally as a partner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and, consequently, of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.
Furthermore, during the winter of 2016, Iliaktida acted on emergencies by providing 600 additional temporary shelter spaces in hotels, in aid of shielding the beneficiaries from the weather conditions.
Nowadays Iliaktida continues to support vulnerable groups of asylum seekers by offering housing within the city or the broader residential area, under the ESTIA 2021 Program. The purpose of the program is the provision of good living conditions and supportive services (e.g. psychological counselling services, transportation services, support with their medical needs and administrative procedures, etc.) to applicants of international protection by providing functional and suitable homes.
accommodation and protection on Lesvos
4868
Individuals
supported
822
Accommodation places
110
Accommodation units
accommodation and protection in Kilkis
688
Individuals
supported
620
Accommodation places
92
Accommodation units
Funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund of the European Union
protection and accommodation of minors
Iliaktida, in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and UNICEF, set the aspiration that no unaccompanied child should stay in Moria’s detention center.
Thus, 9 accommodation facilities for unaccompanied – asylum-seeking minors were created (8 for boys, 1 for girls) and in the fall of 2016, unaccompanied minors vacated Moria.
Under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), Iliaktida continues the effort to minimize the time spent by unaccompanied minors in the Reception and Identification Center (RIC) of Lesvos.
148
Accommodation places
6
Accommodation facilities
4 for boys, 2 for girls
1066
Children hosted
Since April 2016
Since 15/01/2021, Iliaktida, under the fund of the National Programme ΤΑΜΕ, houses 16 year-old unaccompanied minors in supervised apartments, providing health care, psychosocial and legal advice, education and vocational guidance, practicing cleanliness, etc.
20
Accommodation places
5
Accommodation supervised facilities
26
Children hosted
since January 2021
Asylum, migration & Integration fund 2014 - 2020, Action co-funded by EU
accommodation centers for unaccompanied asylum seekers
Since 2018 to this day, ILIAKTIDA provides 80 unaccompanied minors –refugees and applicants of asylum– with sheltered accommodation spaces within the Reception and Identification Center (RIC) of Lesvos, called "Safe Area".
Today, in the framework of the project "ΜΕRΙΜΝΑ – Safeguarding children at Greek border points", funded by DG HOME and implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the benefiters receive psychological and social assistance, participate in sports, educational and recreational activities, as well as they benefit from medical care.
The program’s objective is the utter support and empowerment of the unaccompanied minors, taking into consideration their distinct needs, abilities and skills, with the ultimate aim of autonomy of the beneficiaries and their gradual social integration.
50
Accommodation places
1
Safe area accommodation
in the R.I.C
1.568
Children hosted
since January 2018
The project is funded by DG HOME and implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
support of social & solidarity economy
Since April 2019, KALOTROPIO provided support and consulting services to existing bodies of Social and Solidarity Economy (a.k.a. KALO), as well as to persons, who were interested in the establishment of a KALO body.
Iliaktida implemented the program for 30 months – the latter was completed on September 30, 2021
More than
30
Social Enterprises / Companies
received support services
More than
20