The screening of the movie “Her Job ” has been concluded with success, on the 19th of June 2019 at the French Institute of Athens.
A group of volunteers from the the ESTIA* project as well as volunteers from the employees of Nostos with an arabic descent worked together in order to translate the subtitles of the the movie “Her Job” in Arabic.
The whole process took a few months and the movie instigated very interesting conversations.
The movies is about Panayiota a woman just before her 40th birthday an almost illiterate housewife and mother of two, finds herself looking for a job for the first time, in order to provide for her family. Hired by a contractor as a cleaning lady at a large department store she will face work exploitation and depreciation but also an unprecedented feeling of economic and sentimental independence. Whatever happens next she cannot be the same anymore…
The subtitles were prepared and the director and the production of the movie gave us the oppourtunity to screen it for arab speakers. A unique opportunity for arab speakers to enjoy a modern greek film.
The ladies responsible for the subtitles organised the screening event and the whole project is part of the SIMRA program (Supporting the Integration of Migrant Women, Refugees and Asylum Seekers) that is funded by the AMIF-2016-AG-INTE of the E.U.
Director Nikos Labot, lead actress Marisha Triandafillidou and young Danae Primali were there to honour the effort and share their views in a short discussion with the audience. The discussion that followed was interesting and moving.
We want to thank the director and the whole team of “Her Job” that believed in our crazy idea and gave us the opportunity to make it happen!
*“The Emergency Support To Integration and Accommodation programme (ESTIA) is funded by the European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) with the support from UNHCR”
It has been almost a week since the World Refugee Day and looking back we are happy and calm.
The team of Nostos was present and active at two events, Δημοτική Αγορά Κυψέλης and Σεράφειο Δήμου Αθηναίων - Serafio City of Athens
We had the chance to share experiences and celebrate all together.
We informed the public about our work and we enjoyed the music and presentations despite the heat!
We deeply thank all that participated!
We are very happy to share with you that our first kids went to school today!
The single mothers at XENIA Moschato Builiding left “home” to go to school in the early morning, fully equipped (they were so excited that they were going around with the school bags and all other stuff all day today; we do pray that their joy will last), accompanied by their mothers, like any other school kid on their first day at school.
There was a surprise expecting the children upon arrival: the school had prepared a small group event “to know us better” and facilitated the welcoming of the new pupils in a very sensitive and well-thought manner.
Mothers were happy too and we all feel like we won a battle
Today Nostosand UNHCR GREECE concluded the process of relocating the Asylum Seekers and Refugees, who resided in Xenia Athens facility, to other places under ESTIA accommodation scheme.
The process is a step forward to autonomous urban living and to creating more space for potential of integration.
Nostos and UNHCR Greece ensured alternatives and moved the residents of the facility to adequate accommodations, and the last group of residents were transferred today.
Nostos would like to thank everyone for their cooperation, and to express appreciation as Xenia Athens facility has provided asylum seekers and refugees shelter, medical and psychosocial support, more than 4.500 persons have been hosted and supported over the last three years.
Currently #ESTIA accommodation scheme continues to provide accommodation, cash and administrative support to Asylum Seekers and Refugees in over 25,500 places.
The last weekend of July saw the end of the project called “The Beaming Project: A meeting of young Europeans and young Refugees, through art” , the finale was a dance show with the same title.
The choreographer Sophie Bulbulyan with the collaboration of Dimitra Svingou and the support of JRS organised the show. The french dance team DK-BEL in collaboration to “OXYGONO”-O2 NGO and the co-funding of the the European program Erasmus+, held dance workshops and a dance show. The show was the end product of the collaboration of young Europeans and young refugees working together at the workshops held in Greece from the 17th to the 31st of July 2017 in Greece. Their main aim has been to open a dialogue and exchange experiences through Art.