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When school gives confidence and optimism for the future

Patricia* is 12 years old from the Congo and has been living in Greece for 3 years. She regularly attends the activities provided at the Homework and Creative Activities Centre run by DRC Greece in an open Refugee Accommodation Facility in Central Greece, and she likes to listen to music, dance and hang out w...

Gazing into the future through education

Jasika and Mina are two siblings, 15 and 13 years old, who came to Greece from Cairo, Egypt in September 2022, looking for a better future. They live in Kypseli, in the centre of Athens, with their parents and younger brother, and attend a local high school. At the Homework and Creative  Activities Center of ...

"All children in education"

ΑΤΗΕΝS 18 MAY 2024  — An assessment with an eye to the future was held at the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, on Friday 17 May. The "numbers of hope" speak for themselves: The  “All Children in Education”  (ACE) programme has benefited 25,366 refugee and migrant students since 2021 to date, receiv...

1st International Conference on Inclusive Education and Children’s Rights, co-organized by UNICEF, the Ministry of Education and the Institute for Education Policy

ATHENS, 15 April 2024 - With 98 speakers  from 12 countries and over 200 in person participants , the two-day International Conference on Inclusive Education and Children’s Rights, organized by UNICEF’s Country Office in Greece, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sport...

Programme Brief: “All Children in Education”, September 2021- February 2024

The programme brief presents the outcomes, challenges as well as good practices of the All Children in Education programme. In particular, from September 2021 to February 2024, UNICEF and its partners have assisted a total of 24,057 refugee and migrant children (14,518 boys and 9,539 girls) aged between 4 and 17 y...

01 February 2024

UNICEF and Deputy Minister of Migration and Asylum in a joint visit in the framework of the ''All Children in Education'' programme

On the occasion of the celebration of the International Day of Education on January 24th, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors Elena Paparizou and Giorgos Perris visited together with the Deputy Minister of Migration and Asylum, Sofia Voultepsi, the Solidarity Center of the Municipality of Athens, where SolidarityNow imple...

01 February 2024

Call for Abstracts

UNICEF Greece invites submissions for abstracts to be presented at the International Conference on “Inclusive Education and Children's Rights” co-organized with the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, and the Institute for Education Policy. Bringing together scholars, educators, policymakers, and ...

23 January 2024

From Egypt to Athens and from there, higher up!

Born and raised in Egypt, Yonathan came to Greece a year ago with his sister and mother. They came to live with his father, who had already emigrated to Greece some years ago to find work and secure a better future for him and his family. Yonathan, together with his parents and sister, live in the area of Agios Pa...

19 December 2023

“My way to school”

ATHENS, 19 December  2023- On the occasion of International Migrants’ Day, an event entitled "My way to school" was held yesterday, Monday, 18 December, at the Central Office of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports. The event was organized by the Independent Department for the Coordination ...

15 December 2023

"Here they help me in all my schoolwork. I love all my teachers!"

Minhaz arrived from Bangladesh in Greece in September 2017, together with his mother, in order to reunite with his father who was already living here. His parents' first concern was to integrate Minhaz into school. They immediately arranged for his enrollment in the 5th grade. A little boy, who did not know a sing...

15 November 2023

UNICEF and the Aristotle University establish a Child Rights Centre in Thessaloniki

THESSALONIKI, NOVEMBER 15, 2023—The pioneering "Child Rights Centre" was inaugurated yesterday in Thessaloniki by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in the presence of the Rector of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Professor Dimitris Kovaios, and UNIC...

02 November 2023

3,2,1...Ftou kai Vgaino!

UNICEF, in collaboration with two partners (SolidarityNow and Elix) and within the framework of the "All Children in Education" Program, presents "3, 2, 1... Ftou kai Vgaino". This toolkit is based on the conviction that learning centered on the whole person - integrating the development of cognitive, social, mult...