Orphanage
The difficult homecoming of Greece’s ‘lost children’
Many decades ago, mainly between 1948 and 1975, orphanages and families that could not afford to raise them sent some 4,000 Greek children to the United States, the Netherlands and other countries for adoption. The children themselves were never asked if they wanted to leave, or if they agreed to lose their Greek citizenship. They knew nothing about the circumstances of their departure.
Our stories and our records belong to us
It was under a bright, warm sun in June last year when I arrived at the Patriotic Institution for Social Welfare and Awareness (PIKPA), a building which holds secrets and history and heartache in its very bones. Comfortably set on a hillside of Penteli outside of Athens, I was there to find out more about myself.
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Restoration project of historic Greek orphanage approved
The restoration of Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage on Istanbul's Büyükada, the largest of the Princes' Islands, has been approved by the Council of Monuments.
Democracy Digest: Sex, Lies and Old Tape
The camp was run by Herak, who is alleged to have requested the presence of the victim at the camp where she was supposed to be helping out. The police launched the investigation in November after information was brought to them by the director of the orphanage where the victim was residing.
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Turkish aid agency donates kitchen tools to orphanage in Bangladesh
Turkey's state-run aid agency donated kitchen appliances and cleaning equipment to an orphanage in Bangladesh, the charity said on Oct. 28.
Minister Zaharieva: We Have Reduced the Number of Children in Institutions by 90%
"Bulgaria has reduced the number of children in institutions by 90 percent, and we plan to permanently close all homes for children with disabilities and for children from 4 to 7 years old," said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, who opened an event on the deinstitutionalization of child care in New York, BGNES reported.
Turkish volunteers extend relief to Senegalese orphans
Turkish volunteers on Aug. 18 visited an orphanage in western Senegal to provided food and cleaning supplies to the poor with the help of Turkey's state-run Aid Agency.
Hellenic American Leadership Council helps orphans who lost home in Attica wildfires
The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) has donated 150,000 dollars to SOS Children's Villages for the support of 17 orphaned children whose home was destroyed in this summer's wildfires in Attica.
Greek Orthodox orphanage at risk of collapse
A general view of the Prinkipo (Buyukada) Greek Orthodox Orphanage in Istanbul, Thursday. The orphanage is the largest wooden building in Europe and the second largest in the world. Europa Nostra, the leading European heritage organization, and the European Investment Bank Institute included the orphanage among 12 cultural heritage sites.
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Büyükada Greek Orthodox Orphanage one of Europe’s ‘seven most threatened heritage sites’
The Greek Orphanage on Istanbul’s Büyükada, largest of the Princes’ Islands, has been included in the “Seven Most Endangered” programme for 2018 by Europa Nova, the leading heritage organization in Europe, and the European Investment Bank Institute.