NEWS

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation proudly supports the Syros International Film Festival taking place from July 26th till August 1st in the island of Syros.

On Sunday, July 27th the 16th Symposium Aristotelicum is taking place in Delphi, organized by the European Cultural Center of Delphi, with the SNF’s support. The Symposium, an internationally acclaimed event, includes the participation of the most prominent specialists on the study of the philosophy of Aristotle. The Symposium is taking place in Greece for the first time and will focus on Aristotle’s Physics, one of the basic texts of his philosophy.

On July 17, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is hosting a journalist roundtable called “Iraq, Syria, and ISIS: A New Middle East” as part of the SNF grant “The CSIS-Schieffer Series Dialogues”.

During a special ceremony on July 16th the Foundation’s grant to the Hellenic Coast Guard was completed. The grant supported the procurement and purchase of 10 fully equipped speed boats. All 10 speed boats have now been delivered to the Hellenic Coast Guard .

The Board of Directors of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, during the course of its meeting in July of 2014, approved 30 new grants totaling approximately €26.5 million ($36.1 million) in support of programs and initiatives implemented by Greek and international not-for-profit organizations.

The Financial Times recently reported on the growing role of private donors in alleviating Greece’s social difficulties due to the economic crisis in light of the wider and more diverse audience NGOs are called to cater it. The work of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, including its support for the Social Housing Program and the Day Care Centers for the Homeless operated by grantee PRAKSIS, is highlighted in the article.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation is pleased to announce the Fourth Annual International Conference on Philanthropy, scheduled to take place in Athens on June 25th and 26th, 2015.

Following the successful missions to the islands of Kastelorizo, Amorgos, Kasos and Astypalaia, the two state-of-the-art Mobile Medical Units have successfully completed yet another mission, this time in Psara, where the island’s residents had the opportunity to receive comprehensive medical care and support.

SEV -IVEPE launched today the Program NEW KNOWLEDGE – NEW PERSPECTIVES which aims to offer free of charge training programs for 1,000 unemployed people, aged 25 to 40 years old, providing them with the required training for the development of specific skills in order for the participants to improve their competitiveness in the job market. The program is implemented with an exclusive grant from the SNF.