NEWS
18 NOVEMBER 2021Expanding a partnership with Special Olympics to foster inclusion worldwide
Inspired by the courage and vision of the young people who are leading the way, a new $8.5 million grant from SNF will support a global initiative by Special Olympics to expand unified programming in schools and amplify the voices of those calling for action on the urgent issue of inclusion.18 NOVEMBER 2021Educational programs for Hellenic Fire Corps staff supported by SNF
Following the devastating fires of 2018 in Greece, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) announced a €25 million grant to the Hellenic Fire Corps to support the people who have the difficult job of fighting wildfires.17 NOVEMBER 2021Breaking ground on a new Agora to facilitate discourse in a polarized world
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University is on its way to having a beautiful campus home where its growing faculty can host events and engage with the public, furthering its mission of fostering the sort of open and inclusive discourse that is essential to the health of our democracy.16 NOVEMBER 2021Greek public broadcaster visits Vamvakou
“Mother I’m going… to Vamvakou” is the title of the episode of the Greek public television show +people. The show, presented by journalist Yiannis Darras, visits Mount Parnon and the people who decided to upend their lives to move to a nearly deserted village and try to revive it.15 NOVEMBER 2021Field of Life starts its programming where Coach Panagiotis Giannakis got his start
Three-point shots, hip-hop dance, comic book heroes, spray paint graffiti, astronomy, and robotics. This is how the first Saturday of November started for more than 100 kids from Nikaia, marking the launch of Field of Life’s programming. The big kickoff took place at the 12th and the 17th Elementary School of Nikaia—where Field of Life’s leader, beloved basketball coach Panagiotis Giannakis, was once a student himself!15 NOVEMBER 2021Columbia’s SNF Public Humanities Initiative seeks proposals for projects in Greece
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Public Humanities Initiative (SNFPHI) at Columbia University has issued its second call for proposals for humanities projects that engage the public in Greece.15 NOVEMBER 2021Spotlight on 25 Years of Grantmaking: Notes from SNF Administrative Assistant Rachel Seliniotakis
10 NOVEMBER 2021Exhibit on ancient Greek science and technology travels to the Library of Alexandria
A major traveling exhibition that highlights technical achievements from the ancient Greek world is on now at the new Library of Alexandria in Egypt. The exhibition, produced by the Thessaloniki Science Center and Technology Museum (NOESIS) and supported by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), presents the evolution of Greek thought in a range of then nascent scientific, technological, and artistic fields.10 NOVEMBER 2021New dental chairs enhance the NKUA School of Dentistry’s educational and social mission
The 24 new dental chairs that were recently delivered to the School of Dentistry at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) will meet two different needs simultaneously.
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