NEWS

The Board of Directors of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, in response to recent and continuous calls from the public seeking help in order to give the opportunity to 3,555 children across Greece to enroll in nursery schools, kindergartens, day-care and creative learning centers, during the 2013-2014 academic year, approved a new grant, totaling €4.5 million. The grant will enable 3,555 children, who are not covered by the recent initiative by the Ministry of the Interior and the Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government, to enroll in the country’s nursery schools and day-care centers, providing working parents, many of whom are suffering the consequences of the crisis, with a much-needed break.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation is deeply aware of the significant and unique difficulties faced by Greek society on account of the ongoing and acute economic crisis. In view of this, as part of its broader philanthropic action, and especially through its initiative to commit €100 million in additional aid to address the effects of the crisis, it continues to evaluate several programs, on a daily basis, with the aim of helping provide relief for those most affected by the adverse socioeconomic conditions that prevail today, as well as contributing to the creation of a better future.

Andreas Dracopoulos, Co-President of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), spoke to Kathimerini about the Starvros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center and the SNF’s philanthropic activities. Moreover Mr. Dracopoulos referred to the role of philanthropy within a social welfare society and the need for collaboration between the public, private and third sectors.

The 83rd edition of the quarterly magazine of the Hellenic Maritime Museum, Periplous, hosts an extensive article detailing the life and work of the late Stavros Niarchos.

In order to promote Greece’s archaeological wealth and our cultural heritage, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation made a grant to support the restoration/reconstruction of the theater of Ancient Messene. In particular, the Foundation funded the relevant studies, as well as the execution of all restoration projects carried out by the Society of Messenian Archaeological Studies.

The Visitors Center of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) is expected to open to the public in Fall 2013. The Center is a light temporary structure, which will operate until the SNFCC’s completion at the end of 2015. It will offer the public the opportunity to visit the construction site and learn about the technical details of the construction and the project, as well as the mission of the SNFCC. The Visitors Center will also offer a /snapshot/ of what is to come at the SNFCC through exhibitions and activities for adults and younger generations.

The Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Antonis Samaras, together with the Minister for Development, Mr. Kostis Hatzidakis, the Minister for Education, Mr. Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, the Minister for Culture, Mr. Panos Panagiotopoulos, the Minister for Tourism, Ms. Olga Kefalogianni, and the Deputy Minister for Development, Mr. Notis Mitarakis, visited this morning the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) construction site.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation is pleased to announce the Third Annual Stavros Niarchos Foundation International Conference on Philanthropy, scheduled to take place in Athens on June 26 and 27, 2014.

The Board of Directors of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation approved, during the course of recent meetings, a new round of grants. The grants, totaling €31,000,000, will support the implementation of new programs in Greece, as well as internationally, in the areas of Health & Medicine, Social Welfare, Education, and Arts & Culture.