Diaplous

About this project

<p>The project addresses the lack of adequate accommodation places and services for Unaccompanied Minors (UAMs) and Vulnerable Asyum Seekers and their children in Greece, by establishing 77 accommodation places in Northern Greece. Within its 20 months of operation, the project envisions three target groups, responding to three challenges, that will improve the efficiency of the current child and vulnerable asylum seekers support system, namely: a) Accommodating UAMs residing in Safe Zones to be hosted in apartments, aiming at the de-bottlenecking of the Safe Zones facilities through the creation of available places. The project foresees approximately 12 apartments close to the safe zones of Lagadikia, Diavata, Agia Eleni, Drama, and Kavala, which will in total provide 46 accommodation places.&nbsp;b) Accommodating UAMs aged 12 to 18 (boys up to 12 and girls up to 18) to be hosted in a shelter and apartments, aiming at establishing the relevant accommodation places. In Northern Greece, there is a specific lack of shelters that can host these specific groups. The project presents the introduce 15 places for UAMs in the Shelter for Children in danger The House of ARSIS in Thessaloniki. Currently, there is only one Shelter in North Greece that accepts girls and boys of these ages, leading to their stay for longer in unsuitable conditions. c) Accommodating vulnerable asylum seekers (women victims of violence and/or at the later stages of pregnancy and/or<br> health issues), and their children, aiming at improving the overall protection system for vulnerable asylum seekers, by providing 16 accommodation places for vulnerable vulnerable asylum seekers</p>