THI Australia News

  • August 1, 2019

    THI Australia funds Kythira Paediatric Trauma Centre

    The Hellenic Initiative Australia will be providing specialist equipment for the Paediatric Trauma Centre on the island of Kythira in partnership with Pediatric Trauma Care (Pedtrauma). The upgraded paediatric facilities at the General Hospital-Health Centre of Kythira will benefit approximately 1000 children annually, providing access to critical lifesaving care for residents of the isolated island, south of […]

  • July 4, 2019

    Record food donations from Boroume Farmers’ Market Program

    THI Australia renews AU$71,000 grant to successful Farmers’ Market Program in Athens and Thessaloniki The Hellenic Initiative Australia is supporting the successful Boroume Farmers’ Market Program for a third year, providing an AU$71,000 grant to continue the expansion of the dynamic food saving program to help more people in need. With the support of THI […]

  • May 9, 2019

    Supporting homeless and vulnerable groups in Athens through Emfasis Grant

    The Hellenic Initiative Australia has announced an AU$35,000 grant to fund the Emfasis Mobile Support Unit (MSU) for a second year, supporting more than 1300 homeless people and rough sleepers in Athens and Piraeus. The Hellenic Initiative Australia President, Nicholas Pappas AM, said the expansion of Emfasis’ social streetwork programs over the past 12 months […]

  • April 17, 2019

    Axion Hellas mission provides medical care for remote island communities

    The Hellenic Initiative Australia has welcomed the successful completion of Axion Hellas’ mission to four remote islands, which provided preventive and specialist health care to more than 650 people. Supported by an AU$50,000 grant from The Hellenic Initiative Australia, Axion Hellas’ volunteer medical team operated medical clinics between 6-13 April on the Dodecanese islands of Astypalea, […]

  • March 20, 2019

    THI Australia supports medical mission to remote Greek islands

    The Hellenic Initiative Australia has funded a volunteer medical mission by Axion Hellas to four remote Aegean islands next month, which will provide preventive and specialised medical care for people living in these isolated communities. The AU$50,000 grant is supporting Axion Hellas’ 7th Sea Crossing, which will visit the Dodecanese islands of Astypalea, Tilos, Halki […]

  • February 28, 2019

    Supporting Disadvantaged Children Through Grant To Patras Learning And Education Centre

    The Hellenic Initiative Australia will be assisting children from disadvantaged families in the regional city of Patras through a grant to SOS Children’s Villages Greece. The €20,000 grant was announced on Wednesday, 27 February 2019 at the opening of the Learning and Education Centre at the SOS Social Centre in Patras, which was established in 2017 to support local families facing […]