THI Australia News

  • April 20, 2022

    New Grant For Public Health Centres On The Islands Of Skyros And Milos

    The Hellenic Initiative Australia today announced a new grant to Pediatric Trauma Care (Pedtrauma) totalling AU$28,500. This new grant to Pedtrauma will facilitate the urgent purchase of medical equipment for the Public Health Centres on the islands of Skyros and Milos, including a vein viewer, paediatric and neonatal blood pressure monitors, a resuscitation board, an […]

  • March 18, 2022

    Introducing Ithaca Laundry – our new partner charity in Greece

    Ithaca Laundry (Ithaca) provides much-needed mobile laundry services for the homeless in Athens. Our new grant of €11,745 will enable a person from a disadvantaged background to be employed for 12 months as a driver of one of the mobile laundry vans and to participate in a reintegration program delivered by Ithaca. To date, 12 […]

  • March 16, 2022

    Special Q&A: Australia’s Ambassador to Greece, His Excellency, Mr Arthur Spyrou.

    In December 2021, Ambassador Spyrou met with THI Australia’s President, Nicholas Pappas AM and its partner charities in Greece. Moreover, THI Australia is delighted that Ambassador Spyrou and Embassy colleagues volunteered with two of our partner charities, Emfasis Foundation and Boroume in February 2022. In this Q&A, Ambassador Spyrou shares with us both personal and […]

  • March 16, 2022

    MdM Greece Public Health Project Continues to Make an Impact

    THI Australia’s Public Health Project with MdM Greece is a stellar example of the impact THI Australia grants continue to make in Greece. THI Australia’s CEO, Stergitsa Zamagias-Hill, who was recently in Greece, met with Dr Hara Tziouvaras, MdM’s President, members of the Public Health team and beneficiaries. Such visits enable THI Australia to observe […]

  • March 8, 2022

    THI Australia Announces New Grants Providing Support To Vulnerable Communities In Greece

    The Hellenic Initiative Australia today announced four new grants totalling approximately AU$53,000 which have been awarded to Greek charities Emfasis Foundation, Ithaca Laundry, Mazi Gia to Paidi, and Wise Greece from its 2021 Winter Appeal.    The first round of grants to Emfasis Foundation ($10,000), Ithaca Laundry (€11,745), Mazi Gia to Paidi (€9,500) and Wise […]

  • October 1, 2021

    THI Australia Announces New Grant to The Tipping Point Online Education Program in Greece

    The Hellenic Initiative Australia today announced that it is supporting The Tipping Point (TTP) Online Education Program with a new €19,200 (approximately AU$31,200) Grant, enabling 12 schools in regional parts of Greece, including Chios, Crete, Lemnos, Eastern and Western Macedonia, and the Peloponnese, to participate in this outstanding Program. The Program aims to empower young […]