THI Australia News

With the extended lockdown period in Greece, THI Australia’s Public Health Program at the Doctors of the World Greece Polyclinic in Athens has provided valued access to health care for more than 2,900 individuals in its first nine months. Six-year-old Nikos (not his real name) has been able to access vital medical treatment in Athens […]

By George Vardas At a recent talk in Sydney, ‘Through the eyes of Makriyannis’, Dr Vasilis Adrahtas brought to life a number of the iconic paintings commissioned in 1836 by the legendary Greek hero, Yiannis Makriyannis.   The original 24 paintings by Panagiotis Zographos, on wooden board, depict famous scenes of the Greek Revolution that began […]

THI Australia provides funds to the Desmos for Youth program, supporting unemployed youth under 30 years of age to gain employment with selected Greek NGOs.  The Hellenic Initiative Australia is proudly supporting the Desmos for Youth program in Greece with a grant of €17,000 (approximately AU$26,000). We are delighted to be one of a number of organisations […]

The Hellenic Initiative Australia has awarded Winter Appeal grants totalling €31,000 (almost AU$50,000) to two additional Greek charities, Together for Children and Wise Greece. THI Australia President, Nicholas Pappas AM, said he welcomed the two new partner charities which join a stable of eight other Greek charities already supported by THI: “We are proud that these grants will directly […]

The Hellenic Initiative Australia has announced two new grants, totalling AU$50,000, to Doctors of the World Greece and Emfasis Foundation to provide additional support to people facing severe financial and social challenges during the COVID-19 winter in Greece. “We are most grateful to the generous donors of the Winter Appeal for Greece who have made […]

Greece 2021 – An opportunity to celebrate the past and look to the future 6pm – 7pm (AEDT) on Tuesday, 15 December 2020 Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, President, “Greece 2021” Committee, will be the special guest speaker at the second THI Australia Digital Conversation Series webinar, in conversation with John Mangos. Next year, Greece will celebrate the 200th […]