THI Australia News

  • December 2, 2020

    I Care & Act – Winning the Hearts & Minds of the Next Generation

    Supporting visionary new programs that aim to make a lasting impact on Greek society has been at the core The Hellenic Initiative Australia’s efforts.  After a three-year partnership with Desmos to develop the aspirational I Care & Act education program, it is now on its way to achieving its mission and moving to the next […]

  • December 2, 2020

    Supporter Q&A: Helen Tirekidis

    Compelled to do something to help Greece at the height of the economic crisis, THI Australia supporter Helen Tirekidis launched Greek Style Council, an online Greek fashion store that promotes the work of leading Greek designers, artisans and jewellers. When did your family migrate to Australia? My parents migrated across in the late 1950s. Both […]

  • December 1, 2020

    Public Health Program supporting families through pandemic challenges

    With many families in Athens unable to afford medicine or access health care, The Hellenic Initiative Australia is supporting family’s like Stavroula’s through a 12-month public health project at the Athens Polyclinic. “Stavroula” (not her real name) came across Doctors of the World (MdM Greece) while they were delivering medicines to patients in Perama and […]

  • November 19, 2020

    Support our Winter Appeal for Greece

    With Greece in the grip of second wave of COVID-19, The Hellenic Initiative Australia has launched an online Winter Appeal to support people facing severe hardship over the coming months. Funds raised by the Winter Appeal for Greece will assist THI Australia’s trusted partner charities in Greece, which face additional challenges supporting the vulnerable and […]

  • October 27, 2020

    THI Australia Digital Conversation Series: Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis & Andrew N Liveris AO

    The Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Kyriakos Mitsotakis was the special guest at The Hellenic Initiative Australia’s inaugural Digital Conversation Series event on Tuesday, 20 October 2020. Mr Mitsotakis was joined Andrew N Liveris AO, THI’s Global Chairman for an insightful and inspring discussion around the theme “Greece reborn and the role of the […]

  • September 23, 2020

    THI Australia Athens public health project providing critical care

    In the first three months of THI Australia’s public health project with Doctors of the World (MdM Greece), more than 960 people have received access to free medical care at the Athens Polyclinic, leading to lifesaving diagnoses and treatment. For “Vasilis,” a referral to the Athens Open Polyclinic for deteriorating eyesight turned out to be […]