SAO Association supports displaced women and mothers in Greece.
We are asking for your help!
Strong and resilient women become extremely vulnerable when forced to flee from conflict in their homeland.
On a daily basis, displaced women, mothers, and young girls are exposed to high risks and gender-based violence. Many are traumatised and suffer long-term effects from the abuses experienced.
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We run two day centres for displaced women and mothers with their dependents - the Bashira Centre on Lesvos and the Amina Centre in Athens. Psychosocial assistance, offered by a professional group of women, is provided in a safe space where dignity and equality are safeguarded by all SAO members.
SAO Association supports these women on their way to a new, independent, and fulfilling life.
That is why SAO is needed. And SAO needs you!
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International Women's Day
On 8 March, women all over the world celebrate International Women's Day, which this year has the motto "Investing in women: Accelerating Progress". You too can invest in women and their future with a donation to SAO. We support our clients in preparing for their lives in a new society after the asylum procedure. Read our blog post to find out why international politics should invest more in women's projects and in particular in combating sexual violence.
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MONTHLY WISH MARCH
The women behind SAO
In the spirit of International Women's Day on March 8, 2024, we have decided to bring you closer the Women behind SAO and their work in Greece and Switzerland this month. A lot has come together, and we look forward to taking you with us in March and giving you a look behind the scenes at SAO. Follow us also on Social Media (Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin) and help us continue our work with a donation. Thank you!
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WEBSHOP
It's mother's Day soon!
Are you looking for a meaningful Mother's Day gift? If you order a Love Bundle in our webshop by 8 May 2024, we guarantee that you will receive your donation certificate with the illustration by Isabelle Follath in time to give as a gift.
There is an acute shortage of donations on Lesbos. If you would prefer to donate intact summer clothes or shoes for women or children and would like to send your Love Parcel to Lesbos yourself, please contact us so that we can give you the address. Make this Mother's Day special with a Love Bundle or a Love Parcel - for yourself, the amazing women around you and for women on the run with their children. Thank you!
Every second refugee is a woman: A defenceless girl, an expectant mother to be, a single mother fleeing alone, an uprooted elderly woman.
SAO specifically supports displaced women.
Stranded in Greek asylum misery.
Thousands of displaced people have to endure in Greek camps. If their asylum is confirmed, they are allowed to go to the mainland, but there they are often threatened with homelessness.
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SAO Association supports displaced women stranded in Greece in a concrete, efficient, discreet, neutral, flexible and ethical way.
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Learn more about the context we work in here.
Quotes from our clients
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"I cannot thank you enough, because you gave me life for accepting me in Amina when I desperately needed someone to support me."
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"They always leave the door open - we know we can talk, when we are ready"
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«In Amina not all my needs can be met - but what I always get there is love»
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"Cet endroit m'aporte beaucoup de choses: de l'amour, de la chaleur et le sentiment de revivre."
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«I left all my family behind me.
I only have my son M* and SAO. That's why my love for this
organization has no limits.»
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"I finally speak Greek!"
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