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.
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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CROWDFUNDING 2024
Support our Crowdfunding Campaign!
In order for us to be able to support our clients in dealing with their trauma and integrating into Greek society, their basic needs must be met. For this reason, we give our clients supermarket coupons. The costs for SAO add up to around CHF 50,000 per year, which we would like to cover with our crowdfunding campaign for 2025, which runs from 11 October (3pm) to 27 November.
Thank you very much for your support!
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Crowdfunding - Goodies
This blog post is related to Crowd-funding 2024.
The blog post shows the selection options for those goodies that cannot be linked via wemakeit.
Please note: The goodies can only be purchased via our crowdfunding.
SHOP
Summer Promotion of Olive Oil
We still have a few 0.5 litre bottles of our popular organic olive oil from Lesvos available at the special price of CHF 24.- instead of CHF 27.-
Please help us reduce food waste: The oil expires August 2024, but is still very much edible and enjoyable.
Find them in our shop now!
First come first serve!
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.
SAO Association supports displaced women stranded in Greece in a concrete, efficient, discreet, neutral, flexible and ethical way.
Learn more about the context we work in here.
Quotes from our clients
Fa.
"I cannot thank you enough, because you gave me life for accepting me in Amina when I desperately needed someone to support me."
T
"They always leave the door open - we know we can talk, when we are ready"
f
«In Amina not all my needs can be met - but what I always get there is love»
N
"Cet endroit m'aporte beaucoup de choses: de l'amour, de la chaleur et le sentiment de revivre."
A
«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.»
Z
"I finally speak Greek!"
