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Description: In close collaboration with national authorities and experienced Partners, through the HELIOS project IOM aims at promoting the integration of beneficiaries of international protection currently residing in temporary accommodation schemes into the Greek society, through the following components:
- Integration Courses: Conduction of Integration Courses within Integration Learning Centres set-up across Greece. Each course cycle lasts for 6 months and consists of modules on Greek language learning, cultural orientation, job readiness and life skills.
- Accommodation support: Supporting beneficiaries towards independent accommodation in apartments rented on their name, including by providing contributions to rental and move-in costs and networking with apartment owners.
- Employability support: Provision of individual employability and job readiness support, including through job counseling, access to job-related certifications and networking with private employers.
- Integration monitoring: Regular assessment of the integration progress of the beneficiaries to ensure that they will be in a position to confidently navigate through Greek public service providers once they will exit from the HELIOS project and start living independently in Greece.
- Sensitization of the host community: Organization of workshops, activities and events and production of a nationwide media campaign to create exchange occasions between the hosting and the hosted communities, highlighting the value of the integration of migrants into the Greek society.
Additional Information
Target group: The target group of the HELIOS project consists of beneficiaries of international protection recognized after 01/01/2018.
Partners: Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Danish Refugee Council Greece (DRC Greece), Greek Council for Refugees (GCR), Solidarity Now, INTERSOS, Municipality Development Agency Thessaloniki S.A (MDAT), Metadrasi, PLOIGOS, KEDHL, Technology and Human Resources Institute (IATAP)
Areas of implementation: The project is implemented throughout Greece.
For any question please contact us at iom_helios_info@iom.int or at the following WhatsApp numbers from 9am-3pm Monday to Friday; you can also reach the numbers at a different time and leave a message:
WHATSAPP NUMBER LANGUAGES
+ 30 6909868980 English-French-Greek
+ 30 6906656134 Arabic-Sorani-Kurmanji
+ 30 6906956107 Urdu-Hindi-Panjabi
+ 30 6906656125 Farsi-Pashto
You can also reach us at HELIOS Integration Learning Centers from 9:30am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday
#HELIOS Project supports the integration and the accommodation of recognized refugees in the Greek society. With the support of the European Commission and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund of the European Union
Location
Athens.
Address
28th Octovriou 20-22, Omonoia, Athens
Address in Local Language
28ης Οκτωβρίου 20-22, Ομόνοια, Αθήνα
Contact Information
email: iom_helios_info@iom.int
facebook_messenger: https://www.facebook.com/IOMGreece/
website: http://greece.iom.int/
Address
3rd Septemvriou 24, Athens
Address in local language
28ης Οκτωβρίου 20-22, Ομόνοια, Αθήνα