Purpose of this campaign is to gather enough money to send Nina Kantoniemi to aid with the situation Nina will work there full time for three months with those in need of urgent aid.This campaign will gather money that’s needed for accommodation. By supporting Nina we will keep you up to date with what achieved with your contribution. Supporting Nina is a good choice if you can’t go yourself or you want directly support the practical aid work in Greece.

Why Greece?

There is 57,141 refugees stuck in Greece. Conditions they live in are in many ways bad (www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/04/refugees-trapped-in-greece/ ) and new refugees arrive daily. Because of the bad economy country can’t fill the need for humanitarian aid: people of all ages including children and elderly live month after month in unhygienic and unsafe environments without enough food. In Greece a big part of filling even the basic needs of the refugees is done by volunteers and new volunteers are needed all the time.

Why Nina?

Nina has been actively working with the refugees for the last year. In her practical work she has been able to hone her skills and develop new ones. Likely the most important quality Nina has is her willingness to learn new and to adapt according to the situation. Most important thing for her is to do what is needed currently. Because of it Nina has been doing everything between practical aid work to coordinating the said aid. For example, she has sorted and distributed clothes, fed thousands, given advanced first aid, organized aid work, educated volunteers and liaised with the officials. Nina’s willingness to help comes from her belief of humanity and her thinking that everyone has a right to be safe and supported. Because of her being able to go, she feels that it is her duty to go and help in practice.

Where?

Number of the arriving refugees changes from day-to-day. The refugees are also transferred inside of the country. Because they can’t continue their journey and amount of the arrivals is smaller than last year, the biggest need at the moment is in refugee camps. A large amount of the aid work is done by small and medium  sized grass root organisations. Because of their relatively small size  they can change and adapt easily. This is why Nina is planning on working with one of the medium sized organisations. Because the situation in Greece changes all the time being able to change instantly with it is really important. However this kind of smaller organisations can’t compensate expenses to their volunteers and that’s the reason we created this campaign.

The organisation Nina will work with isn’t decide yet because Nina has decided to take into account what people who have volunteered in Greece are saying and wait until July before deciding exact place and trough that the organisation. No matter where exactly it will be, Nina will work full time to give the support to those needing it.

Expenses this campaign is covering

Accommodation in Greece will cost between 300-600 euros per month depending on the location and if receiving organisation can offer accommodation (for a fee). Campaign will cover accommodation for 3 months. If there is anything left after that, it will go towards paying supplies that are needed at that time. Nina will pay traveling and food costs from the money she has saved for this trip.