HELLENIC RED CROSS SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES

ENDOV MEETING 18 – 21 OF OCTOBER, 2006 THE HAGUE

NATIONAL SOCIETY POPULATION OF THE COUNTRY NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NUMBER OF STAFF IN HEAD QUARTERS/ DISTRICTS/REGIONS HELLENIC RED CROSS PEOPLE VOLUNTEERS 650 PEOPLE

MAIN ACTIVITY FIELDS Primary and Secondary Health Care Primary and Secondary Health Care Social Welfare Social Welfare International Cooperation and Aid International Cooperation and Aid Rescue and First Aid Rescue and First Aid Youth activities Youth activities Tracing and Family Reunification Tracing and Family Reunification Disaster preparedness/Response to Emergencies Disaster preparedness/Response to Emergencies Tracing Financial Resources Tracing Financial Resources

NURSING DIVISION GERODOLOGY SERVICE HEALTH CARE CENTERS HOME NURSING SERVICE HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICE HEALTH VOLUNTEER TRAINING SERVICE

SOCIAL WELFARE DIVISION COUNCELING AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES VOLUNTEER SERVICE REGIONAL BRANCHES’ SOCIAL SERVICES DISASTER PREPARDNESS AND RESCUE DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EUROPEAN PROJECTS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE VULNERABLE SOCIAL SUPPORT AND INTEGRATION OF REFUGEE-ASYLUM SEEKERS SERVICES SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE DISABLED/HOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION International Aid International Aid –Development Programs –Emergency Aid Programs –Financing

International Programs at National Level International Programs at National Level –Disasters in Greece –Bilateral Cooperation with other National Societies –Inner Community Programs

International Conferences and Humanitarian Law International Conferences and Humanitarian Law –Dissemination of Humanitarian Law –Study and Preparedness of International Conferences –Edition of printed material

TRACING DEPARTMENT TRAICING OF MISSING PEOPLE RE-ESTABLISMENT OF COMMUNICATION AMONG DISPERSED FAMILY MEMBERS CERTIFICATE ISSUE BASED ON FILE MATERIAL MAIL CORRESPONDENCE AMONG FAMILIES (VIA SPECIAL R.C. POST)

FIRST AIDERS DIVISION “THE SAMARITANS” VOLUNTEER TRAINING (THEORY AND PRACTICE) PARTICIPATION TO MISSIONS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL SANITARY SUPPORT OF ATHLETIC/CULTURAL/RELIGI OUS EVENTS AND CAMPINGS ORGANIZATION OF ENVIROMENTAL ACTIVITIES DISASTER PREPARDNESS AND RESPONSE

YOUTH DEPARTMENT  Activities Development aiming at:  The Cultivation of Solidarity and mutual Aid Principles to Young people  The protection of the Environment  The understanding and friendship among the young people of various countries

DRUG –ADDICTION/AIDS PREVENTION DEPARTMENT Seminars organization, open discussions with the cooperation of specialists aiming at the prevention and confrontation of drug-addiction and AIDS. Seminars organization, open discussions with the cooperation of specialists aiming at the prevention and confrontation of drug-addiction and AIDS.

MEDICAL ADVICE CENTER Provision of medical instructions to Greek and Foreign mariners in sea (during their travel) Provision of medical instructions to Greek and Foreign mariners in sea (during their travel)

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Regional Branches and Local Committees Regional Branches and Local Committees Administrative Department Administrative Department Financial Services Department Financial Services Department Central Warehouse Central Warehouse Legal Advice Department Legal Advice Department Resources Collection Department Resources Collection Department Public Relations and Press Department Public Relations and Press Department Real Estate Department Real Estate Department Provisions Department Provisions Department Data processing Department Data processing Department Technical Service Technical Service Vehicles Department Vehicles Department

DEPLOYMENT OF VOLUNTEERS HOME VISITINGS to long term isolated persons, elderly, handicapped, incurable disease persons

Volunteer Activities: Companionship Companionship Psychosocial support Psychosocial support Escort to Hospitals, Agencies, e.t.c. Escort to Hospitals, Agencies, e.t.c. Practical services (e.g. bills payment, shopping, meals preparation) Practical services (e.g. bills payment, shopping, meals preparation) Support through the line Support through the line Promenades in parks, to the sea Promenades in parks, to the sea Visiting to museums, cultural events, churches, exhibitions Visiting to museums, cultural events, churches, exhibitions

WORKING WITH CHILDREN Volunteers visit Institutions who are in charge for the Child Care and offer their services to: -Orphans or Abandoned Children -Children suffering from cancer -Abused children

Volunteer Activities Companionship and psychological support Companionship and psychological support Greek and English language courses Greek and English language courses Supportive teaching in school lessons Supportive teaching in school lessons Creative and entertaining (Ps or other games, drawing, dancing courses, potter’s clay courses, excursions, e.t.c.) Creative and entertaining (Ps or other games, drawing, dancing courses, potter’s clay courses, excursions, e.t.c.)

Volunteers in Detention Center H.R.C. Volunteers visit the Detention Center for Migrant Women whose their application for refugee status is rejected pending the decision until their departation. Their origin places are countries of Asia, East Europe and Africa.

Volunteer Activities: Psychological support and encouragement Psychological support and encouragement Cooperation with the Social Worker and mediation Cooperation with the Social Worker and mediation Material support Material support Supplementary food assistance Supplementary food assistance Hygienic parcels Hygienic parcels clothing clothing

Volunteers in H.R.C. Reception and Integration Centers and Camps for Asylum Seekers and Refugees Volunteer Activities: Greek and English language courses Greek and English language courses Supportive teaching in school lessons Supportive teaching in school lessons Motivation for their integration in Greek Society Motivation for their integration in Greek Society Creative activities Creative activities Operation of Lending Library Operation of Lending Library Fund raising Fund raising

Intercultural activities Intercultural activities-festivals-forums -painting exhibitions -music and dancing events, e.t.c. Participation in the Refugees/Asylum Seekers Employment Office (mediation with the labor markets) Participation in the Refugees/Asylum Seekers Employment Office (mediation with the labor markets) Escort to Hospitals and Services Escort to Hospitals and Services

Response of the volunteers in mass arrivals in regional branches Short-term volunteer training programs are organized in specific regional branches located in areas closed to Greek-Turkish boarders of islands of East Aegean Sea which constitute entrances for illegal arrivals (e.g. migrants of asylum seekers from Asia, Africa).

The training aims to prepare volunteers to respond in mass arrivals and includes topics such as: Psychosocial support of the transferred population reception/detention centers organization Psychosocial support of the transferred population reception/detention centers organization Material provisions distribution Material provisions distribution Mediation in health and legal services Mediation in health and legal services Human rights protection Human rights protection Maintenance of the minimum living standards Maintenance of the minimum living standards

In addition, these volunteers are trained in natural disaster preparedness/response in case of emergency situations.

NURSING DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES INSTITUTIONALISED CARE Community State Hospitals in Athens and other districts Community State Hospitals in Athens and other districts Children’s Hospitals Children’s Hospitals Accident & Emergency Hospitals Accident & Emergency Hospitals Blood Donation Centres Blood Donation Centres Rehabilitation Centres for the Handicapped Rehabilitation Centres for the Handicapped Homes for the Elderly Homes for the Elderly

2.DISTRICT NURSING Health Care Services Health Care Services Geriatrics Geriatrics Home Nursing Home Nursing Health Centres – Hellenic Red Cross Advice Centres. Health Centres – Hellenic Red Cross Advice Centres.

Regarding the Geriatrics and Home Nursing fields, our volunteers provide their services to individuals that do not require further hospitalization. In this way more hospital beds are made available and the danger of being contaminated by hospital infections is significantly reduced.

3. MEDICAL SURGERIES Surgery for Elderly Protective Care Surgery for Elderly Protective Care Counselling Centres for specialised health issues e.g. skin cancer Counselling Centres for specialised health issues e.g. skin cancer

4. EMERGENCY CARE Volunteers participate in international assignments in order to provide humanitarian aid and healthcare services e.g. the 2005 mission to S.E. Asia, Sri Lanka and the earthquake in Turkey were amongst a number of assignments that also include previous international missions during natural disasters, floods, earthquakes, fires and heat-waves.

5. OTHER ACTIVITIES Deskwork at the Main Offices, especially during crisis or emergency periods. Deskwork at the Main Offices, especially during crisis or emergency periods. Participation in various exhibitions with Hellenic Red Cross stands. Participation in various exhibitions with Hellenic Red Cross stands. Participation in the Hellenic Red Cross European Mission for Road Safety Participation in the Hellenic Red Cross European Mission for Road Safety Parades on National Remembrance Days Parades on National Remembrance Days The Volunteers’ Choir that offers extensive entertainment to patients in hospitals or homes during the festive seasons The Volunteers’ Choir that offers extensive entertainment to patients in hospitals or homes during the festive seasons Reception of children from war-torn countries, escorting them during their arrival and departure from various central locations within the city. Reception of children from war-torn countries, escorting them during their arrival and departure from various central locations within the city. Participation in the Pan-Hellenic Fund. Participation in the Pan-Hellenic Fund.