Refugee Week Greece is a community led, all welcome, fully accessible festival.  We strongly believe in the importance and values of equality and diversity, and we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for event organisers, organisations and the public attending our events. Our aim is to understand and celebrate our diverse community and recognise the value of each individual’s contribution. We believe that artists should be supported in their quest for a platform to express themselves and for that reason we produce and promote performances and installations for artists of diaspora, providing them with the necessary resources to bring their art to a receptive and supportive audience, and preparing them to continue their professional growth in other parts of the world.

Refugee Week is a platform in which all are welcome to take part in, whether it is attending or organising an event, activity or workshop. Already, prominent refugee organisations in Greece are participating by sharing their message of solidarity, inclusion and social equality. 

We have found community participation as a vital element in supporting our people with special needs and are proud to embrace inclusion in all our programs for our participants. Our activities and projects are developed for our participants to involve and contribute to the social life to the extent of their ability as well as to pursue their own goals.

Involvement in community activities in non-segregated spaces would help people to learn new skills or brush-up their hobbies. It also helps people to build and improve their confidence. Community participation paves the way for self-development and contribution. The sense of contributing, for instance, participation in a project which contributes to the society can give you a sense of pleasure and meaningfulness.

Refugee Week Greece aspires to build a stronger collaboration between various stakeholders that can share and create a positive message for refugees, one that urges us to change our everyday lives and work on more inclusive societies together.