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HELIOS project

Stakeholder: IOM Greece
Type of stakeholder: International Organizations

Service last updated on 17-10-2024

General Information

Population Groups
Refugee / immigrant population
  • General population
Services Categories
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & EMPLOYMENTPROFESSIONAL SKILLS & EMPLOYMENT : Vocational/job counseling  Labor market networking
GENDER BASED VIOLENCEGENDER BASED VIOLENCE : Counseling Support for survivors of gender-based violence
EDUCATION & LEARNING EDUCATION & LEARNING  : Educational counseling  Educational activities  Sports activities  Computer learning Greek learning  Languages learning  Skills (technical and non-technical)
ARTS, SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENTARTS, SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT : Cultural activities  Educational activities  Informational/Raising awareness activities Libraries
INTERCULTURAL MEDIATION, INTERPRETATION, TRANSLATIONINTERCULTURAL MEDIATION, INTERPRETATION, TRANSLATION
PROTECTION MONITORINGPROTECTION MONITORING
Days / Hours of service
  • Upon consultation with the beneficiary
Supported languages
GREEK FRENCH KURMANJI ARABIC DARI UKRANIAN SORANI TURKISH HINDI FARSI URDU PASHTO ENGLISH

Description

Duration: June 2019 – November 30 2024

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 and temporary protection 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 contributions to rental and move-in costs and networking with apartment owners.
  • Employability support: Provision of individual employability and job readiness support, including job counseling, access to job-related certifications and networking with private employers. In case you are a company that wishes to employ beneficiaries of international protection or temporary protection or you have any queries about their access to the labour market, do not hesitate to contact the HELIOS Employability team at [email protected].
  • 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.

Objective: The objective of the project is two-fold:

  • to increase the prospects of beneficiaries of international protection and temporary protection towards self-reliance and support them in becoming active members of the Greek society, and;
  • support the Greek authorities in establishing a sustainable integration mechanism for beneficiaries of international protection and temporary protection in Greece, as part of the overall Migration Management System in the country.

Target group: The target group of the HELIOS project consists of beneficiaries of international protection recognized after 01/01/2018 and beneficiaries of temporary protection (based on the published Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 of the Council of the European union). 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 Areas of implementation: The project is implemented throughout Greece. The project as of January 1st 2022 is funded by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum. The project until December 31st 2021 was funded by Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission (DG HOME).

 

Note: New enrollments in the Project and new lease agreements were accepted until 31 August 2024. Project services such as integration monitoring, job counselling, integration courses, house search support, accommodation workshops have been discontinued as of 1 September 2024, while from 1 September 2024 until 30 November 2024 only the provision of rental subsidies will continue for beneficiaries who are already receiving rental subsidies.

Participation/referral information

For any question please contact us at [email protected] or at the following WhatsApp and Telegram numbers from 9am-3pm Monday to Friday; you can also reach the numbers at a different time and leave a message: WHATSAPP & TELEGRAM NUMBER                 LANGUAGES + 30 6909868980                                   English – French – Ukrainian – Greek + 30 6906656134                                   Arabic + 30 6906956107                                   Sorani – Kurmanji – Turkish + 30 6906656125                                   Farsi – Pashto – Urdu – Hindi – Panjabi You can also reach us at HELIOS Integration Learning Centers from 9:30am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday:

  1. Alkminis 36-38, Kato Petralona, Athens
  2. Kolokynthous 23, Metaxourgeio, Athens
  3. Aristotelous 11-15, 10432, Athens
  4. 25th Martiou 7, Tavros, Athens
  5. Τsorlini 26, Thessaloniki
  6. Ptolemaion 29A, Thessaloniki
  7. Nikolaou Germanou 1, Thessaloniki
  8. Olympiados 24, Kardamitsia, Ioannina
  9. Nikolaou Plastira 4, Chania, Crete
  10. Andrea Papandreou 107, Amoudara, Heraklion, Crete
  11. Piskokefalou KEGE (P.O Code: 71202), Sitia, Crete
  12. Sokratous 111, Larissa
  13. Chaironeias 39, Livadeia
  14. Moskof 8, Kilkis
  15. Androutsou 30, Katerini
  16. Alexandrou Soutsou 2Α, Tripoli

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