Our reader Steve Statharos visited and toured a refugee camp in Katerini-Pieria in northern Greece. The attorney from New York City told us that there were about 300 people inside the camp including five pregnant women, a five-day old child and about 100 kids.
He’s experienced a lot of local goodness from Greeks in the region, taking food to the camp that is prepared by the residents and a local baker who brought a Syrian refugee to teach him how to bake Syrian-style bread and pies so the refugees felt more at home with familiar foods.
Thanks Steve for sharing this great photo— a memento left by one of the refugees to thank the people of Greece for their hospitality, especially during their own deep financial crisis.
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This is the area will be visiting this summer (Yiayia is near Katerini). While I am in the area, is there anything I can do to help? Is there a contact person? email? Phone? Thanks.
you can contact the municipality of Katerini or volunteers like those:
http://www.enallaktikos.gr/kg37el_epikoinwnia.html
http://www.otoposmou.gr/
I’m sure they will appreciate your help..