Greece: 'The crisis has brought out solidarity, love and collective action'
by Maria Kottari and Christina Kanata from on (#C318)
The plight of the Greek economy has been devastating, but it has also led to a flowering of civil society. Here two young activists look at five new initiatives
Emfasis
The Emfasis Foundation, founded in April 2013, is an initiative that aims to help homeless people. Emfasis teams go out in the streets at night in some of the more dangerous parts of Athens. The volunteers get to know the homeless and build a relationship based on trust.
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