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Blue Refugee Center
from ANNUAL REPORT 2019
4,210
unique beneficiaries
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22,718
services
523,011.60€ budget
UNHCR, UNICEF (until Febr. 2019)
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The Blue Refugee Center (BRC) is a support hub as well as a place of meeting and interaction for refugees and asylum seekers in the greater Thessaloniki area.
The BRC has been operating since 2016 and supports refugees and asylum seekers by providing a variety of services and operating in addition to
the Thessaloniki Solidarity Center. The services offered are integration - oriented and concern one of the most vulnerable groups in our society. Educational activities for adults and minors, job counseling, psychosocial support and legal guidance are just some of the services provided by the BRC. In 2020, the support service for people who want to start their own business will be also provided.
On a weekly basis, many people visit the BRC to benefit from its services, as well as volunteer organisations and other organisations host educational activities and seminars, making the space a reference point in the city.
Services offered include psychosocial support, legal counseling and support, employability services, cultural mediation, support for parents and children, non-formal education and recreational activities, internet corner, and a Child Friendly Space. People of more than 34 different nationalities were offered our services in 2019, with most seeking job support and educational activities.
Keeping in mind the challenging employability sector, the employability consultants of the BRC along with the Thessaloniki Solidarity Center, organised the 1st Job Fair for refugees and asylum seekers. This initiative attracted beneficiaries coming from the refugee/migrant population, representatives from the business sector and Civil Society Organisations; more than 500 people attended and participated in the activities. One of the results of the job fair, beside others, was the creation of the Employability Working Group which SolidarityNow is chairing.
© Giorgos Moutafis for SolidarityNow
