Marianthi Konstantatou, Author at Marianna V. Vardinoyannis foundation

06Jul

There is Hope – The “Trident Senses-Sakis Rouvas” Charity initiative

In the frame of the “Trident Senses-Sakis Rouvas” charity initiative, to support “ELPIDA” Association of Friends of Children with Cancer, the Kraft Foods Hellas Company asked the Focus Bari S.A. Marketing Research Services to realise a qualitative research, which brought to light important elements concerning the “ELPIDA” Association, Mrs Marianna V. Vardinoyannis as well as Sakis Rouvas. The results of the research were announced in an event that took place in the ‘ELPIDA’ Guest House on the 6th of July 2011, along with the presentation of the video clip of Sakis Rouvas’ song “There is Hope”. The song and the video clip were dedicated to the children of the ELPIDA Guest House by Sakis Rouvas.

15Apr

Save lives with 1 euro!

In April 2011, the Association of Friends of Children with cancer ELPIDA launched a new campaign aiming at the smooth operation of the Childrens Oncology Unit ”MARIANNA V. VARDINOYANNIS – ELPIDA” and the establishment of new services, required for the treatment of sick children. […]

23Mar

Cultural Heritage Climate Change The Role of the Educator Book Presentation: The land of two suns

The need to conserve and protect cultural heritage, which is threatened by natural disasters and the impact of climate change, as well as the need to protect the environment and educate the next generation were the topic of the event organized on World Meteorological Day, 23rd March 2011, by Marianna V. Vardinoyannis Foundation at the Theatre of Athens College in Psychiko. […]

10Mar

Marianna V. Vardinoyannis Woman of the Year 2011

The “Life & Style” magazine of Liberis Publications presented the annual “Women of the Year” awards, on Tuesday 10th of March 2011.

Mrs Marianna V. Vardinoyannis was among the distinguished women, who were honoured with the “Woman of the Year” award.

“Although her name, as the organisers announced, was not included in the list of the 142 “Women of the Year” nominees, the 95% of the readers filled her name in the list, under the special category “Life’s work”, expressing which woman they wish to honour this year. Some children see their third parent in Marianna Vardinoyannis’

09Mar

The Pancretan Association of Athens honours Marianna V. Vardinoyannis

The “Pancretan Association of Athens*” honoured the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and President of the “ELPIDA” Association of Friends of Children with Cancer, Mrs Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, in a special event that took place at the Grande Bretagne Hotel on Wednesday, 9th of March 2011. The event was organized on the occasion of the International Women’s Day and its proceeds were donated to the “ELPIDA” Association of Friends of Children with Cancer. […]

08Mar

International Womens Day IEK AKMI honours Marianna V. Vardinogianni

On 8 March 2011 to mark International Womens Day the AKMI Institute of Vocational Training (IEK AKMI) honoured the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and Chairman of the ELPIDA Foundation,Mrs. Marianna V. Vardinogianni. […]

02Mar

Excellence Awards, Greeks as role models for the Next Generation

On 2 March 2011, the European Council for Youth Mobility in Research and Technology honoured 12 renowned Greeks for their significant contribution to the fields of social welfare, science, culture and sports, as chosen out of 60 personalities, through a vote in which thousands of award-winning young people took part. […]

14Dec

Presentation of the book Labouring with the challenges of female identity: Insights into the Minoan society

UNESCO celebrated its 65th Anniversary with a cultural event which: the presentation of the new book of Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, entitled “Labouring with the Challenges of Female Identity: Insights into the Minoan Society”, which is based on Mrs Vardinoyannis postgraduate research in Archaeology in the University of Sheffield. […]

12Dec

The Global Forum against human trafficking

On December 10, 11 and 12, 2010, personalities from all over the world, politicians, activists, experts, representatives of both governmental and non-governmental organisations, businessmen, artists, etc., assembled in Luxor, Egypt in order to participate in the Global Forum against human trafficking and set the strategies, practices and methods that will contribute to the prevention and suppression of Trafficking; this modern form of slavery with millions of victims, mainly women and children, and billions of profits for the traffickers, who are committing one of the greatest and more horrible crimes against humanity. […]

14Oct

Inauguration ceremony of the “Marianna V. Vardinoyannis – ELPIDA Children’s Oncology Unit”

In the course of a modest ceremony held on 14 October 2010, the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr Karolos Papoulias, inaugurated the “Marianna V. Vardinoyannis – ELPIDA Children’s Oncology Unit”, His Beatitude Hieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece performed the blessing of the building complex and so, “ELPIDA”, The Association of Friends of Children with Cancer, fulfilled the promise made to the Greek people to build the first oncology hospital for children in Greece.

Mrs Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, President of the Association and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, could barely conceal her emotion when she addressed the attendees,

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Marianthi Konstantatou