08Mar
23Dec
Two days before Christmas 2011, at the Cultural Centre of Nikaia, his Eminence Alexios Metropolitan of Nikaia, organized a special event in order to provide food to approximately 2000 needy people in the area. The UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Mrs. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, who has been the main food donor for many years, felt the need to stand by his side once again and join her wishes with his.
14Nov
The 29th Athens Classic Marathon, that took place on 14 November 2011, under the auspices of the President of the Republic, Mr. Karolos Papoulias, and UNESCO, apart from its historical, cultural and athletic dimension, also displayed another very important one, its humanitarian profile, since part of the proceeds from the Marathon were donated in order to support the educational programmes of UNESCO, targeting poor children and mainly girls.
15Apr
23Mar
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
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’
02Mar
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.
22Nov
The Founding Board of the Global Humanitarian Forum.
In October 2007, personalities from all over the world under the leadership of the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, H.E. Mr. Kofi Annan, were brought together in Geneva joining forces in order to establish the “Global Humanitarian Forum” (G.H.F.).
The Global Humanitarian Forum is a non governmental organisation, open to cross-cultural, cross-sectoral and pan-regional ideas and initiatives. It functions within a spirit of high ethical standards and common humanitarian values and principles independently of any political or national interests. The Forum aspires to become “the network of networks”,
03Jun
The impacts of climate change as a challenge for the future generations with particular emphasis on the most sensitive and vulnerable population groups of the Mediterranean countries, especially sick children, is the topic of the two-day International Conference that will take place in Athens, at Megaron, the Athens Concert Hall, on June 2nd and 3rd 2009.
The Conference was organised with the initiative of the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and President of the “Foundation for the Child and Family”, Mrs Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, and the Chairman of the “Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change” (Nobel Peace Prize 2007) and the Director-General of “The Energy and Resources Institute”
03Jun
The international conference “Climate Change and Challenges for the future generations” held in June 2009 in Athens with the participation of Greek and foreign experts.