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Mothers and children behind bars

The President of the Foundation for the Child and the Family, following an invitation from the Mayor of Korydallos, visited the women’s jail, where babies and small children are obliged to live together with their mothers. Having been informed of the inmates’ everyday practical and personal problems, by the mothers, Mrs Vardinoyannis attempted to respond to as many as possible of their requests. […]

L’ Enfant et la Famille dans la societe du XXIe siecle en Europe (Proceedings)

The proceedings of the conference entitled: «L ‘Enfant et la Famille dans la societe du XXIe siecle en Europe», organized by the University of Europe and the “Foundation for the Child and the Family” at the Sorbonne, in June 1999. Congress examined the language and family issues in the context of new technologies and socio-cultural elements that characterize European cities.

International Conference “Family and Children in the European society of the 21st Century” in Paris

The University of Europe and the “Foundation for the Child and the Family” organised a conference with the topic: “”The Child and the Family in the 21ST century, in Europe” in Sorbonne, from the 31st of May until the 1st of June 1999. The Conference took place under the aegis of the President of the French Republic, Mr Jacques Chirac, and was aiming at examining the modern parameters related to the possibilities for the development of children in the suburbs of the big cities of our continent. […]

The Hague Appeal for Peace

From the 11th to the 15th of May, 10000 people from 100 countries, representatives of 600 non governmental organisations, simple citizens, young people and children, even ministers of foreign affairs, Nobel Prize winners, professors, personalities of international prestige and heads of international organisations participated in the “The Hague Appeal for Peace”. […]

Support for the children-victims of war in the Balkans

On the 25th of April 1999, the “ELPIDA” Association of Friends of Children with Cancer and the “Foundation for the Child and the Family”, considering their duty to stand by the side of the war victims in the Balkans, organised a Telethon in collaboration with Mega Channel TV for the collection of money, sanitary supplies and first aid material in order to send them to the settlements of refugees in the affected regions.

The supplies and the money collected due to the prompt response of the people were allocated as follows:

  • As a first step:

Juvenile disappearance and abduction

The President of the “Foundation for the Child and the Family”, Mrs Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, participated in the International Conference with the topic “Juvenile disappearance and abduction.”, which took place with the initiative of the “Fondation pour l’Enfance” and “Interpol”, in Lyon, France in the 30th and 31st of March 1999. […]

Presentation of the Proceedings of the European Forum “Family-Europe-21st century: Vision and Institutions”

The presentation of the Proceedings of the European Forum “Family-Europe-21st century: Vision and Institutions” which was organized by the “Foundation for the Child and the Family”, in Athens in May 1998, under the auspices of the President of Democracy, the Council of Europe, UNESCO, and the support of European Committee, took place at the Megaron-The Athens Concert Hall on the 14th of December 1998.

The precious material of knowledge, opinions and proposals deposited by scientists, researchers, representatives of governmental and non governmental European organizations as well as observers from all over the world, during the Forum’s work,

A basket for a life

 

On the 8th April 1998, at the Olympic Stadium, twelve thousand spectators gave a standing ovation to sportsmanship, civilization and humanity.

 

Panathinaikos and Red Star, two great teams, competed in a basketball game full of exciting moments, whose proceeds were destined to help the children maimed by mines in Bosnia.

 

Young and old from all the corners of Athens sent an important message to the world : BAN MINES WORLDWIDE, AND HELP THEIR VICTIMS

 

The organisers of the event, Mr. Theophilos Rozenberg, president of Doctors of the World,