2018 General Assembly Summary
Overview Action from Switzerland’s third annual General Assembly took place Thursday, March 1st, at the Viadukt and the evening was generously sponsored by Impact Hub,
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14.03.2018
What Women Really Want: Focus Group Report – January 2018
2018 has brought some alarming new developments to the situation for refugees and displaced people on Chios. After the failure of a recent injunction meant
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23.02.2018
Christmas Present Drive
The festive season is here and it’s time to start thinking of presents. Action from Switzerland is going to give you a helping hand by
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11.12.2017
Combating Gender Based Violence
Action from Switzerland held a two-day Gender-Based Violence (GBV) training at the Athena Women’s Centre for volunteers working on Chios island, namely from our partners, the
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29.11.2017
What women really want: Focus Group Report – October 2017 – Special Feature: Vial
https://www.youtube.com/embed/99dHcU9sRao Introduction In order to understand the unique challenges faced by our sisters on the run, the AfS team conducts quarterly focus groups with the
Gabrielle Tay
31.10.2017
Looking back at Chios
Author: Haley Broder It has been one month since I left the Athena Centre for Women, where I coordinated daily operations, led English, yoga, and
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19.09.2017
Shoo Akhbarik?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Lydia spent two months on Chios volunteering at our Athena Centre for Women. Fluent in French and Arabic – two of the most frequently used
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29.08.2017
Same city, different point of view
Author: Zsófia Molnár It had been raining the whole afternoon, and we did not have high hopes with the weather, but shortly before 6 pm
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26.08.2017
What women really want: Focus Group Report – July 2017
In the year since Action From Switzerland opened our Athena Centre for Women, girls from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Congo, Sudan, and Eritrea received access
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06.08.2017