Bonus Charity

ActionAid is an international, non-governmental development organization. It works with more than 15 million people in 45 countries. It considers poverty to be an injustice to human existence itself and fights for a world free from poverty and injustice, in which every person will enjoy the right to live with dignity. Where it deploys programs on the ground, ActionAid does not impose solutions. It works together with the people in the local communities, fighting together with them –at the local, national and international level– for the solutions that will help people change their life in the long term, through their own efforts.

ARCTUROS is a non-profit, non-governmental, environmental organization (NGO) founded in 1992, focusing on the protection of wildlife fauna and natural habitat, in Greece and abroad.

Reading to the Others is a Non-Profit Organization aimed at people who are unable to read due to illness or disability. We support equal access to knowledge and learning for vulnerable groups – blind, elderly and sick – by producing audiobooks and offering reading services for those who cannot do it themselves. At the same time, we raise awareness of the need for equal access to books for these people, for an inclusive society where we all have / enjoy the right to education. Our vision is a society where all people have equal access to knowledge and learning. Our mission is to ensure equal educational opportunities, through access to books, for people who lack access to them.

With selflessness, love and respect, the Unborn Child Protection Association “I Aggalia” assists married or unmarried women whom abandonment, abuse and socio-economic difficulties push to take the life of their unborn child. The Association offers protection to the child, both during pregnancy and after birth, while at the same time it also supports the parents, both morally and materially. Its aim is to provide services completely free of charge and to ensure the conditions that will make it possible for the child to grow up in a healthy family environment, with the warmth of its mother's and father’s presence. “I Aggalia” supports the institutions of marriage and family and encourages childbearing. In addition, it helps to inform the public through seminars, lectures, workshops, the distribution of publications and through social networks and its website, about issues such as pregnancy, maternity, human rights and demographics. Since its foundation in 1998 and until 2019, “I Aggalia” has supported a total of 7,686 families nationwide, while more than 2,900 children have been born with its assistance

“Amimoni” is a Panhellenic Association of Parents, Guardians and Friends of Multiply Disabled Visually Impaired People. It was founded in 1993, in Athens, born out of the need of parents to fight for the rights of their children, who cannot do so themselves. The Association is addressed to parents of children with vision impairments (partial or total loss of sight) and additional disabilities such as intellectual disability, diffused developmental disorders, syndromes, neurological disorders and mobility impairments. “Amimoni” is a legal person of private law, specifically recognized as a non-profit charity and certified by the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity. Its programs currently provide training and accommodation to more than 100 blind people with additional disabilities (minors and adults), while since its foundation, more than 250 people have benefited from its services

"Pedtrauma" is a non-profit, non-governmental organization which was founded in 1998 in Athens by a small number of doctors and parents. Its sole purpose is to raise awareness on children’s accidents in Greece, to reduce their number and severity and to improve care once an accident has occurred. Since 2010, more than 2.990.000 children have benefitted from the Charity’s work. For fifteen years now, the Charity has been making great effort to reduce children’s accidents and improve injured children’s care through the implementation of the following: a) By opening Trauma Centers in all the major Public Children’s Hospitals in Athens and throughout Greece. b) By upgrading and equipping the Paediatric Departments and Clinics of the Hospitals and the Health Centers with the necessary machinery. c) By helping finance seminars where specialized doctors train surgeons, doctors, nurses, and Ambulance Paramedics on how to help an injured child the fastest and best way possible (Medical Seminars Program “Leonidas Georgopoulos”). They have already managed to train 2.372 doctors, nurses, and Ambulance Paramedics. d) By educating children on trauma prevention. In particular, the Charity visits schools and talks to children, teachers, and parents about how to prevent accidents from occurring. To date they have spoken to 64.511 children and 3.508 teachers and parents. It has been statistically proven that introducing Trauma Prevention into schools can significantly reduce the number and severity of accidents occurring. In total, since 2010, the Charity has upgraded and equipped 145 Departments in 121 Hospitals and Health Centers, offering 1.771 machinery and equipment.

The Hospice for Neuro-disability is a public benefit, non-profit charitable organization which was founded in 1893 and, to this day, using its own resources, has supported more than 8,300 people for most of their adult lives. To achieve its statutory objectives, in 1972 the Hospice for Neuro-disability established the Foundation for the Care of Neurological Illnesses. Today, the Foundation cares for 170 citizens with incurable conditions that make them unable to serve themselves (paraplegic or tetraplegic patients, people with multiple sclerosis and other conditions of the central nervous system, primarily characterized by mobility disorders). With the valuable support of donors, sponsors and benefactors, we ensure full medical and nursing care, nutrition and above all dignity and freedom for all these people. Without any support from the State (quite the contrary, as we had to cope with huge tax burdens during the last few years), we have come this far with our donors’ support and we hope to be able to continue to rely on it as we move forward, committed to our sole purpose, which is to provide palliative care to the people who need it. The financial assistance you will offer us will be used to finance the renovation of one wing of our hospital and its adaptation to the modern specifications for people with disabilities.

Member of the One and Only International Humanitarian Community. All over the world, Doctors of the World act with the same self-denial, but also with the effectiveness and seriousness imposed by human pain and suffering. Because suffering and misery are found everywhere. And this is what Doctors of the World are trying to change, driven by their firm belief in Man's power and the healing it can offer.

Médecins Sans Frontières/MSF is an international, independent humanitarian organization that provides medical care to people affected by conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Since 1971, the teams have been responding to the greatest humanitarian crises around the world by saving lives. The Greek Section of Médecins Sans Frontières/MSF was founded in 1990 and is one of the most historic ones in the movement. Since its foundation, hundreds of its members have participated in missions globally with the aim of providing medical care to the most vulnerable populations. Today, MSF presents in more than 70 countries, and it remain at the frontline thanks to its supporters –private donors, companies and foundations.

Paging and Help at Home Public Benefit Non-profit Association “Grammi Zois” is the only Non-Governmental Organization in Greece active in the provision of support in connection with the practical issues faced by the elderly. It was founded in 2006 by a group of people with scientific background and experience in social care and physical and mental health, highly sensitized to the problems that exist in the provision of organized and substantial support to the elderly.

“Desmos” is a non-profit foundation whose mission is to make charitable giving easy and effective for anyone who wants to help, anywhere in Greece. “Desmos” ensures professionalism and absolute transparency concerning both donations in kind and financial donations from individuals, companies and institutions. During its 5 years in operation, “Desmos” has gained extensive knowledge and understanding of the country’s tertiary sector, while it also plans and implements nationwide programs aimed at meeting needs in the areas of health, social welfare, the empowerment of young people and so on. From its establishment in 2012 and until today, thanks to the donations made by thousands of individuals and more than 230 companies and institutions, “Desmos” has supported over 700 social welfare organizations and 300,000 beneficiaries. The value of the goods that have been offered by Desmos to our fellow citizens in need exceeds Euro 3,500,000.

ELEPAP - Rehabilitation for the Disabled is the oldest non-profit charity in Greece. For 80 years, it has been offering rehabilitation services, from birth to adulthood, to more than 100,000 children with mobility impairments, through its six Centers operating in Athens, Thessaloniki, Ioannina, Chania, Volos and Agrinio. With the support of ELEPAP, more than 1,000 infants, children and adults with disabilities every year, struggle every day, with the assistance of ELEPAP’s specialized scientific staff, to reach their full potential, fulfil their personal goals and achieve their maximum possible autonomy and their integration into society. Over 60% of the children attending ELEPAP's recognized Special Preschool Education program manage to join the first class of the general Primary School. Every donation is invaluable and is used to finance treatments and to support ELEPAP’s innovative integrated rehabilitation programs for the children in its care. Everyone can show their love to a child with a disability and help him or her take another “life step”, by: (a) making a donation by bank deposit, (b) making a donation by calling from a landline or mobile phone or sending “ΕΛΕΠΑΠ” by SMS to 19811 (charged at Euro 2.48 per call) or (c) by participating as a volunteer in ELEPAP’s actions.

The objective of Cerebral Palsy Greece is to develop and provide on a regular basis a diverse range of services, programs and activities seeking to address the needs, improve the conditions and defend the rights of people with cerebral palsy in Greece. The Association’s “Open Door” model education and rehabilitation center offers education and rehabilitation services to more than 240 people of all ages with cerebral palsy

“Child’s Heart” is a Pan-Hellenic Association that protects, informs and helps children and adults with Congenital Heart Disease. “Child’s Heart” was founded in 1983 by parents of children with Congenital Heart Disease. The main aim of the association is to provide every kind of moral and financial support to these children and their families. “Child’s Heart” counts 1.900 members and during the 39 years of operation over 5.000 children have been helped, effectively, financially and repeatedly in many different ways. “Child’s Heart” is a founding member and it collaborates with European Congenital Heart Disease Organization ECHDO, with Greek Alliance for Rare Diseases and the institutions of Eurocharity & QualityNet. The primary concern of this Pan-Hellenic Association is the information, encouragement and support of parents and their children, the facilitation of booking appointments with doctors, outpatient infirmaries, medical exams, but especially the financial assistance, such as payment of catheterization, cardiac pacemakers, surgical operations, coverage of accommodation expenses for deprived and uninsured families and mainly for families coming from the province.

The Therapy Center for Substance-Dependent Individuals (KETHEA) is the largest rehabilitation and social reintegration network in Greece. It has been providing its services to drug addicts and their families since ITHAKI, the first Greek therapeutic community for substance-dependent individuals, was set up in 1983. All its services are provided free of charge and without waiting lists, on the street, and in prisons and rehabilitation units around Greece. KETHEA also helps people suffering from other forms of addiction including alcohol, gambling and the Internet.

In 1978, the Association of Parents, Guardians and Friends of Autistic Children “SOS” established –and has since been operating– a Special Therapeutic Education Center (Ministry of Health authorization Γ4/733/23-3-1979). Since then, the Center grew and its operation proved highly satisfactory. As a result, it was recognized by the Prefecture of East Attica as a Special Charity providing organized healthcare (Decision 10905/29-6-92, published in Government Gazette issue 1078/B/96). The Association has also been recognized by the Ministry of Health as a non-profit organization providing Social Care Services (with National Register Number 09211ΦΑΠ22049038Ν-0261) and has been specifically certified for the provision of Primary and Secondary Health Care services. It operates throughout the year as a multi-functional Day Care Center and Residential Facility for people with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorders (GG 2016/B/2010), with a treatment / accommodation capacity of 64 people, in modern building facilities (2 buildings totaling 3,500 sq.m., on a plot of 15,000 sq.m.), built with funding from the Regional Operational Programs of Attica on a plot of land that the Ministry of Agriculture had granted to the Association specifically for this purpose. The Association has been certified by the Ministry of Health for its administrative capacity (7671/21-8-2010). For more information, please visit the Association’s website, at:

Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Hellas is a non-profit association for people with Neuromuscular Diseases) founded in Greece in January 2000. It supports and finances research programs for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and alleviation of the multiple problems caused by Muscular Dystrophy and other Neuromuscular Diseases, thus helping improve the quality of life of the people suffering from them.

MEDASSET (Mediterranean Association for the Salvation of Sea Turtles) is a non-profit association founded in 1993 to protect sea turtles and their habitats throughout the Mediterranean. Its objectives are achieved through research programs at international and national level, information campaigns, training, and advocacy and lobbying at the level of the relevant competent bodies. In this context, the campaign “Our Promise: Clean Seas” seeks to mobilize the public, through information actions and beach cleanups, to protect valuable marine life, making it possible for citizens to turn the promise for clean seas into reality!

The Association “Together for Children” is an umbrella organization of 10 public benefit non-profit organizations, founded in 1996 to unite their efforts to provide for children in need. Together, the 10 organizations offer their services to more than 10,000 children every year, providing psychological, moral and financial support and raising public awareness of issues related to children

There’s a Village that embraces with love and care the children who are alone in the world. That provides for all its children the warmth of a home to call their own, the company of friends and of brothers and sisters, support for their education, carefree time for play. That offers them what they need the most – the tender caress and the love of an SOS Mother. That’s the image, the role and the value of SOS Children's Villages. A large family embracing children with love.

Foundation offering special education and welfare services to children with special needs or severe social deficits

Sikiarideio Foundation was established in 1939. It is an Open Care Centre providing vocational training to children and young persons with intellectual and learning disabilities, aged 5 to 21. It operates as a non-profit legal entity of private law, active in the psychological, social and therapeutic care of children with intellectual disability and in their pre-vocational and vocational training. The foundation is currently caring for 200 children. Its work is carried out by experienced and specialized scientific staff.

"Merimna" is a non-profit organisation that provides Bereavement Counseling Support to children and families experiencing the loss or the serious illness of a loved one. Merimna offers all its services free of charge for 28 years. It is also the only organization in Greece that provides Pediatric Palliative Home Care to children with life-threatening illness and their families. Additionally, Merimna trains health professionals and educators in the management of bereavement and serious illness. Finally, it designs and implements psychosocial interventions to support students, teachers and parents after a traumatic event, crisis or major disaster.

In the year 2002, the organization "OASIS" was founded as a support center for addicts by Damianos Duitsis, its president, Yiannis Boutaris and 20 other former addicts and their family members. It acts as a self-managed organization, doing actions all over Greece (Speeches, streetwork, seminars and other events). "OASIS" with the legal form of AMKE, belongs to the National Register of Non-Profit Organizations (providing Social Care services), to the Special Register of Voluntary Non-Governmental Organizations and holds Administrative Competency for the execution of projects within the NSRA. It is located in the center of Thessaloniki in a 250 sq.m. area. where they have dozens of visitors every day. In our 20 years of operation, we have supported approximately 10.000 people throughout the country and have become a point of reference in the field of drug addiction, being the first to introduce the 12-step treatment method in Greece, following the model of "Alcoholics Anonymous". For these actions, they have been awarded by the President of the Republic, the Ministry of Health, the Prefecture of Thessaloniki, by Rotary and the acclaimed BRAVO institution.

Now, you too can support the work of the very first women’s association in Greece. The Young Women’s Education Society was founded in Greece in 1872, for the exclusive purpose of providing education and employment to women with little financial means. The embroideries and kilims of the Society’s workshops have garnered awards at many exhibitions in Greece and abroad, while at various times they have adorned Palaces around the world, Cathedrals, Churches and the Hellenic Parliament. The Society’s greatest benefactors were Andreas Syngros and his wife Iphigeneia, who bequeathed a large part of their property in support of the Society's purposes. Today, the Young Women’s Education Society continues its creative operation with: (a) The Embroidering and Weaving Workshop and Sales Shop, which continue and promote these two traditional arts. The Workshop and the Sales Shop are located in the gallery at 3, Kolokotroni Street. (b) The Training Departments in arts and professions such as embroidery, weaving (using loom sets or a full-scale loom), yarn dyeing, cutting, knitting and knotting, crocheting, handmade jewelry, as well as training of nursery/child carers and carers for the elderly.

The Association of Parents, Guardians and Friends of People with Disabilities “To Ergastiri” was founded by parents of children with intellectual disability, in order to provide care, protected productive employment and future assisted living services for 100 adults with intellectual disability. “To Ergastiri” operates various productive departments (bakery products, catering, pasta products, laundering, ceramics, carpet-making, batik, packaging-standardization and gardening), as well as a Day Care Center. With its specialized staff, the Center provides comprehensive Attendant Support Services for the psycho-emotional support of people with intellectual disabilities. It also operates a model dental surgery and an afternoon Entertainment Club with many activities. As part of these services, “To Ergastiri” implements a pioneering program that involves the construction of assisted living homes to ensure the safe and dignified living of our young people, when they will no longer have the support of their family environment. The first residence has already covered the needs of 9 adults with intellectual disabilities. We hope that in the future this program will be completed to accommodate all the persons employed in the Workshop.

“Yaya’s Garden” model nursery was founded in 1989, to contribute to the rebuilding of Kalamata after the earthquake that had struck the city three years earlier. Its operation secures, on an annual basis, free meals and tuition for approximately fifty infants and pre-school aged children from families with limited financial means. To enhance its social contribution to the city of Kalamata, the Nursery’s children come exclusively from families with social and financial difficulties

The Smile of the Child is a non-profit, voluntary organization. Its main concern is to defend children's rights, every day, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. To secure everything that they need for their physical, mental, and psychological stability. It relies on State authorities and services (Police, Public Prosecutor’s Offices, Hospitals etc.), where responsible and caring individuals respond and assist it in its efforts to address the problems that children are facing.

Since 1946, the Lighthouse for the Blind of Greece offers a big hug to all adults with visual impairments for a dignified, independent and active, social and professional daily life.The Lighthouse is an non-profit organisation, specially recognised as philanthropic, supervised by the Ministry of Labour and sponsored by the State through the Region of Attica.All social activities of the Lighthouse are offered free of charge (social service, computer classes, pottery classes, Italian lessons, talking book library, Braille book library, Braille courses for the blind, gym etc), yet many are the moments of recreation and socialisation (woven, macrame, theatrical groups etc.)

“Floga” is an Association of Parents of children with cancer that embraces and supports thousands of families all over Greece. Today, 27 years after it was founded, “Floga” has in place a network of representatives with significant activities in Greece’s largest cities. As a non-profit association, it relies on the voluntary work of its members and on support from its sensitized friends.

Hatzikyriakeio Childcare Institution is one of Greece’s oldest childcare centers. It was founded in 1889 by Ioannis Hatzikyriakos and his wife Marigo, to shelter orphaned girls of no financial means. It hosts girls aged 6 and above from families with serious social and financial problems. In addition to accommodation, it also provides them with care and emotional support as well as with excellent educational opportunities, to equip them fully for their life as adults in the modern society.

Association established to help children suffering from neoplastic diseases and related diseases to have access to healthcare and to the best possible medical treatment and psychological support.

“Merimna Paidiou Katerinis” is a Greek non-profit NGO that was founded in 1979, in Katerini by a team of volunteers. Its purpose is to promote the rights and well-being of disabled persons especially the ones with mental disability, autism, cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities. This has been accomplished so far in two ways: 1. By running facilities (day care centers and supported living housing) which provide services to people with disabilities 2. By implementing activities in the local community which shape a better society via education and awareness. Merimna is currently operating 2 Mixed Day Care Centers with a total capacity of 92 people for disabled people over 18 years old where all types of disability are accepted regardless of age, sex and level of functionality. It also has built 3 Supported houses of semi-autonomous living with a capacity of 12 people.

50plus Hellas is the first national organization concerned with the rights of people over the age of 50. It is a non-profit organization founded in 2005. They aim to promote the improvement in the quality of life through actions of empowerment and inclusion, training programs addressed to older people and relevant professionals. At 50 plus the work for a new perspective and attitude of all generations towards ageing well, as well as, for a new understanding so Greek society becomes friendly for all citizens, regardless their age.

ARSIS is a social non-governmental organization that has been active in various regions in Greece for 30 years and currently operating in Thessaloniki, Athens, Volos, Kozani, Ioannina, Alexandroupolis and on islands of the border line of the Aegean (Chios, Samos, Leros Kos). The work of ARSIS is supported by specialized staff and trained volunteers who operate based on the collective values of social solidarity, acceptance, democracy and mutual respect. The vision of ARSIS is a society with equal opportunities for all and the necessary care for those who are its weakest members and need special policies and measures to ensure decent living conditions. The action of ARSIS is particularly focused on the care and support of children who face special difficulties and obstacles on their way to adulthood, such as insufficient support from the family, neglect, abuse, exploitation, rejection by the educational system, immigration, refugee status, homelessness, conflict with the law, living in institutions or prisons, etc.

"Shedia" is the only Greek street paper and a member of the International Network of Street Papers. It is a special opportunity for the citizens experiencing social exclusion to ensure a minimum, decent income, as well as a means of disengagement from the vicious cycle of social exclusion. It is also an additional incentive to rebuild their lives. Through a series of sporting, social, cultural and environmental initiatives it tries to help people to help themselves. "Shedia" is about connecting with the world, it's a step towards social reinclusion, it's a step towards social rehabilitation, it's a restoration of dignity, it's the recognition and acceptance of ourselves and the other.