Melissa Network
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| Formation | 2014 |
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| Headquarters | Viktoria Square, Athens |
Key people | Deborah Carlos Valencia, Nadina Christopoulo (founders) |
| Website | melissanetwork |
The Melissa Network of Migrant Women in Greece is a Greek not for profit organisation that supports needs of migrant women. It was founded in 2014 by Deborah Carlos-Valencia and Nadina Christopoulo.
Organization
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The Melissa Network is a Greek not for profit organisation that supports needs of migrant women, especially migrants domestic workers in Athens.[1][2] It was founded in 2014 by Deborah Carlos-Valencia and Nadina Christopoulo.[3] The organization has since grown to include women from 45 countries.[1][4] The organization is a based in Victoria Square in central Athens,[5] amidst a community where far-right anti-migrant sentiment is high.[1] Services provided include art classes,[6] language classes and other life skills.[5]
Melissa Network's partners include Include HER, Alpha team in Amman, Fintech Capital Network,[7][8][9] and the Afghan Women Parliamentarians and Leaders Network.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Gutiérrez, Icíar (2017-10-31). "Así es la red de apoyo entre mujeres migrantes y refugiadas en Atenas". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Malichudis, Stavros (2019-01-14). ""Being a migrant and a woman is like double marginalisation"". Sisters of Europe. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Gill, Omaira (2017-11-10). "Melissa Network: un lieu d'activité bourdonnante construit par des femmes migrantes". InfoMigrants (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Silva, Daniela Oliveira, Ana La-Salete (2021-03-08). "O que se faz no mundo pela igualdade de género - JPN". JPN - JornalismoPortoNet (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Gill, Omaira (2017-11-10). "Melissa Network: un lieu d'activité bourdonnante construit par des femmes migrantes". InfoMigrants (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Hot and cold: Greece’s treatment of Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian refugees, The New Humanitarian, 16 Aug 2022
- ^ "Include HER - NETWORK OF MIGRANT WOMEN IN GREECE melissanetwork.org". Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "Melissa Network". zh-cn.facebook.com (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "Transformational Change Leadership". Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Katsigera, Myrto (17 May 2022). "Influential Afghan women regrouping in Greece | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
External links
[edit]- Melissa Network official website