HOW WE GET INVOLVED

"At the Amina Centre in Athens, traumatised women and mothers, along with particularly vulnerable, disabled, and elderly women, find professional support and an oasis of calm. The focus of Amina's team (psychologists, social workers, and translators) is on psychosocial care."

Amina's programme includes practical support (hygiene items, clothes, milk powder, diapers, etc.) and various workshops that help displaced women to develop their skills and create a new foundation for a self-determined life.  Language courses in Greek and English help the women prepare to find their way forward in their new lives.

PTSA started supporting Amina in 2025 through food collections from each Year Group on various occasions throughout the school year.

For morre information on Amina Centre Athens, please click here

St Catherine’s Supported for Refugees through Hope Cafe.

With more than 40,000 refugees awaiting papers for safe haven in Greece or gain passage to other EU countries, Hope Cafe distributes monthly food rations for these such families. They are mainly arriving from war torn areas such as Syria, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and the Ukraine.

The Cafe also supports local populations as well, with no persons leaving empty handed each day.

St Catherine’s British School and PTSA  supported these families for more than five years by helping to fill monthly food pack rations.

Each Year Group was assigned a collection period during the year. Together with Class Reps and Teachers children learned more about these populations in our city and are informed how together we can make a real difference in the lives of our neighbours in need.

For more information on Hope Cafe Athens, please click here and also visit  their  website

The St Cats community came forward once participating in the Cook for Good at Home ACT that took place on Tuesday 29/11/2022.  Hope Cafe distributed complete meals and fresh vegetables bags to 50 families.

They set aside another set of meals and fresh vegetables bags for 20 families for Wednesday, and also sent meals to two local community housing projects.

More than 100 families were fed, with meals and fresh vegetables, all donated from our school's community, and transported with the help of Mike and Elias, from the school’s maintenance department. Big thanks to all participants in this worthy cause and looking forward to organising more cooking in 2023/24!