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Civil Society Fund Greece Launch Event

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INVITATION

The Bodossaki Foundation and SolidarityNow,

as Fund Operator of the Civil Society Fund Greece,

invite you on Wednesday 16th September at 14.00

to the Amphitheatre Ioannis Despotopoulos

at Athens Conservatoire (Rigillis & Vas. Georgiou Β 17-19)

to the programme launch event.


Please register by Friday 11th September.

During the event, there will be interpretation in Greek sign language

and simultaneous intrepretation in English and Greek.




AGENDA


WELCOMING REMARKS:

Athina Dessypri, President, Bodossaki Foundation

Stelios Zavvos, Chairman of the Board, SolidarityNow

Η.Ε. Harriet Elisabeth Berg, Ambassador of Norway to Greece

PRESENTATION OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY FUND GREECE:

Dr. Jennifer Clarke, Programme Director, Active Citizens Fund Greece, Director of Programmes and Grants, Bodossaki Foundation

Fay Koutzoukou, Deputy Director, Civil Society Fund Greece, Deputy General Manager, SolidarityNow



KEYNOTE DIALOGUE: INFORMATION INTEGRITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Ambassador Jan Braathu,  OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

Linos-Alexandros Sicilianos, President, Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights, Professor, Law School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, former president, European Court Human Rights


BUILDING THE LEGACY OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY FUND GREECE

  • Capacity Building

  • Regional Cooperation

  • Bilateral Partnerships


PRESENTATION OF THE FIRST CYCLE OF OPEN CALLS

  • Promoting Media Pluralism and Information Integrity

  • Advancing Human Rights, Social Justice, and Anti-Discrimination

  • Organisational Grants to CSOs promoting Democracy, Rule of Law & Human Rights

  • Community Engagement Actions


17:30 THEMATIC NETWORKING


Civil Society Fund Greece benefits from a €14.3 m. grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Civil Society Fund of the EEA and Norway Grants. The aim of the programme is to foster a vibrant and resilient civil society that protects and promotes democracy, the rule of law, and human rights. The Fund Operator for the Civil Society Fund in Greece is Bodossaki Foundation in consortium with SolidarityNow. The EEA Civil Society Fund is part of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway’s contribution to a more democratic, inclusive and resilient Europe.

When?

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 2:00 PM

Where?

Athens Conservatoire
Rigillis & Vas. Georgiou B 17-19
106 75 Athens
Attica, Greece


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