• The Pomegranate Project

    The Pomegranate Project is the first of its kind in Greece. It is run entirely by women, for women, offering a holistic programme to protect and empower women who are at risk, and survivors, of gender-based violence.

  • A supporter of AFW published a book. A story of growing up in a tricky world.

    All proceeds go to AFW to fund the beds, mattresses, roofs, lawyers, social workers, psychologists, carers, nurses, and more needed to protect women fleeing violence. Help give them back their birthright of dignity and self-reliance.

  • Help protect and empower survivors of gender-based violence.

    Help provide access to a women-only safe space where women who are gender-based violence survivors can access the services and support they need, under one roof.

 
 

WHO WE ARE

Action for Women is an Athens-based women’s rights organisation with an all-women team and management supporting refugee and asylum-seeking women’s recovery, resilience and re-integration.

 
 
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OUR VISION

Working towards a brighter tomorrow for and with women displaced by violence, conflict, and persecution.

 
 
 
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One in every five female refugees experiences sexual violence.

 
 

Out of the 79.5 million people who have been forcefully displaced, the UNHCR reports that over half are women and girls. 1 in 5 women refugees experience gender-based violence. Lockdowns due to Covid19 compounded the risk, triggering what the UN Secretary-General has called a “shadow pandemic”. Domestic violence spiked where many women were trapped with their perpetrators, and economic uncertainty exacerbated their risk of trafficking and sexual exploitation. 

In Athens, services for GBV survivors are few, and scattered throughout the city, often lacking female interpreters. Navigating these services without support is often re-traumatising.  Dignified and safe shelters remain scarce and the shelters that do exist do not offer wrap-around services  to equip women with the skills, knowledge and networks to generate an income and become autonomous. As a result, they can create a cycle of dependency in which residents are provided a sense of temporary safety without being equipped to take control of their lives. 

With the increase in GBV cases resulting from the lockdown, and the lack of a holistic model for women at risk and survivors of GBV, our current campaign, The Pomegranate Project, is both necessary and life-saving.

 
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The Pomegranate Project

BY ACTION FOR WOMEN

 
 
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The Pomegranate Project is the first of its kind holistic protection and empowerment model in Greece for refugee and asylum-seeking women at risk, and survivors of, gender-based violence to meaningfully support their recovery, resilience and reintegration.

 
 

3,956

hours of Greek & IT Literacy classes provided

887

women have enrolled in The Pomegranate Project

98%

of shelter residents have found jobs and are earning stable income

4,160

hours of case management and accompaniments to public services

 
 
 

Be a part of the change. Make an impact today.

With your support, together we can reach more refugee and asylum-seeking women and provide safe access to a range of services for their recovery, resilience and re-integration.

 
 
 

How does my money make an impact?

20€

funds a month worth of hygiene products for a woman and her child.

100€

funds access to four therapy sessions.

150€

funds a month of electricity and hot water for the shelter.

250€

funds a week of interpreters (French and Farsi) for participants to build community and access services.

500€

funds qualified Greek teachers to provide a month’s worth of regular classes.

1000€

will help cover rent for the shelter for a month.