METAdrasi explained

METAdrasi - Action for Migration and Development
Type:	Non-Profit Civil Society Organisation
Founded Date:	December 2009
Founder:	Lora Pappa
Headquarters:	Athens, Greece

METAdrasi – Action for Migration and Development (Greek: ΜΕΤΑδραση - Δράση για τη Μετανάστευση και την Ανάπτυξη), commonly known as METAdrasi (pronounced: metaðɾasi), is a Greek non-profit civil society organisation that promotes the reception and integration of migrants and refugees in Greece.

Its provides interpretation,^[1] the protection of unaccompanied and separated children,^[2] the support of other vulnerable groups,^[3] and the education and integration of refugees and migrants.^{[4] [5]}

It was founded in December 2009 by Lora Pappa.^[6]

METAdrasi was the recipient of the 2015 North-South Prize.

METAdrasi was the recipient of the 2019 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Smith, Helena (19 August 2019). "Greek NGO helping child refugees wins $2m humanitarian prize"
2. Mishra, Divya (15 February 2019). Pulitzer Center, "In Greece, Unaccompanied Minor Refugees Fall Through Service Gaps"
3. Jordan, Miriam (14 October 2016). Wall Street Journal, "The American Lawyers Helping Syrian Refugees"
4. Abdel-Rahim, Sara (23 April 2018). EKathimerini, "A refugee family’s integration into Greek education"
5. NOW Map "METAdrasi - Action for Migration and Development"
6. The Hellenic Initiative (4 April 2019). "The story of Lora Pappa, founder of METAdrasi – Action for Migration and Development"
7. Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (19 August 2019). "Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces METAdrasi, a Frontline Refugee Organization, as 2019 Recipient of $2 Million Humanitarian Prize"