Category: Greece

A New Path Strengthens A New Business

October 26, 2018

For many years, Panagiotis and his wife, Eirini, ran a successful language school in Athens. City life never felt like a good fit, though, and the two spent free weekends hiking Greece’s mountains. Those hikes got them away from the city and were also a chance to ...

Greece: A Growing New Business Fosters Hope

August 3, 2018

Haralambos and his family were not always in the farming business; he, his sister Theodosia, and his son Sotiris were all born and raised in Athens. But hard work ...

4 Ways to Support Greece

July 25, 2018

IOCC is supporting immediate basic needs like access to food. Through partner Apostoli, the humanitarian arm of the Archdiocese of Athens, IOCC will distribute prepaid grocery cards to families affected by the fires, allowing them to purchase ...

Greece: The Play’s the Thing

July 2, 2018

In response to the needs of refugees and migrants in Greece, IOCC partner Apostoli opened a ...

Greece: Bountiful Harvests, Brighter Tomorrows

May 24, 2018

Giant beans are laid out to dry at the agricultural association Agroka in the village of Lakommata, outside Kastoria, Greece.

Greece: Local Milk On Demand

April 23, 2018

Fresh milk straight from the farm, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That's the idea behind Apo Proto Cheri, or Firsthand

Equipped for Good Health

April 2, 2018

IOCC recently collaborated with the Chian Federation based in New York City to deliver a container of medical supplies to Chios, Greece. The 40-foot shipping container ...

Supporting Neighbors’ Health

February 12, 2018

Part of IOCC's Give for Greece program involves supporting agricultural associations as they work to increase productivity.