For those of you who are unaware of our bagforeveryone project: in 2020 we collaborated with the Swiss NGO #EducationEveryone to create a sewing initiative that would bring local communities on Lesvos together by teaching the transferrable skill of sewing. Two instructors conduct the sewing workshops, where they teach each student how to use industrial sewing machines. The students progress from learning basic sewing skills to advanced skills, such as the bagforeveryone shopp

H A P P Y   N E W   Y E A R We enter a new decade, the 2020s, with hopes for positive news and developments to improve the situation for all communities on the Aegean islands. Grab a cup of coffee, sit back and read what Starfish has done during 2019… Last year was marked by a surge in refugee arrivals. The pressure increased on everyone – both the refugees and the local population –  with the conditions in Moria camp getting even worse. The numbers speak for themselves. Ther