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Founded in 2015

Asterias - Starfish Foundation

Greek Non-Governmental Organisation

Providing practical help, assistance and support to vulnerable people on Lesvos

Our team at Starfish works on the ground to better understand the needs of the refugee communities living on the island, and the local people of Lesvos, to find solutions.

We collaborate with other NGOs and organisations, fighting to see that every person be treated with the compassion and dignity they deserve.

Founded in 2015

Asterias - Starfish Foundation

Greek Non-Governmental Organisation

Providing practical help, assistance and support to vulnerable people on Lesvos

Jan 29
3 min

The beginnings of BagforEveryone

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

Jan 16, 2020
6 min

Starfish: Our Reflection on 2019

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

Community Building

Vulnerable Populations

Capacity Building

Social Welfare & Wellness

Food & Provisioning

Annual Reflections