It goes without saying that 2021 has once again been a year full of uncertainty, both for people on Lesvos and as the world attempts to adjust to living with Covid-19. We would like to say a very big thank you to each and every one of you who have supported or partnered with us in 2021. From all the team at Starfish Foundation we would like to wish you and all those close to you a joyful and healthy New Year! Our Winter Raffle Our annual Winter Raffle is still open until 12 m

It’s time for another update from our team here on Lesvos! At the time of writing this newsletter, change is- as always- in the air, both within Starfish and across the island. As the summer season draws to a close, a number of our long-term team members are finishing up their roles with us, heading off to further their studies and apply what they learnt on Lesvos to situations across the globe. In their place, we are grateful to have several new members join us who we will i

As an extension of our library project we recently started “reading hours” with children residing in the RIC Lesvos camp. These storytelling sessions happen twice a week, and under the shade of our gazebo, children can switch off for a moment and listen to someone read tales and story books in their own language, or they can use the time to simply relax on the cushions provided. This week, the sessions have been held in Farsi and French, and some of the resident volunteers wh

2020 began like any other. As a team we had planned for the projects we would introduce throughout the year, we had discussed the events we would hold in our OpenSpace building, and we had ensured that interest remained high for the initiatives we had started in the previous year. However, as was the story across the world, our aspirations for 2020 did not quite go to plan. However, despite the circumstances, Starfish had a productive year. Take a look back on the projects we

On March 11, 2020 the World changed. That was the day the WHO Secretary General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced that the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the world was now officially a pandemic. By then the virus had made its way from Wuhan in China to nearly every part of the globe. Greece recorded its first case on February 26 when a 38-year-old woman was confirmed as having covid-19 after returning to Thessaloniki from Italy. Public health authorities redoubled thei

We think we can all agree that 2020 has not been an easy year to navigate through; the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic has created a situation of uncertainty for us all. However, just as the world continues to adapt to the ever-changing regulations, restrictions, and safety measures prevalent with COVID-19, so too does the Starfish Foundation. Over the last few months we have been busy working on several important projects across the island that we wanted to update you o