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Published
by the Mosaic
Newsletter,
October 13, 2005
Church’s
Hostel for Women Victims of Trafficking
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The
new hostel for abused women which will be housed
in a building of "SOLIDARITY" of the
Church of Greece, in 91 Agias Zonis Street,
Athens, was inaugurated and given the name
“Affection”.
During his address, the CEO of
"SOLIDARITY", Mr Dimitris Fourlemadis,
defined the work as an act of the love and
social solidarity of the Church, which would
assist the victims of trafficking. He noted
also, that the hostel is the fruit of the good
relations between Church and State, as both the
Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Health
contirbuted to its realization, and it was
equipped using items from the Olympic Games.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr
Evripides Stylianides extolled the activities of
"SOLIDARITY" abroad, as "together
we carry out humanistic dilpomacy abroad and
this is most significant and remunerative for
our national interests".
On her behalf Mrs Gianna Despotopoulou, General
Secretary of Social Solidarity of the Ministry
of Health, noted that the hostel is an
expression of the love of the Church for the
benefit of the non-privileged members of
society.
In closing, His Beatitude Christodoulos stressed
that the concern of the Church for every person
constitutes the worth of our existence. He
extolled the very remunerative co-operation
between Church and State in these activities, a
fact which will lead also to future similar
initiatives.
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