Melissa Network

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Melissa Network
Formation2014;11 years ago (2014)
Headquarters Viktoria Square, Athens
Key people
Deborah Carlos Valencia, Nadina Christopoulo (founders)
Website melissanetwork.org

The Melissa Network of Migrant Women in Greece is a Greek not for profit organisation that supports needs of migrant women. It was founded in 2014 by Deborah Carlos-Valencia and Nadina Christopoulo.

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Organization

Co-founder Deborah Carlos-Valencia, 2015 Deborah Carlos Valencia (22061725860).jpg
Co-founder Deborah Carlos-Valencia, 2015

The Melissa Network is a Greek not for profit organisation that supports needs of migrant women, especially migrants domestic workers in Athens. [1] [2] It was founded in 2014 by Deborah Carlos-Valencia and Nadina Christopoulo. [3] The organization has since grown to include women from 45 countries. [1] [4] The organization is a based in Victoria Square in central Athens, [3] amidst a community where far-right anti-migrant sentiment is high. [1] Services provided include art classes, [5] language classes and other life skills. [3]

Melissa Network's partners include: Include HER, Alpha team in Amman, Fintech Capital Network, [6] [7] [8] and the Afghan Women Parliamentarians and Leaders Network. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gutiérrez, Icíar (2017-10-31). "Así es la red de apoyo entre mujeres migrantes y refugiadas en Atenas" [This is the support network for migrant and refugee women in Athens.]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  2. Malichudis, Stavros (2019-01-14). ""Being a migrant and a woman is like double marginalisation"". Sisters of Europe. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  3. 1 2 3 Gill, Omaira (2017-11-10). "Melissa Network: un lieu d'activité bourdonnante construit par des femmes migrantes" [Melissa Network: A bustling hub built by migrant women]. InfoMigrants (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  4. Silva, Daniela; Oliveira, Ana La-Salete (2021-03-08). "O que se faz no mundo pela igualdade de género - JPN" [What is being done in the world for gender equality - JPN]. JPN - JornalismoPortoNet (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  5. Hot and cold: Greece’s treatment of Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian refugees, The New Humanitarian, 16 Aug 2022
  6. "Include HER - NETWORK OF MIGRANT WOMEN IN GREECE melissanetwork.org" . Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  7. "Melissa Network". zh-cn.facebook.com (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  8. "Transformational Change Leadership" . Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  9. Katsigera, Myrto (17 May 2022). "Influential Afghan women regrouping in Greece | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.