Formation | 2014 |
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Headquarters | Viktoria Square, Athens |
Key people | Deborah Carlos Valencia, Nadina Christopoulo (founders) |
Website | melissanetwork |
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.
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, [5] amidst a community where far-right anti-migrant sentiment is high. [1] Services provided include art classes, [6] language classes and other life skills. [5]
Melissa Network's partners include Include HER, Alpha team in Amman, Fintech Capital Network, [7] [8] [9] and the Afghan Women Parliamentarians and Leaders Network. [10]