EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR HUMANITARIAN DEVELOPMENT

National Network
Greece
Address

ZOODOHOU PIGIS 21
106 81
ATHENS
Greece

Telephone
+30 2103306221
Telephone (other)
+30 6941404329
Fax
+30 210 3306221
E-Mail
info@humanet.eu
E-Mail (2)
humanet.asia@yahoo.com
Mobile Phone
+30 6941404329
Website
http://www.humanet.eu
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1996
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
  2. Human rights
  3. Others
  4. Youth and education
General Information
Humanet is an NGO registered in Greece and is member of three other networks amongst them CONCORD platform. It is independent with a Council of Board of Directors and activiates a lot of volunteers. Main sources of funding is the Hellenic Aid fund, Bublic Bodois and Ministries and self funded projects. The anual turnover of the NGo is around 500.000 per year. Humanet supports any activity for social inclusion and strengthening of the European identity of young Europeans. Having as a constitutional principle the enhancement of the common European idea has realized that getting in contact with people coming from different cultural backgrounds brings the acquisition of the knowledge of the European cultural diversity. Main partners include the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Greek Ministry of Employment, thw Albanian Ministry of Employment, the Moldavian Academy of Sciences, other Universities in Cuba, Albania, Ukraine and others.
Mission and Objectives

Humanet was founded in 1998 by specialized scientists and it has offices in Athens, Larisa, Moldavia, Albania, FYROM, Sri Lanka, Kabon, Cuba and it is represented through framework agreements and MOUs with local NGOs and institutions in more than 15 countries. Internationally, it has implemented programs on development cooperation in the fields of creation of infrastructure, health, water and sanitation, energy and new technologies, environment, social inclusion, anti-trafficking and promotion of the idea volunteering amongst young Europeans .

Main Projects / Activities

Some examples of our actions are: the development of a big amount of refugee camps in Kosovo action awarded by the United Nations, the humanitarian aid to the victims of South East Asia right after the tsunami project awarded by government of Sri Lanka and the participation in the national program of the promotion of volunteerism in Moldavia the last 5 years in cooperation with Academy of Scientists of Moldavia, an action awarded by the government and other institutions of Moldavia.
In August 2008, Humanet organized the 1st Green Festival in the springs of the river Acheloos in Aspropotamos with the support of the General Secretariat of Youth and Sports, political parties, social partners, artists and a big amount of volunteers. It is important to mention that all the mentioned activities were implemented under the patronage of UNESCO.

Contact (1) Full Name
NATASA PANTAZI
Head of the organisation
NIKOLAOS RAPTIS
Contact (2) Full Name
MATHEW TZIAMOURTAS