“The Smile of the Child” and “Wings of Help” united forces for all children and families in need in Greece with the precious support of DHL Express
27 February 2020
PRESS RELEASE
Athens, 28 February 2020
“The Smile of the Child” and “Wings of Help” united forces for all children and families in need in Greece with the precious support of DHL Express
‘The Smile of the Child” in cooperation with “Wings of Help” (Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen), a humanitarian aid Organization based in Frankfurt, realized one more important mission of goods’ delivery with first necessity items for children and families in great need in Greece. The transportation and delivery of the goods from Germany to Greece was made possible thanks to the precious contribution and support of DHL Express.
The items included, among others, baby food, milk, blankets and clothes and were distributed to the Operational Center and Support Center for Children and Families in Eastern Attica of “The Smile of the Child” in the presence of the team of “The Smile of the Child” and Frank Franke, President of “Wings of Help”, who visited Greece for this purpose.
From 2018 and up until today, 4 deliveries with first necessity goods have been distributed from Frankfurt to “The Smile of the Child” in Greece. These goods have already been utilized with quality and transparency through the nationwide network of actions and infrastructure of the Organization across the country with the goal to provide support to all children and families in need.
In the midst of winter “The Smile of the Child” and “Wings of Help” have placed emphasis among others to the support of migrant and refugee children, including the unaccompanied minors, who live in reception and accommodation facilities all across the country. Two more missions with first aid items are planned to take place within the coming months.
Since 2018 “The Smile of the Child” has become official partner of the Frankfurt-based Humanitarian Aid Organization of “Wings of Help”, when the two organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the transport and supply of first aid goods in Greece with the goal to meet the needs of children and their families in the country.
The Smile of the Child" has the responsibility to ensure the safety, quality, proper storage, management and distribution of the support to families through its nationwide network of actions and infrastructure.
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Few words about “Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen - Wings of Help (LOG)”
Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen – Wings of Help (LOG) spreads its wings to help people in need. Wings of Help have partner organizations in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Great Britain and Finland. The organization has been established more than 11 years ago and is focused on helping the weakest of society - the children. The areas of LOG’s activities include sustainable relief supply after natural and humanitarian catastrophes as well as medical emergency transportations from all over the world to Germany. Find out more on the Organization’s website on https://wingsofhelp.com/
