Khora Community

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With the closing of borders by neighbouring states, nearly 65,000 refugees are currently stranded in Greece, a country struggling to keep its own economy afloat. Athens is particularly ill-equipped to deal with the growing flow and many streets and empty buildings have become home for thousands of refugees. Several thousand refugees live in camps around the city, and in squatted buildings in Athens.

Khora is a co-operative foundation offering on-going compassionate support for refugees stuck in Athens and the surrounding area. The term Khora has its origins in ancient Greek philosophy. It can be described as a 'placeless place', a space in which borders cease to exist, in which all people are thus free. We believe all humans are equal and deserve equal care and rights. Our efforts include food, sanitation, language skills, asylum casework, and social work.

We are a collective of individuals who met on Lesvos while working with Skipchen and Better Days For Moria and have decided to bring our skills together in order to create Khora. As a group our skillset is wide ranging. We are chefs, architects, social workers, writers and IT technicians, and have training and experience in international development, mental health, support work and teaching. As individuals we have been on the ground since the refugee crisis escalated in 2015 and have provided solutions to the changing refugee situation in Calais, Serbia, Lesvos and Athens.

We work across the board with many different groups and organisations, believing this is the most effective way to channel resources to where they are needed.