OUR IMPACT
Actions That Change Lives
WHAT WE DO AND WHY IT MATTERS
We believe that all children have the right to a bright future, full of hope and opportunities. We focus especially on those growing up in the most disadvantaged situations, and we put their rights at the center of all our projects.
OUR UNIQUE APPROACH
We know our beneficiaries one by one, they are not numbers or statistics but individuals. Since 2005, we deliver personal, hands-on support focusing on relationships, dignity, and practical aid.
THE NUMBERS BEHIND OUR ACTIONS
Our true impact is measured in the lives we help change. Here is a snapshot of our recent work:
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
- Education: We currently support over 300 students with scholarships and essential aid in Aleppo, ensuring that conflict does not steal their future.
- Family Stability: We provide consistent, monthly support for 20 women-led families in Aleppo, and cover rent for 204 individuals to keep them safe and housed.
- Food Security: Our Tomato Express project has collected and distributed over 1,500 kg of fresh, surplus produce, fighting waste while nourishing families and organizations in Greece.
OUR PROJECTS: DIRECT ACTION, HUMAN IMPACT
We invest in the future and provide immediate relief through a focused, hands-on approach.
Education & Empowerment
We invest in futures destroyed by conflict by making sure people can learn and grow.
- Restoring Futures (Aleppo, Syria): We pay school and university fees for war-affected students and young women, giving them the essential path toward a stable job and a rebuilt life.
- Building Community (Crete, Greece and Aleppo, Syria): Our Summer Camps offer women and children a safe space to connect, share, and experience a vital return to normalcy.
ESSENTIAL AID & RELIEF
We provide immediate support to secure the fundamental needs of the most vulnerable.
- Homes and Food (Aleppo, Syria): We are a lifeline for families led by women, personally covering rent and delivering food baskets to guarantee their basic security and survival.
- Health and Warmth (Crete, Greece and Aleppo, Syria): We distribute essential medicine and provide life-saving care for seriously ill children. Annually, we hand-select and deliver new, durable coats to give children dignity and protection from the cold.
- Standing with Neighbors (Crete, Greece and Aleppo, Syria): We provide tailored support to refugees and displaced people offering what is needed, from hospital accompaniment and legal aid to personally distributing food and pre-loved clothing.
- The Food Rescue (Crete, Greece): Our Tomato Express project rescues thousands of kilograms of perfectly good surplus produce and distributes it directly to families and charities across Greece, fighting waste and hunger simultaneously.
COMMUNITY & ENVIRONMENT
We empower local resilience to protect our environment and each other.
- Protecting Our Heroes (Crete): We rally support to give our brave volunteer firefighters the protective gear they urgently need to safely defend our homes when the government fails to equip them.
- Preserving Our Coastline (Crete): We organize regular beach clean-ups with volunteers to remove plastic and litter, keeping the pristine beauty of Crete’s coast healthy for everyone.
Every piece of protective gear for a fire volunteer, every coat for a cold child, and every paid rent receipt is a testament to the difference your support makes. Our work isn’t just in the numbers; it’s in the individuals we stand with through their greatest challenges.
THE CHILDREN YOU ARE HELPING
Health Intervention: We were able to secure a complex surgery for Andreas a child living in one of the state orphanages in Minsk, Belarus, who suffers from an early onset of osteoporosis.
Reuniting Families: In Crete, we worked tirelessly to help a Palestinian refugee family finally achieve reunification, overcoming years of waiting and legal hurdles to give them a future together.
VOLUNTEERS – MEMBERS – COMMUNITY – DONORS
You can read what it means to be part of Crete For Life’s projects mean in their own words here.
