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Maritime benevolence

The eighth round of the “Points of Support” • Support for the Elderly (Donor:
Programme, which started in 2015 and has to date TIMA Charitable Foundation)
funded a total of 191 projects with more than 104,000 • Children and Health (Donor: Cap-
beneficiaries, is a collaborative initiative of the tain Vassilis and Carmen Constan-
John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation, the TIMA takopoulos Foundation)
Charitable Foundation, the Bodossaki Foundation, • Alleviation of Poverty and the Food
the Captain Vassilis & Carmen Constantakopoulos Crisis (Donor: The Hellenic Initiative
Foundation, the A. G. Leventis Foundation, the Canada)
Athanasios C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation, the • Environmental Protection:
Costas M. Lemos Foundation, the Hellenic Initiative • Protection of the Flora and
Canada, the Athina I. Martinou Foundation, and the Fauna in the Urban and
Helidoni Foundation. Peri-urban Environment
(Donor: A. G. Leventis Foun-
dation).
• Protection of Aquatic Eco-
systems: Lakes, Rivers
and Wetlands (Donor: A. C.
Foundation, the TIMA Charitable Laskaridis Charitable Foun-
Foundation, the Bodossaki Foundation, dation).
the Captain Vassilis & Carmen • Protection of Forest and
Constantakopoulos Foundation, the A. Other Terrestrial Ecosystems
G. Leventis Foundation, the Athanasios (Donor: Costas M. Lemos
C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation, Foundation)
the Costas M. Lemos Foundation, • Support for Small Seaside Local
the Hellenic Initiative Canada, the Communities (Donor: Athina I.
Athina I. Martinou Foundation, and the Martinou Foundation).
Helidoni Foundation. The “Points of Sup- • “Sustainable Cities and Communi-
port” Programme has been coordinated ties” (Donor: Helidoni Foundation)
by the Bodossaki Foundation since 2022. The complete list of organisations sup-
The goal of the programme is, on the ported under each thematic area is availa-
one hand, to support original small-scale ble on the Bodossaki Foundation’s website.
projects with maximum social impact
and, on the other hand, to reinforce the International Cavafy Summer
infrastructure and promote the capac- School 2025: Cavafy and Egypt
ity development of Greek civil society The International Cavafy Summer School is
organisations, with the aim of further an annual scholarly initiative of the Cavafy
enhancing the development, effective- Archive and the Onassis Foundation
ness, and sustainability of their work. focused on Constantine P. Cavafy (1863-
The 33 projects that have been selected 1933), his work, and his archive.
– out of a total of 190 applications – will The Summer School took place from 7 to
receive funding amounting to €10,000 12 July 2025, for the 7 consecutive year.
th
each; the projects, which fall within The theme for 2025 was “Cavafy and
a wide range of thematic areas identified by Egypt”.
the programme funders, will have a duration Academics, researchers, and early-
of up to 8 months, and will be implemented career scholars from around the world met
by 33 NGOs, along with four partner organ- in Athens to attend a week of seminars,
isations. In addition, within the framework presentations, and discussions centring
of the programme, the selected organisa- on Cavafy’s work in relation to Egypt. The
tions will participate in free capacity build- focus of the workshops, the presentations,
ing activities, designed, funded and imple- and the discussions was the relation of C.
mented by Social Dynamo, the NGO hub of P. Cavafy’s work to contemporary Arab
the Bodossaki Foundation. poets, his legacy in Arabic poetry and
The projects that are being funded have prose, and Arabic translations of his cor-
been categorised by thematic area: pus, as well as comparative studies of
• Social Integration of People with Egyptian influences in Greek, Egyptiote,
Disabilities (Donor: John S. Latsis and Western writers among his contem-
Public Benefit Foundation) poraries.

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