Charity

The Hellenic Initiative (THI) is a global non-profit organization bringing together diaspora Greeks and philhellenes to invest in the future of Greece by creating programs that offer crisis relief as well as Greek entrepreneurship and economic development. Most recently, it...

The Seleni Institute, a non-profit dedicated to improving the emotional health of families during the family-building years, was honored at the Blue Dream Gala held last week in Southampton, New York. The gala featured a performance by Greek pop star...

Prince Charles of Britain is embattled with more questions after a newspaper reported that one of his charity foundations accepted a one million pound ($1.2 million) donation from relatives of Osama Bin Laden. The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund received...

Loutraki is the site of a devastating scene, a place that houses more than a hundred landfill dogs who are living in deplorable conditions.

Russian editor Dmitry Muratov's 2021 Nobel Peace Prize sold at auction for a record $103.5 million. Muratov won the award for his efforts in defending freedom of expression but was forced to suspend his independent newspaper's operations in March. All...

Renos Fountoulakis is an inspiring Greek philanthropist who, when faced with poverty in Zanzibar, decided to use education to change people's lives. 

The Hellenic Initiative has launched a campaign entitled “Plant a Tree In Greece,” which aims to have a measurable positive impact on Greece by reforesting the land and restoring the livelihoods destroyed in the wildfires of 2021. In response to...

Bill Gates warned on Sunday that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, saying there could be a variant that is "even more transmissive and even more fatal." "We haven't even seen the worst of it," he said in an...

Lukas Voelz is a leukemia warrior -- and he would like your help to find better treatment geared to children who are battling the disease.

Greek marathon runner Agis Emmanouil completed his epic run from Athens to Glasgow last week, sending a message to world leaders gathered for the UN's Cop26 that time is running out for the planet. Emmanouil reached Glasgow Green on Friday...

The Hellenic Initiative (THI) raised more than $270,000 for charities that benefit and protect children in Greece at its annual London Gala on September 30. At the renowned Dorchester Hotel 300 Diaspora Hellenes and Philhellenes raised funds for ELEPAP, one...

The Antetokounmpo brothers announced on Thursday they are offering half of their e-shop earnings to the victims of the catastrophic fires in Greece. Through the social media the four bothers announced the touching move for the victims of the August...

Piraeus Bank announced on Tuesday the donation of €1.5 million ($1.8) to support actions for the sustainable restoration of the damages incurred by the recent fires in Greece. In an announcement, Piraeus Bank says it stands by all the households and...

Envolve announced the three winners of the 8th Envolve Award Greece, a contest for start-up and early-stage businesses in Greece.

A Greek baker, named Giannis Vitsaras, gave a twelve year old boy who tried to steal from him a job rather than a punishment.