The Smile Of The Child Launches Campaign To Help Refugee Children On Lesvos

In an effort to help refugee children who are currently stuck living in migrant reception centers in Greece, the non-profit, The Smile of the Child, has been overwhelmed trying to help these children who are most vulnerable.

The Smile of the Child’s plight in helping refugee children is not in a solitary cause as Canada’s former Ambassador to Greece, Robert Peck visited the Greek island of Lesvos last summer and after seeing the refugee hotspot firsthand. Now, The House of Canada and the Americas (HOCATA) will become part of The Smile of the Child network of homes in Greece, helping refugee children on the island of Lesvos.

HOCATA will be located in a former mansion donated to the NGO on the outskirts of the capital of the Greek island of Lesvos, Mytilini. Once renovated, The Smile of the Child expects to house upwards of 25 children in a safe, secure and loving environment.

HOCATA will target children vulnerable to exploitation, especially unaccompanied refugee minors, who are living behind barbed wire or in make shift shelters on the island. These children are innocent victims of the refugee crisis who find themselves in very dire circumstances, often lacking adequate shelter, food and health care.

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