VERIA SITE SNAPSHOT 2 January 2018 | Greece

HIGHLIGHTS • 226 residents in the site of Veria, as of 31st of December 2017, including an unregistered family of 4. • 21 new arrivals were received throughout December from Chios and Evros border crossing. They were all provided with food and non-food items by NRC Shelter/WASH team. • 8 residents departed spontaneously and 13 under accommodation scheme. • Protection services, including Legal Assistance and Asylum Information are still provided by UNHCR, DRC, and EASO. • IRC is handling Psychosocial Support and Child Protection. Sexual/Gender-Based Violence or any other Protection cases are referred to UNHCR. • Healthcare Services are provided by Kitrinos with support from KEELPNO (public health actor). More than 60 children were vaccinated before their official starting date in Greek public schools. • The formal Kindergarten of MoE (Ministry of Education) started operating on site. • Bridge2 interrupted their activities early December (distribution of extra food, clothing, recreational activities) and stopped operating on site later the same month. • NRC Shelter/WASH program are continuously providing diesel fuel for the heating system which is operating for a total of 13 hours throughout the day. • IFRC replaced their cash-cards with new ones with extended expiration date. • NRC SMS arranged an excursion trip to Edessa waterfalls for 90 beneficiaries of the site, in the context of Geo-cultural integration activities. • Cooking contest was also held in the site and prizes awarded to the top 3 contestants by NRC SMS. • NRC SMS liaised 3 site residents with the local Municipality and helped participate in celebration for the World Human-Rights’ day in the context of social cohesion activities with the host community of Veria.

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN SNAPSHOT

41% Children [0-14] 86 94% BUILDINGS ROOMS OCCUPANCY RATE 26% Youth [15-24]men

women 17% Women youth 3 Men 16% Children AVERAGE SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD

LEGAL STATUS NATIONALITIES

FEMALE kuweiti MALE

78% Fully Registered Palestinian

21% Pre-Registered Iraqi

1% Newborn babies Syrian

0% Refugee status granted 0 10 20 30 40 50 SCHEME SELECTED HIGHEST EDUCATION GRADE

males University FEMALE 51% Asylum in Greece MALE females N/A 23% Relocation to another EU country Primary Family Reunification 19% Never been to school

7% Ν/Α Secondary 0 5 10 15 20

Veria site [ Armatolou Kokkinou ] is located in Central Macedonia, in the north of Greece, approximately 6 km from the city of Veria and 70km from the city of Thessaloniki. The site is a former military base, and began serving as a Hospitality Centre for asylum seekers in March 2016, when the former offices were converted into bedrooms. The site is managed by the Greek Army, with support from NRC. The Ministries of Migration Policy, Education and Health also all have full time representation in the site. The location is considered suitable for families and vulnerable individuals. Data are collected periodically, with frequent updates for new arrivals/births or departures.

All demographic data presented here, including “scheme selected" is collected by NRC from residents directly and should be considered as self-assessed.