CHIOS ISLAND GREECE PROGRAMME SUMMARY

SUMMARY 29 September 2017 was the last day for the NRC Chios office. NRC’s Chios operations ceased CHIOS on 31 July in line with the transition to the Greek government assuming full management of provision of services on the islands. NRC has assisted displaced people on the Greek island of Chios since 2015, supporting 35,000 refugees and migrants in its first three months. NRC worked with the Greek authorities, humanitarian agencies and volunteers in open reception and identification facilities (Vial) and informal settlements (Souda), providing shelter, food, education, camp management and WASH services. Most beneficiaries were from Syria but also included people from Afghanistan to Yemen. NRC opened Agora, a community centre that provided information and resources to aid groups, refugees and migrants supplied about 3,000 hot meals every day to refugees in Souda as well as supplementary food portions in Vial. With Swiss NGO Be Aware and Share, NRC reached more than 300 children and youth with non-formal education. NRC’s withdrawal from Chios was due to the ending of European funding via ECHO’s humanitarian financing instrument on the islands and did not represent a reduction CHIOS ATHENS

of the levels of need amongst the refugee population. NRC continues to monitor the humanitarian situation on the TURKEY islands where some 20,000 refugees and migrants have arrived in the first nine months of 2017.

PROGRESS AGAINST PLANNED TARGET OF PROGRESS AGAINST PLANNED TARGET OF PROGRESS AGAINST PLANNED TARGET OF 7,000 360 7,000 ▪ EU funded community centre to forge ties between refugees and residents >100% >100% >100% ▪ Information about regular community meetings at camps, psychological support, informa- ▪ Total number of beneficiaries assisted ▪ Attendees to the Learning Centres [aged 6 to 18] ▪ Beneficiaries have received daily meals tion sessions on asylum procedures and in Vial and Souda camp in Souda, Dipethe, Vial and hotels applications

60% 316 56 60% Male 67% Male 60% Male ▪ People registered and ▪ Αverage number of 40% Female 33% Female 40% Female attended sessions at individuals attending the community centre per day during its four months ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ▪ Number of meals distributed of operations ▪ Beneficiary registration ▪ Greek, English, German, French lessons, free ▪ Infrastructure maintenance internet access, physical exercise, arts and 1,040,777 ▪ Information provision activities, computer workshops, library