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Curing the Limbo - From apathy to active citizenship: Empowering refugees and migrants in limbo state to ignite housing affordability Athens, Greece

Topic

Integration of migrants and refugees

Edit 01 August 2019

by Levente Polyak, UIA Expert

Curing the Limbo Zoom-in 1: From refugees to active citizens

Visit to the Victoria Square Project. Photo by Levente Polyak

Mapping the Victoria neighbourhood in Athens.

UIA Expert Levente Polyak presents in his podcast how the project transforms one specific neighbourhood of the city – Victoria. Listen to the different interviews he has collected and learn how Curing the Limbo is influencing the local community!

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Curing the Limbo Journal #6: Legacies

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6_Co-Athens online meeting. Image (c) Curing the Limbo

30/Nov/2021

Curing the Limbo Journal #5: Adapting to Covid-19

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11/Jun/2021

Curing the Limbo 2018-2021: Athens’ lessons shared

Upon the occasion of the completion of the European pilot program of the City of Athens’ Curing the Limbo after 3 years of field of implementation, we...

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12/Apr/2021

Curing the Limbo launches co-Athens initiative

Co-Athens initiative brings refugees closer to the neighborhoods of Athens and create opportunities for meaningful interaction with the local populati...

Curing the Limbo - From apathy to active citizenship: Empowering refugees and migrants in limbo state to ignite housing affordability

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Athens - Greece

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19/Aug/2020

Curing the Limbo Expert Journal: Get an update on what has been happening in the last 6 months

This journal accompanies Curing the Limbo in its past half year of progress. ...

Curing the Limbo - From apathy to active citizenship: Empowering refugees and migrants in limbo state to ignite housing affordability

Integration of migrants and refugees

Athens - Greece

18/Aug/2020

New skills for a new home: Training refugees in Athens - Zoom in 2

In his 2nd Zoom-in, UIA expert of the Curing the Limbo project in Athens, Levente Polyak, explores how education and training activities within the pr...

Curing the Limbo - From apathy to active citizenship: Empowering refugees and migrants in limbo state to ignite housing affordability

Integration of migrants and refugees

Athens - Greece

10/Jul/2020

Empowering refugees and locals to develop collaborative initiatives that improve Athenian neighborhoods

co-Athens is an initiative to bring together refugees who participate in Curing the Limbo program and active citizens’ groups of Athens, to co-create...

Curing the Limbo - From apathy to active citizenship: Empowering refugees and migrants in limbo state to ignite housing affordability

Integration of migrants and refugees

Athens - Greece

Integration of migrants and refugees

27/May/2020

Refugees in Athens: Independent Lease Agreements

92 lease contracts have been singed directly between refugees and property owners in Curing the Limbo’s pilot affordable housing model...

Curing the Limbo - From apathy to active citizenship: Empowering refugees and migrants in limbo state to ignite housing affordability

Integration of migrants and refugees

Athens - Greece

04/May/2020

Curing the Limbo Expert Journal: Get an update on what has been happening in the last 6 months

This Journal accompanies Curing the Limbo in its past half year of progress. By giving an account of the main activities and achievements of each proj...

Curing the Limbo - From apathy to active citizenship: Empowering refugees and migrants in limbo state to ignite housing affordability

Integration of migrants and refugees

Athens - Greece

19/Jun/2019

Curing the Limbo Expert Journal: Get an update on what has been happening in the last 6 months

This Journal accompanies Curing the Limbo in its past half year of progress. By giving an account of the main activities and achievements of each proj...

Curing the Limbo - From apathy to active citizenship: Empowering refugees and migrants in limbo state to ignite housing affordability

Integration of migrants and refugees

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15/Jan/2019

Curing the Limbo infiltrates the neighbourhoods of Athens

Exploring the neighbourhoods of Athens. On November, SynAthina initiated the public event series for “Curing the Limbo” in the neighbourhood of Athens...

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14/Dec/2018

Curing the Limbo UIA Expert Journal – Learn more about the first steps in integrating in an innovative way Athen’s refugee population

UIA Expert, Levente Polyak, gives a first look on how the project is being implemented ...

Curing the Limbo - From apathy to active citizenship: Empowering refugees and migrants in limbo state to ignite housing affordability

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02/Oct/2018

Creating safe and friendly spaces, always trying to reflect the project’s philosophy of openness and participation.

Following the initial phase with the basic administrative setups, May 2018 marked the start of the project implementation. Throughout this phase, the ...

Curing the Limbo - From apathy to active citizenship: Empowering refugees and migrants in limbo state to ignite housing affordability

Integration of migrants and refugees

Athens - Greece

30/Mar/2018

Leaving the “Limbo”

From the onset, “Curing the Limbo” has already set the bar high for the City of Athens. Local population, internal bureaucracies, beneficiaries and th...

Curing the Limbo - From apathy to active citizenship: Empowering refugees and migrants in limbo state to ignite housing affordability

Integration of migrants and refugees

Athens - Greece

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