ECHO FOR REFUGEES

Registered charity 1178189 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ECHO for Refugees is an education, advocacy and integration charity operating in Athens, Greece. Through the operation of a mobile education centre that circulates to different refugee camps and community centres, we provide asylum-seekers with access to internet, language-learning resources, online education, books in a range of languages, as well as recreational activities.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN GREECE BY PROVIDING AND RUNNING A MOBILE LIBRARY SERVICE AT REFUGEE CAMPS AND ACCOMMODATION SITES FOR THE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS.

Area of benefit: IN GREECE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Reading, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

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Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/04/2023 (received 11/03/2024, 11 days after the 29/02/2024 due date).

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Esther Zijthoff
• Laura Samira Naude
• Simon Cloudesley

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Greece

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