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Migrant Crisis Calls for Bold Philanthropic Action
Europe was rocked by tragedy on August 28, when Austrian authorities found 71 dead refugees inside the back of a truck that had passed from Hungry into Austria. The truck was abandoned two days earlier, but the degree of decomposition of the bodies indicates that…
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The Bailout and Greek Heritage: Is The Nation’s Past for Sale?
Late Wednesday night, Greece’s parliament passed austerity measures established by the recent bailout agreement. In response, sporadic violence flared up throughout Athens, alongside the more numerous peaceful protests decrying creditors’ imposition of further cuts in government spending. Despite the agreement, Greece’s passing of structural reforms,…
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Children and Greece’s Debt Crisis
In 2014, UNICEF commissioned a Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HSBC) survey, asking 11-, 13-, and 15- year olds how they have experienced the great recession in Greece. The findings are instructive – and tragic.
Read MorePhilanthropy Supports Struggling Greece
As Greece scrambles to produce a list of economic reforms to satisfy its creditors, it is still unclear whether or not the Mediterranean nation and its primary negotiating partners will reach an agreement that keeps the Hellenic Republic in the Eurozone. The country’s debt crisis…
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Philanthropy and the Greek Debt Crisis
Following the break-down in talks between Greece’s political leadership and the country’s creditors – also known as the “troika,” including the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission, and the European Central Bank – Greece’s financial crisis has entered its eleventh hour. While the drama is…
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Migrants in Greece Face Inhumane Detention, Organized Hate
[This is part 2 in a 2 part series on migrants in Europe] In our previous installment on Europe’s migrant crisis, we explored the April 9 disaster that claimed hundreds of lives. A boat carrying an estimated 900 people capsized, drowning hundreds. The catastrophe occurred…
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