Day 1 of the Conference on “Volunteering and Humanitarian Crisis”
as part of the 3rd mobility of the European Erasmus+ programme “Walking the Paths of Giving”, implemented by our school.
The afternoon agenda included presentations by seven involved organisations, each represented by our distinguished guest speakers. The Headmistress of our school, Ms. Zoi Koutsoura, opened the session with a brief overview of the programme, followed by the contributions of our speakers.
The success of the conference was evident from the high turnout of attendees and their enthusiastic feedback at the end of the session.
We warmly thank our esteemed speakers:
Mr. Charalampos Stergiadis, Head of the General Directorate of Planning and Infrastructure of Central Macedonia
Mr. Chinopoulos, Deputy Head of Civil Protection of the Regional Unit of Pieria
Ms. Triantafyllidou, Director of Primary Education of Pieria
Ms. Antonakopoulou, Civil Protection Officer of the Municipality of Katerini
Mr. Ilias Tsolakidis, Head of the Volunteer Team of the Kapnikos Stathmos
Mr. Dimitris Katirtzis, trainer and representative of the Hellenic Red Cross
Ms. Vivi Xystra, former president of the Palamas Association
We express our sincere thanks to the Municipality of Katerini for its valuable support in organizing the conference.
Finally, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who contributed to the success of the first day of our Conference.
Following the presentations, a lively Q&A session and open discussion took place, allowing participants to engage with the speakers and further explore the topics addressed.