We're Emántes
An international social cooperative supporting LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers and refugees
A Brief Presentation of Emántes
The Social Cooperative Enterprise Emántes was founded in July 2018 by active members of the “Lgbtqia+ Refugees Welcome” collective in collaboration with migration and refugee experts. The collective was created in September 2016 by refugees and solidary persons. Most members had personal experience with refugee-migration issues and/or were involved in queer, lgbt+ and feminist activist groups, and came together to focus their attention on one of the most unseen facets of the refugee “crisis”: that of the lgbt+ community.
We're Emantes An international socia
cooperative supporting LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers and refugees
Eleni Hadjigeorgiou
Manager
Eleni Hadjigeorgiou has been Emantes’ volunteer strategic planner, fundraiser, researcher, and nutrition consultant since 2020. In the role of manager, Eleni is responsible for the project’s communications, smooth operation of the services provision, design of participatory action community meetings, management of staff, trainees and their skill development, and reporting to funders.
Sophia Zachariadi
Support Line Manager
Sophia Zachariadi is the connecting link between potential beneficiaries and services, running the “Emantes' Support Line” since its beginning in 2018, offering first line psychosocial support, conducting face to face interviews, and creating documentation intakes with beneficiaries along the legal team to efficiently identify and record individual, subgroup and community needs.
Lia Zachariadi
Project Coordinator
Lia Zachariadi oversees volunteers’ and services coordination, designing interventions/projects and services tailored to the needs of subgroups of users, and coordinating collaborative initiatives with organisations and individuals inside and outside refugee community, helping to achieve the goals of Emantes. Lia also doubles in Emantes as a community facilitator, since 2018.
Yuli
Role: Organizer
Yuli organizes events and campaigns to support LGBTQIA+ solidarity. They enjoy motorbiking and art.
Ermis
Role: Coordinator
Ermis coordinates events and programs for LGBTQIA+ youth. He enjoys cycling and photography.
Nana
Role: Educator
Nana educates communities on LGBTQIA+ rights and equality. She enjoys playing chess and baking.
Anicet
Role: Activist
Anicet works passionately to promote inclusivity and equity within the LGBTQIA+ community. They enjoy reading and traveling.
Adrian
Role: Volunteer
Adrian is a dedicated volunteer contributing to international LGBTQIA+ solidarity. They enjoy painting and hiking in their free time.
Emantes’ activity is inextricably linked to its values, which justify its purposes and therefore are of vital importance. Such core values can be summarized as:
Emantes understands |
Emantes has a positive attitude |
Emantes listens
Emantes respects |
Emantes believes in solidarity
Our Mission
The mission of Emantes is to provide psychosocial support to lgbt+ refugees/migrants. More specifically, Emantes aims to:
Lastly, Emantes is willing to employ lgbt+ refugees/migrants based on their skills. This part of our mission is Emantes’ response to the discrimination that lgbt+ refugees/migrants face in the labor market.