The Smile of the Child

-Member of the Board of Directors of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC)
-Member of CHI (Child Helpline International) (and member of the Supervisory Board)
-Member of the Global Missing Children’s Network (GMCN)
-Member of Missing Children Europe (MCE) (and member of the Board of Directors)
-Member of Eurochild
-Founding member of European Antibullying Network (EAN)
-Country partner of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN)
-Member of WeProtect Global Alliance to end child sexual exploitation online
-Local Code Representative (ECPAT- The Code for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism)
-Member of Migration Committee of INGO Conference of the Council of Europe
-Member of SupportCY

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Does not represent commercial interests

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

13,904,510€

Member's contribution, Grants, EU funding, Other, Public financing, Donations

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-In 1/2022 TSOTC signed an MoU with the Ministry of Climate Change and Civil Protection
-On 1/2/2022 TSOTC presented a Review of its actions for 2021 announcing the total number of children & families it supported through all its specialized and holistic actions for children victims of violence, missing children, children with serious health problems and children and families living in poverty
-On 18/2/2022 TSOTC announced the Greece Country Report it prepared on the Implementation of the European Child Guarantee in Greece, as member of the Eurochild European CG Taskforce
-On 2/3/2022 TSOTC announced the launch of operation of the Social Digital Academy Cisco NetAcad, of TSOTC’s Smile Academy of Education and Training and Cisco Greece
-On 9/3/2022 TSOTC announced the initiation of the nationwide campaign entitled "Speak Now” during an online Event held on the occasion of March 6th,National Day against School Violence and Bullying
-On 18/3/2022, in the presence of the Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Mr. Christos Stylianidis, the mission of TSOTC with humanitarian aid for children and families in Ukraine departed from its facilities in Koropi. The mission was organized in collaboration with the Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, through the European Civil Protection Mechanism.
-On 24/3/2022 TSOTC announced the launch of a project on Using the Icelandic Police’s paradigm to build a Greek multi-Agency substantial partnership, in order to strengthen the support and protection of women and children victims of domestic violence, in line with the standards of the Istanbul Convention, where TSOTC participates as partner
-On 2 May 2022 TSOTC hosted a visit of Her Majesty the Queen of Belgium Mathilde to its Home in Melissia, Athens where it raises children victims of violence or neglect
-On 15 May 2022 TSOTC organized for the 21st year the action ‘Clean the Mediterranean’ with participation of YouSmile student volunteers
-On 16 May 2022 TSOTC held Press Conference to announce its objections to the Joint Ministerial Decision 40494 and art. 67 of Law 4921 regarding the establishment and operation of Child Protection and Care Units by legal entities governed by private law
-On 25 May 2022 TSOTC organized a major event on the occasion of International Missing Children’s Day to raise awareness and showcase all its actions to support missing children and adults, as well as their families
-On 03-05 June 2022 TSOTC co-organized the 3rd Pan-hellenic Conference on ‘eLearning-eCreativity 2022- ODYSSEAS in the Internet world’ in Crete
-On 24 June 2022 TSOTC was awarded for its 2020 Sustainability Report at the Bravo Sustainability Awards 2022 ceremony during Bravo Sustainability Week 2022
-On 27 June 2022 President C. Yannopoulos was elected President of the Board of Directors of the European Antibullying Network (EAN) for the 8th consecutive year
-On 28 June 2022 TSOTC presented during ISPCAN webinar on “The Harm of Child Removal and How to Prevent it”
-On 29 June 2022 TSOTC announced new project on “Direct and holistic support to refugee families from Ukraine”, funded by EEA Grants
-On 04 July 2022 TSOTC held the 6th YouSmile Awards going to children who help other children
-On 12 July 2022 TSOTC held Press Conference to announce statistics on all its actions to support children and families during the 1st semester 2022
-On 18-19 July 2022 TSOTC participated as keynote speaker in the 3rd Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna on "Protecting the Rights of Trafficked Persons”
-On 21 September 2022 TSOTC inaugurated new Mobile Medical Unit (Ambulance) and signs Cooperation Agreement with Ministry of Health and University of Athens
-On 29 September2002 TSOTC and its Education and Training Smile Academy launch the 2nd cycle of online Seminars for parents and guardians on “Family Negotiation-Conflict-Bliss"

ONGOING PROJECTS

-“Direct and Holistic Medical and Psychosocial Intervention for Refugee and Migrant Children in Danger in Greece” (ECHO/-EU/BUD/2018/011007) funded by the Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations of the European Union (DG ECHO) [2018-2021].
-“Homes for children in danger”, within the framework of the action "Funding of Organizations for the Operation of existing Unaccompanied Minors’ Shelters" funded by the NATIONAL PROGRAM OF THE ASYLUM, MIGRATION AND INTEGRATION FUND. (2018-2021)
-Hellenic Integration Support for Beneficiaries of International Protection – HELIOS/ “Medical and psychological support to migrant children facing health and protection risks””, which is coordinated by the International Organization for Migration Office in Greece and funded by AMIF (2020-2021)
-In the framework of the European Territorial Cooperation Programme “Interreg V-A Greece Bulgaria” 2014-2020, the Organization “The Smile of the Child”, in the role of Lead partner, is implementing the project entitled “Integrated Territorial Synergies for Children Health and Protection ΙΙ - INTERSYC II”.
-Virtual reality as a tool for countering bullying amongst youth –VR NOT BULLIES (2018-2021), funded by ERASMUS+
- "AMINA - Safeguarding Migrant Children Across Europe", coordinated by the European Federation for missing and sexually abused children “Missing Children Europe (MCE)”. It is funded by the “H&M Foundation”. (2017-2021)
-“Building knowledge from local practices: a solution for better care and support of unaccompanied minors in Europe”, which is funded by the European Program ERASMUS+. (2018-2021)
- “Leaving with Care, Living with Care” (CARE) funded by REC (2020-2022)
-“Project A12” funded by Erasmus + (2020-2021)
-“Running Aways: Drivers, Awareness, Responses” (RADAR), coordinated by the European Federation for missing and sexually abused children “Missing Children Europe (MCE)”. The project is funded by REC (2020-2022)
-DAB, Dance Against Bullying (2019-2021) which is coordinated by ESSEVESSE and funded by Erasmus +
-HEBE (Help, Empowerment, Bridge, Engagement) –Empowering vulnerable families and children (i.e. migrants, asylum seekers, people with serious socioeconomic / health problems etc.) in Northern, Central Greece and Crete to adjust to the new circumstances following the COVID-19 outbreak (2021). It is funded by the German Organization KINDERNOTHILFE.
-“Support and Social Inclusion of Vulnerable and Special Population Groups - The Child's Smile”, funded by ROP Program of C. Macedonia NSRF 2014-2020.
-“YCreate: Voices for respect, celebrating difference and tackling hate”, 2021-2023, funded by Erasmus+

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• Date	12 Mar 2020	Location	Athens
  Subject	Discussion on the current situation in Greece
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson
  Portfolio	Home Affairs
  Attending	Alexandra Cupsan-Catalin (Cabinet member) Brian Synnott (Cabinet member) Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
  Other Lobbyists	Danish Refugee Council Brussels GREEK FORUM OF REFUGEES Médecins du monde Belgique Médecins Sans Frontières International

• Date	21 Nov 2017	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Children - Humanitarian Aid
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
  Portfolio	Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management
  Attending	Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)

• Date	24 Feb 2015	Location	Brussels Belgium
  Subject	Actions on issues of unaccompanied children and abused children
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos
  Portfolio	Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship
  Attending	Dimitris Avramopoulos (Commissioner)