Overview
Lobbying Costs
238,005€
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
The Smile of the Child
EU Transparency Register
66055258617-28 First registered on 18 Apr 2012
Goals / Remit
ΤΟ ΧΑΜΟΓΕΛΟ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΙΔΙΟΥ (The Smile of the Child) is a Greek registered NGO that has been active in the field of child protection and children’s rights since 1996. The main goal of “The Smile of the Child” is protection of children in a variety of situations in which their wellbeing and/or their rights might be affected.
In order to achieve this goal, the organization implements wide range of programs and activities for the welfare and protection of physical and psychological health, as well as for the safety of thousands of children in need in Greece, on a 24/7 basis, 365 days a year.
The summary of the activities of “The Smile of the Child” involves:
o Operation of 11 community homes in Greece where children are referred upon the order of the public prosecutor for minors
o Operation of 3 day care centers for children in need of psychological and/or social support
o Operation of the National Helpline for Children “SOS 1056”
o Operation of the 116000 – European hotline for missing children
o Coordination of a child alert system AMBER ALERT HELLAS (with the cooperation of 54 public and private institutions).
o Emergency intervention in cases of children in danger by operating the National Centre for Immediate Social Intervention.
o Operating National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.
o Development of the South-eastern European Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (SEEC)
o Mobile Medical Units & State-of-the-art ambulances in the emergency service’s (EKAV) disposal nationwide, for the safe transport of children and newborns.
o Preventive Medicine and Dentistry at schools and isolated areas nationwide, carried out by the organization’s mobile medical units
o Information, prevention, and awareness programmes for children, parents, and teachers in schools across the country, as well as in a mobile unit ODYSSEUS
o Support in necessary goods children and families with welfare problemsMain EU files targeted
o Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
o EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child, 2011
-Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage, 2013
-Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims
-Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography
-EU Strategy towards eradication of trafficking in human beings 2012-2016
- White Paper: Recommendations to the EC for the expansion of Victor Info-Desks in EU countries. available here: http://www.victorproject.eu/media/uploads_file/2015/07/16/p19qbc672g8hn1n3juq11u4jqc0v.pdfAddress
Head Office
16 Stournari street
Athens 10683
GREECE -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
The Smile of the Child has 430 full-time staff member plus 1.951 active volunteers.
As far the activities of the organization related to the Transparency Register are concerned, the involved staff members working full time are 4.Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Piji Protopsaltis (International Cooperation Coordinator)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Konstantinos Giannopoulos (President, Board of Directors)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Member of the Board of Directors of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC)
Member of CHI (Child Helpline International)
Member of the Global Missing Children’s Network (GMCN)
Member of Missing Children Europe (MCE)
Member of Eurochild
Member of European Emergency Number Association (EENA)
Member of European Federation of Street Children (EFSC)
Member of EU Civil Society Platform Against THB
Member of the EU Fundamental Rights Platform
“Special Consultative Status” with the UN Economic and Social Council
Associated with the UN’s Department of Public Information
Founding member of European Antibullying Network
Member of European Emergency Number AssociationMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
238,005€
EU grant income for closed financial year
336,457 € (Source: EU funds)
Other financial info
2014 financial statements were externally audited by Ernst & Young.
The audit report is available here: http://www.hamogelo.gr/files/images/Who_we_are/REPORT_2014.pdf
Public financing refers to any non private funding.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
EU Civil Society Platform against Trafficking in Human Beings
NoneACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Southeastern European Forum on missing children and child trafficking (May 2014) - http://seec.org.gr/index.php/news/main-articles/105-slide-4
“The Smile of the Child” and the Southeastern European Center for Missing and Exploited Children (SEEC) organized a Forum on missing children and child trafficking under the auspices of the Hellenic Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
1st Conference of the European Anti-bullying Network on Bullying and Cyber-bullying (June 2014) -
The 1st Conference of the EAN was hosted by "The Smile of the Child" under the auspices of the Hellenic Presidency of the Council of the EU and in the framework of the EAN project and under the funding of the Daphne III Programme of the EC.
The conference allowed academia, civil society organizations and national and international governmental organizations to discuss on the serious problem of bullying, exchange good practices in the area and present interesting data and studies on the issue.
“European Anti-bullying Network” (September 2013-June 2014) - www.antibullying.eu
In the Framework of the EU-funded project “European Anti-bullying Network” 17 organisations from 12 EU MS and “The Smile of the Child” as coordinator campaigned for the establishment of a European Anti-bullying Day.
The main goals of the campaign was to raise awareness among the general public, promote the need for targeted action and pan-European anti-bullying action and bring together all relevant actors.
The core idea of this campaign stems from the need for a distinct day against bullying in Europe institutionalized by the European Commission and included an online petition for the promotion of this cause.
Victor – Victims of Child Trafficking – Our Responsibility (November 2014 – March 2015) - www.victorproject.eu
“The Smile of the Child” in cooperation with partnering organizations of the Victor EU-funded project http://www.victorproject.eu/ campaigned towards raising awareness on the phenomenon of child trafficking and improving the level of prevention.
The campaign included among other activities the organization of raising-awareness events and interventions in the countries participating to the project and the engagement of public and local communities. The campaign was also promoted via Information Desks on child trafficking established in Greece, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Romania.
International Missing Children’s Day (25 May 2014) -
http://www.hamogelo.gr/24-2/1937/Runaways-and-Parental-abduction-make-up-over-85-of-missing-children-cases--Missing-Children-Europe-data-reveals
The “When every minute counts” conference was held in Athens, Greece on 2 June 2014 in support of International Missing Children’s day (25th May). It has been organised by Missing Children Europe, the European federation for missing and exploited children and “The Smile of the Child”.
World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse & Children’s Universal Day (20 November) - http://www.hamogelo.gr/24-2/2180/International-Day-against-Sexual-Abuse-19-November-2014
On the occasion of the International Day against Abuse, “The Smile of the Child” in cooperation with 130 organisations from across the world run an awareness raising campaign on child abuse.
As part of 19 Days of Activism for prevention of abuse and violence against children and youth of Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF), The Smile of the Child held a press conference and presented national as well as international data on the extent of the problem.
Publications (as project deliverables)
1. Recommendations aiming at the development of a common European strategy against bullying
2. A Good Practice Guide that incorporates a selection of past examples of good practice in bullying within member states and at European level
Both documents available here: http://www.antibullying.eu/article/509/project-deliverablesOther activities
As Project Coordinators:
Europe Antibullying Network Project, funded by DAPHNE Programme (DG Justice)
VICTOR Project (Victims of Child Trafficking-Our Responsibility), funded by ISEC Programme (DG Home)
INTERSYC project- Integrated Territorial Synergies for Children Health and Protection, funded by European Territorial Cooperation Programme Greece - Bulgaria 2007 / 2013
As Project partners:
NET FOR U (Needs Tackling and Networks Tracing for Unaccompanied Minors Integration)
“The Smile of the Child” participates in the project “NET FOR U- Needs Tackling and Networks Tracing for Unaccompanied Minors Integration” implemented with resources of the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals under the D.G. Home Affairs of the European Commission.
Catch & Sustain
“The Smile of the Child” participates in the project “European Cross – Actors Exchange Platform for Trafficked Children on methodology Building for Prevention and Sustainable Inclusion” - CATCH & SUSTAIN, implemented with the funds of the D.G Home Affairs of the European Commission in the frameworks of the programme “Prevention of and Fight against Crime” (ISEC).
Customer Relationship Management and Data Collection Software”
“The Smile of the Child” participates in the project “A Customer Relationship Management and Data Collection Software” that was initiated in 2012, funded by the Programme Daphne III and coordinated by the European Federation for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children (MCE).
Meetings
Meetings
3 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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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 - Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
- Alexandra Cupsan-Catalin (Cabinet member)
- Brian Synnott (Cabinet member)
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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)
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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)