Category: Volunteers

Earlier this year, Pip and Posy illustrator Axel Scheffler led a fantastic live-drawing and storytelling session at the Hay Festival. And today we’re very pleased to say that we’ll be auctioning some of the original artwork that Axel produced on the day in aid of charity. There are five different signed, dated pieces available to bid … Continue reading Bid for original, signed artwork by Axel Scheffler

Back to school, not only for our own kids but also for 11 kids of the families we are housing in Sindos/Greece and some who regularly come to our Community Center. For these kids it is not a normal September and they won't nag that it's back to school after long holidays, for some of … Continue reading Back to school

by Ulla Steinhauer Many of us have possibly heard of the Three Peas before. They are a group of friends from London, who initiated a charity called „Three Peas“, in order to assist refugees, who are stuck in Greece since the borders to Europe were closed in spring 2016. All the money the Three Peas … Continue reading The Three Peas really make a difference!

In Sindos, Northern Greece, members of our organization were recently on hand to formalize a special event. The occasion was the taking over of the TAMAM Community Center for refugees. Following a THREE PEAS initiative on Thursday, June 29th, 2017, a meeting was held on TAMAM's premises with coordinators and co-workers of other organizations working … Continue reading TAMAM and THREE PEAS

An auction featuring artwork from illustrators including Axel Scheffler, Oliver Jeffers, Tony Ross and Lauren Child has raised £5,000 in a few days for refugees in Greece. Clementine Koenig has organised the Illustrators for Three Peas Art Auction campaign which runs until July 2nd with dozens of illustrators donating pieces. Koenig, a volunteer at the … Continue reading Scheffler, Jeffers and Child raise thousands for refugees in Greece

Great day at St. Thomas Aquinas RC Church in Ham. The Three Peas out again raising money for our cause. We were selling schnitzels and potatoe salad (which we lovingly prepared ), delicious desserts with tea and coffee. We thank everyone who enjoyed our food and those who walked away with a "Three Peas" bag. … Continue reading Schnitzel for a good cause

Möchte ich in einem Europa leben, in dem die Menschenrechte nicht für alle gelten? Klares Nein. Ich konnte die Bilder der Bootsankünfte und der Camps nicht mehr ertragen, nicht tatenlos zusehen. Was macht mich als Mensch aus, wenn nicht die Fähigkeit, mit anderen Menschen mitzufühlen und füreinander da zu sein? Bei meinem Einsatz mit swisscross.help … Continue reading Was macht mich als Mensch aus,…

Refugees They have no need of our help So do not tell me These haggard faces could belong to you or me Should life have dealt a different hand We need to see them for who they really are Chancers and scroungers Layabouts and loungers With bombs up their sleeves Cut-throats and thieves They are … Continue reading Bottom to top

Offensichtlich hat Three Peas schon einiges erreicht. Unsere Arbeit ist mittlerweile auch der Presse aufgefallen. In der deutschsprachigen "Griechenland Zeitung" ist Anfang Mai ein ausführlicher Bericht über das von uns bisher Erreichte und künftig Geplante erschienen. Unser besonderer Dank gilt Heidi Jovanovic. Durch ihren engagierten Einsatz wurde der Artikel erst ermöglicht. Und selbstverständlich Danke an … Continue reading Artikel “Griechenlandzeitung”