Panagiotis (right) and Antigoni (left) – volunteers from the Hellenic Rescue Team on the Greek island of Lesvos – conduct a training exercise with secretary-general Konstantinos Mitragas (center). Photo by: Gordon Welters
Germany, Mytilini, Lesbos, August 11, 2016, Efi Latsoudi, the human rights activist behind PIKPA camp on the Greek island of Lesvos, and Konstantinos Mitragas on behalf of the Hellenic Rescue Team are joint winners of UNHCR’s Nansen Award 2016. The award recognizes their tireless efforts to aid refugee arrivals in Greece during 2015.
Here: Eirini Koumpa (left, Greek doctor) and Dimitra Ippioti (right, Greek nurse) at the PIKPA camp.