€25 Million Grant from Niarchos Foundation to Support Greek Firefighting Brigade
€25 Million Grant from Niarchos Foundation to Support Greek Firefighting Brigade
30 July 2018
Published by http://www.pappaspost.com/
GREECE – Following last week’s catastrophic fires near Athens that killed more than 90, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation announced Monday that it will grant €25 million to the Greek Fire Department in support of its efforts to protect Greece’s citizens and natural resources.
According to the announcement, the grant will cover department costs for maintenance, new equipment and training programs in order to improve future responses to emergency situations.
Since 1996, the foundation has supported Greek firefighters with more than €19 million of grants.
“This national tragedy, which has cost the lives of so many and destroyed the households of thousands, requires that all of us, as a society, find ways to provide a collective remedial response…” the organization said in a statement. “Through this grant initiative, the SNF hopes it can contribute towards the response to a grave national matter—one that transcends politics—in a manner that unites the country’s leading forces against current and widespread polarization.
