BALKAN ROUTE WEEKLY (week 4, 26.1.2016)

BALKAN ROUTE WEEKLY (week 4, 26.1.2016)

Updates:

- new volunteers and donations needed in Dimitrovgrad(Serbia)
- volunteers needed in Šid/Adaševci - Czech Team (Serbia), Slavonski Brod (Croatia), Miratovac (Serbia) and Eidomeni (Greece)
- very cold weather throughout Balkans including Greece (rough sea), snowy conditions, warm clothes welcome on most places

Your team: Michal, Dalimil and Martin.

GENERAL INFORMATION
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Information on the number of migrants (daily and monthly reports):

- Mediterranean - http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean/regional.php
- Greece - http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean/country.php?id=83 or http://reliefweb.int/country/grc
- Croatia - http://www.mup.hr/main.aspx?id=219696
- Slovenia - http://www.policija.si/eng/

Daily general updates about the development of the situation can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/areyousyrious

GREECE
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Weekly direct flights from Amsterdam to Lesvos starting February 15th.
In cooperation with Transavia and Sunweb, volunteers will now be able to book direct flights at reduced rate from one of Europe's largest hubs. Baggage allowances are high and the flights operate every Monday. Costs are between 210 and 270 Euros for a return ticket, depending on the baggage allowance required. For flight bookings please visit: transavia.com

- LESVOS:
    General volunteering info: http://bit.ly/lesvolunteer
    Short term volunteering info: http://jdem.cz/buwva7
    Candidate volunteers (for a period of min. 2 weeks) must apply directly by Felicity - rattef@gmail.com
    Czech volunteers: contact Renata on FB https://www.facebook.com/renata.blazek
    Facebook info: https://www.facebook.com/volunteerslesvos/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/volunteers.coordination/
    Contact for donations: Fred Morlet +30 694 900 1568 / https://www.facebook.com/fred.morlet.1

- CHIOS:
    General info in this Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/563797890439248/
    Donations needed by this list: http://jdem.cz/bu8z88
    Registration form: http://jdem.cz/bu8z75

- LEROS:
    Volunteer information pack: http://jdem.cz/bu33z5
    Updates and donation needs in this Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/460007497517533/ or page https://www.facebook.com/unitedaidsolidarity/

- ATHENS:
    Volunteering information pack for Athens: http://jdem.cz/bu3344
    Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/204202716585823/

- EIDOMENI
    New camp is being built, MSF, UNHCR and volunteers on site.
    FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/516817928495986/
    Contact: Zoe (https://www.facebook.com/zoe.gilchrist.5), Chloe (https://www.facebook.com/chloe.kousoula)
    Information for volunteers: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MWB-RwpC1OebhDa75YeG5r9ToiQ7aQVdGGXiIF7uY5Y/edit?ts=56a0e51a

MACEDONIA
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- Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/help.mk.refugees/
    It is very difficult to volunteer in Macedonia (Tabanovce and Gevgelija), procedures are not easy to be completed. You should contact the Macedonian NGO Legis concerning more information about registration, as foreign volunteers must have contact with a Macedonian NGO: nvo_legis@yahoo.com, https://www.facebook.com/legis.mk/?fref=ts

SERBIA
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- MIRATOVAC:
    - Contact person is Tobias D'Angelo, https://www.facebook.com/to.bie.5, +381 628 997 837. Volunteers needed as well as coordinator (staying at least 6 weeks).

- DIMITROVGRAD:
    - IHO - I am Human Organisation is accepting new volunteers. Please write to orgimhuman@gmail.com, info@iho.org.UK
    - They also need donations (winter clothes, shoes 40-44, socks, gloves, hats), also funds for purchasing food
    - other contacts: https://www.facebook.com/imhumanIHO/,  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1503356883322790/?fref=ts,
    - Coordinator on site is M Tarek Muhrat: +381 62 895 45 77, https://www.facebook.com/floyd477?fref=ts
    - Info Park team: works inside the campis seeking for new members to join. If you can commit minimum 4 weeks of time to work there (with free days to travel home if you like) on our mission to inform and protect the refugees on the frontline, please write to gordan@b92.net

- PREŠEVO:
    - UVP - United Volunteers of Preševo - Tel. +381 621 499 561, https://www.facebook.com/unitedvolunteersinpresevo/
    - Asylum Protection Center - http://fb.com/abdulla.ahmedi, abdulla.ahmedi@apc-cza.org & tel. +381 638 940 986

- BEOGRAD:
    - volunteers still needed, please register at Volunteer spot http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/4179297180119
    - contact: https://www.facebook.com/RefugeeAidMiksaliste/ or refugeeaidserbiavolunteers@gmail.com
    - Asylum Protection Center - Rados Djurovic: +381637047080; rados.djurovic@apc-cza.org

- ŠID/ADAŠEVCI:
    - volunteers needed! Please contact below.
    - Míša - +381 621 572 532 (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010574654203)
    - Jan Zeman - zemanjan1@gmail.com
    - Pro české dobrovolníky - koordinace výjezdů na http://uprchlici.respublica.cz případně kontakt petra.quirke@gmail.com nebo zemanjan1@gmail.com - je potřeba 15-20 dobrovolníků na místě.

CROATIA
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 - SLAVONSKI BROD:
    - 1 day ahead notice for 24-hour volunteers, 5 days ahead for long-term volunteers required. Please provide passport copy, short resume (CV) and photo, to get an accreditation to work in the camp. Do not go to the camp on your own! This causes a lot of problems.
Warm outside weather gear (caps! gloves! shawls) is needed, shoes & socks are still high in demand.
    - contact Maja Znika: hrsust@gmail.com, +385-99-5021-926, Gabriela Banić (group leader - https://www.facebook.com/gabriela.banic)

SLOVENIA
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- DOBOVA:
    - Volunteers needed in Dobova, please contact https://www.facebook.com/Slovenskafilantropija, +386 143 012 88, http://www.filantropija.org/pomoc-na-terenu/
    - team of doctors from Slovakia (till April) - Katarina Zollerová - FB: https://www.facebook.com/katarina.zollerova?fref=ts

AUSTRIA
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    - Team Oesterreich - general contact - https://www.teamoesterreich.at/cv/tomReg.jsf

OTHER NEWS
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- SUPPLIES IN SZEGED: Warehouse of MigSzol Szeged is still full of food, non-food and hygiene goods. You can pick up anything when travelling to Serbia/Macedonia and elswehere. Contact coordinators Szalai Balázs +36 20 229 6669 or Szőke - Tóth Ágnes +36 304 27 34 60.

- and don't forget to act: http://www.europeact.eu