Who we are
In Greek, Armonia means ‘harmony’. As a food-based organisation, we are built around the idea that food brings people together, allowing us to share a diverse range of tastes, traditions and talents across language, cultural or political barriers.
Our values
Solidarity: Working with the community to ensure that the basic human rights of all are met and protected.
Inclusion: We are committed to creating opportunities for people to share and strengthen their skills. Through this, we aim to facilitate self-sufficiency and enable people to actively participate in their society.
Community: One of the guiding principles of our work is not just to serve food, but to use it to build a welcoming environment where people feel engaged, supported, and have a sense of belonging.
Our background
Project Armonia was originally established on the Aegean Island of Samos in 2019 to respond to an emergency need for food. Displaced people lived in inhumane conditions in a Reception and Identification Centre which at the peak of its overcrowding housed around 8000 people in a space built for 648. Men, women and children had to wait up to 6 hours to receive a meal that was either inedible or had no nutritional value.
We worked with the displaced community to set up a free restaurant, serving up to 1,200 meals per day.
Alongside this, we offered opportunities for practical skills development and administrative employment preparation for our team from the displaced community.
In 2022, we relocated our work to Athens to begin serving warm, nutritious meals and to begin culinary vocational training and job-linking