Resilience & Community: Together in the Face of Crises

In a world increasingly challenged by the impacts of climate change, true resilience is built both before and after a crisis. It emerges through knowledge that prepares citizens and through the strong bonds that unite a community, allowing it to stand on its feet again after an emergency. Ydrogios Insurance and the Reale Foundation invest in these two pillars, strengthening society for both the present and the future.

Initiatives for Resilience and Community with Emfasis Non-Profit

Being in the right place at the right time is not a matter of luck, but of preparedness. This is the belief that has guided, for the sixth consecutive year, the strategic partnership between Ydrogios Insurance and Emfasis Non-Profit through the “First Response” program.

This collaboration is not simply about providing aid, but about the holistic support and relief of those affected by natural disasters and extreme weather events—often leading to a modern and painful phenomenon: climate-induced homelessness. From summer wildfires to devastating floods and other emergencies, residents of various regions are tested and lose their sense of security due to climate change.

From the empty streets of Athens during the “Medea” storm and the pandemic, to the fiery ashes of Northern Evia and the mud-covered landscapes of Thessaly after “Daniel,” the Mobile Support Units of Emfasis, equipped with Rescue Ready Packs, were there.

For the past three years, Ydrogios Insurance’s warehouses have served as their “base of operations,” a space granted to the organization to use as a supply management center.

From this starting point, the teams have logged thousands of hours in the field and have supported more than 6,800 fellow citizens. This is a tremendous effort built on the strength of volunteers, with the program also focusing on their training.

This year, the collaboration deepens even further, as the Reale Foundation becomes a supporter of two new, critical initiatives by Emfasis Non-Profit: the creation of Greece’s first Disaster Management Manual and the revitalization of the village of Glinos in Trikala, flood-affected Thessaly, through the development of a new cultural center.

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Source: LiFO