Date: Thursday, 26 June 2025
Categories: Annual Reports
2024 will always be the year when we felt that we really found (and made!) our home. After countless visits and browsing across Athens, dozens of buildings, rejections and uncertainties, there came one day in June when we found ourselves inside the yellow building with the green windows at 29, Socratous st, in the heart of Athens. We signed the lease and next thing we knew, the most strange, upside-down, colourful, hopeful and chaotic summer in the history of the organisation began. And we nailed it! Thanks to the support of our valuable partners, 186 people and 24 organisations that supported our crowdfunding campaign, the WHEN Hub was ready in record time to welcome both our team and wider community.
2024 will also be the year when we made the bold decision to change our name! This decision was not easy and it definitely was not random. And so we waved 2024 goodbye and we found ourselves changed but committed, tired yet ready, more mature and full of energy and curiosity to meet new people, to discover new knowledge and new ways to take another step forward, towards equity and inclusion.
These are not only relevant to us and WHEN. They are relevant to everyone. We live in a world full of uncertainty and challenges, where political and social developments are a constant reminder that nothing should be taken for granted. The world around us changes and often the consequences of these changes take us back to debates and circumstances we never thought we’d have to deal with again. This is why we want to thank you for your constant support throughout the years and invite you to keep walking by our side on a journey guided by trust, quality, learning and mutual support. It’s the only way forward, so that we can still make a difference together, no matter how tough the going gets.
