Mayor receives donation of medical equipment and educational material

The Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands Mayor Meropi Ydraiou received medical equipment and educational material for the young children of the Diapontia Islands, donated by the ‘Association for Humanitarian Aid in Greece’, and thanked for this initiative.
 
The donation included two electrocardiographs, a mobile surgical light, a Covid-19 Rapid Test pulse oximeter, bandages, medical equipment, books, various school supplies, as well as toys for the young pupils in Mathraki and Erikoussa.
 
As Erwin Schrumpf, the founder of the ‘Association for Humanitarian Aid in Greece’ (Griechenlandhilfe), said, the aim is to support the improvement of health care and education services in the Diapontia Islands, as part of the ‘Small Remote Islands’ support programme.
          
The donation was made during a special ceremony, in which the Mayor received the medical and educational material and gave warm thanks to Mr. Schrumpf. The Deputy Mayors of the three islands, as well as the Municipal Council President, were also present.

It should be noted that the International Hellenic Association (a non-profit, non-governmental, non-partisan organisation based in Delaware, USA), has, for some years now, among many other projects, started a programme to support and repopulate small Aegean and Ionian islands.
 
In the framework of this programme’s activities, the International Hellenic Association (IHA) is collaborating with many different organisations of the Greek Diaspora and many others. The Austrian ‘Association for Humanitarian Aid in Greece’ (Griechenlandhilfe) is one of the collaborating organisations taking part in the twenty different IHA projects and it is the one making the donation.