{"id":49046,"date":"2026-02-24T10:12:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irene.org.gr\/?page_id=49046"},"modified":"2026-05-19T07:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:53:40","slug":"our-journey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/irene.org.gr\/en\/our-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"49046\" class=\"elementor elementor-49046 elementor-48946\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6239f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6239f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b83f803 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b83f803\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8cb942 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8cb942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/irene.org.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/logowhite-birdnew-english.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-49269\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irene.org.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/logowhite-birdnew-english.png 304w, https:\/\/irene.org.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/logowhite-birdnew-english-280x300.png 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8fc2d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8fc2d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c388bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-dmu_spacer\" data-id=\"c388bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"dmu_spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n#dmu-spacer-c388bea .dmu-spacer{height:100px}\r\n@media (max-width:1024px){#dmu-spacer-c388bea .dmu-spacer{height:75px}}\r\n@media (max-width:767px){#dmu-spacer-c388bea .dmu-spacer{height:50px}}\r\n<\/style><div id=\"dmu-spacer-c388bea\">  <div class=\"dmu-spacer spacer-coloring\" aria-hidden=\"true\">  <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e87ee5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e87ee5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9469e8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9469e8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c52f3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c52f3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd111e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd111e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Early Days<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-360ce8f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"360ce8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7d66d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b7d66d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2017 \u2013 September 2022 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f00bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5f00bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd1e28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dd1e28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d6950d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d6950d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d11c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70d11c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>G. Georgantas and G. Fragistas, two friends from the shipping industry, founded the \u201cIrini\u201d Social Welfare Association.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1183107 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1183107\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b0cb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87b0cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Financial Overview<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d860f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35d860f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022\u00a02017: 20.400\u20ac<br \/>\u2022\u00a02018: 192.000\u20ac<br \/>\u2022\u00a02019: 227.350\u20ac<br \/>\u2022 2020: 209.600\u20ac<br \/>\u2022 2021: 199.150\u20ac<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fecf0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46fecf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d85fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55d85fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f92d5dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f92d5dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Team<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd787a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fd787a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\uffeb 2 full-time employees<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55de6ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55de6ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e22da2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e22da2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Original Mission<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b2d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3b2d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Supporting struggling families by providing food and essential medicines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e35b928 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e35b928\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac6aaf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dac6aaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b19e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b19e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategic Growth &amp; Holistic Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d1064 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e3d1064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977d861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"977d861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">October 2022 - Present<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4951c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd4951c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e7d202 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e7d202\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7a9f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e7a9f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb77b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bb77b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Nefeli\u00a0 Tsipouridi Georganta becomes president.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49f24f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d49f24f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10fd214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10fd214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Financial Overview<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf655fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf655fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022 2022: 348.737,30\u20ac<br \/>\u2022 2023: 548.162,55\u20ac<br \/>\u2022 2024: 1.385.186,77\u20ac<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab0998c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab0998c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3aa1be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3aa1be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Strengthened digital presence<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b55cf1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b55cf1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2df74d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2df74d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2a8bd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2a8bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Restructure and a new mission<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6caf00c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6caf00c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Holistic approach that focuses on<br \/>the collective rather than the individual.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19732cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19732cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ba081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57ba081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Team<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b34fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b34fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\uffeb 5 full-time employees<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d9ec6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06d9ec6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739967a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"739967a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Recognition and legitimacy by the Ministry of Interior<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7dd459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7dd459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u25cf Certified auditors\u2019 reports<br \/>\u25cf Registration in the Public Database of Charitable Entities &#8211; <a 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