The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation announces that the online application platform for emergency financial assistance, totaling up to €280,000, to the families of those who died or are missing in the recent maritime accident, which occurred just four miles off the northern coast of Cyprus.
Using the special form, relatives can submit the required information and supporting documents for their applications to be reviewed. The process has already begun, with relatives of the deceased and missing persons submitting their information through the platform.
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The initiative provides financial assistance of €10,000 per family as an immediate and tangible expression of support and solidarity with the families who have lost their loved ones.
To mark the start of the application process, Sir Stelios Hatzioannou, creator and owner of the easy family of brands (see www.easy.com and www.easyHistory.info), as well as founder and Chairman of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation (see www.stelios.org and www.steliosfoundation.com.cy), stated:
“Peace and solidarity are timeless values for us, especially in Cyprus, the place where my parents were born.
Following the sinking of the ferry, just four miles off the northern coast of Cyprus, we are providing emergency financial assistance to widows, orphans, and parents who have lost loved ones, regardless of nationality.
We have provided similar assistance in many emergency situations around the world: to the families of the victims of the deadly explosion in Mari, Cyprus, in 2011; to the closest relatives of the victims of the serial killer Metaxas in Cyprus in 2019; to the families of the victims of the deadly fires in Mati, Greece, in 2018, to the families affected by the train accident in Tempi, Greece, in 2023, as well as providing food to starving children in Gaza. We never discriminate based on the victims’ nationality.
I hope this purely humanitarian act will offer at least some relief to the pain of the 28 families mourning the loss of their loved ones. I also hope that it will contribute to the promotion of lasting peace in Cyprus.”
