The Aegean Group is a civic non-profit company that has been active since 1995, in the small and remote islands of the Aegean, offering social and medical services, on a purely voluntary basis, always in collaboration with local government bodies, cultural and medical associations, with the main aim of substantially improving the quality of life of the residents of the remote islands of the archipelago.

At the same time, it promotes the ideals of volunteerism, participation and social contribution.

The purposes of the Aegean Group are exclusively charitable, charitable, humanitarian, ecological, naturalistic and cultural.

The Team, over the years with more than 11 inflatable boats, a specialized closed-type vessel for transporting materials "MINAS E" and with many dozens of volunteers, including more than 40 doctors, 20 or more specialties, has covered over 22.000 nautical miles and has visited most of the small and remote islands of the Aegean Sea.

The inflatables that participate, most of them belong to volunteers who make them available to the Group to carry out its work.

The specialized closed-type material transport vessel "MINAS E" accompanies missions to the small border islands, transporting the necessary equipment.

The Group's medical department has performed medical examinations on more than 25.000 residents and over 9.000 of them have also undergone hematological and biochemical tests. It has carried out numerous vaccinations for the prevention of pneumococcal disease, as well as special actions, with informative speeches, online webinars, experiential seminars and specialized clinics for the prevention of breast cancer, skin cancer and other diseases.

At the same time, he examines patients with mobility problems and chronic bedridden patients who are unable to travel to primary care units at home.

In addition, informational lectures on general prevention issues are organized by specialist doctors and preventive informational material is distributed.

Regarding the scientific strengthening of the medical department, the Aegean Team has taken the following actions over the last four years:

Targeted upgrade of medical equipment in many specialties

such as ENT, Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Plastic Surgery, General Surgery, etc.

Signing of memorandums of cooperation with the following Scientific Societies:

1. Hellenic Pulmonary Society
2. Hellenic Cardiological Society (HCS)

• Hellenic Rheumatological Society (HRES)

1. Hellenic Dermatological and Venereological Society (EDAE)
2. Hellenic Gastroenterological Society
3. Hellenic Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery as well as the Hellenic Red Cross.

Finally, it maintains a permanent collaboration with the Hellenic Anti-Cancer Society. Signing of Memorandums of Cooperation with 2 Clinics of the University of Athens, specifically: a. 2nd Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic, Aretaeion Hospital, Prof. N. Vlachos

b. 1st Surgical Clinic, People's Hospital, Prof. Ev. Felekouras

The Aegean Group has received honors and awards many times in her 30 years of volunteering:

• 2001 by the President of the Republic K. Stefanopoulos
• 2006 by the Minister of Health Mr. D. Avramopoulos as the "most innovative volunteering idea"
• 2007 by the President of the Republic Mr. K. Papoulias "Islands of Quality of Life"
• 2010 by the Hellenic Medical Association and Federation of Hellenic Associations of New York

"Distinguished Charity Organization 2010"

• 2015 by the Governor of the South Aegean, Mr. G. Hadjimarkos, for the voluntary contribution to the small and remote islands
• 2020-2021-2022-2024 Healthcare Business Awards for social contribution to our islands

The Group has a diverse offering, aiming to improve the living conditions of the islanders, and the medical part is only part of it, as – among other things – it has constructed and donated to our islands water refineries, reverse osmosis water filters, desalination units,

water supply networks for settlements, basketball-volleyball-handball courts, 5x5 football fields, playgrounds, indoor gyms as well as ramps for the disabled, for free access to the sea.

Collaborating steadily with HOPEgenesis, she has actively participated in the establishment of two nurseries in Patmos and Lipsi.

It has equipped regional clinics, systematically covering their deficiencies and needs, such as IT centers, telemedicine equipment, and has also provided an ambulance.

The Aegean Group, through various cultural activities, organizes musical concerts, shadow theater performances, educational planetarium performances, children's performances, etc.

Island schools are a priority for the Aegean Group.

Every year, the needs of each school and island visited by the Team are gathered so that they are equipped with the supervisory, educational and recreational material that is requested of us each time.

More than 10 tons of material have been transported and distributed to our islands over the years.

The Aegean Group does not offer charity but social solidarity to our fellow human beings. We try to cover the basic needs of the vulnerable and we remain by their side throughout the year, ready to respond to their requests, always to the best of our abilities.

Our effort for support also extends to cases of providing medical services even in Athens, by volunteer doctors of the Group, in cases involving residents of the islands.

There were cases that required surgical intervention and these were performed free of charge.

The Aegean Group is purely voluntary with no salaried or paid members. The Group's operating expenses (maintenance of a rented facility, travel, accommodation, etc.) are covered entirely by the participating volunteers, through their subscriptions and further support as required.

Income from donations/sponsorships is used exclusively for the realization of the Group's charitable objectives.

Due to its many years of presence and its continuous and multidimensional contribution, the Group enjoys the appreciation of a large number of donors and supporters, including, among others, a wide range of individuals, companies, pharmaceutical companies, multinational organizations, foundations, etc.

With their undivided and continuous contribution, they honor us by showing trust in our work, procedures and operations, contributing significantly to our efforts to upgrade the quality of life of the residents of the remote islands.

Our Team's top events are the annual Aegean Sea Crossing which takes place in early May and lasts approximately 10-12 days as well as a Winter Mission during the month of October. Our goal is in the future and throughout the year when the need arises, to make 3-day visits to selected destinations where medical services are substandard.

The love of the Greeks for the akritas, the practical interest and the great

The trust they show in the Team paves the way for our inflatables to accomplish their mission and gives us strength and hope to continue our work.

Through the Group's action, we have the opportunity to be socially active, exchanging practical feelings of solidarity, brotherhood and love with our fellow human beings who are beyond the boundaries of our close family circle and it helps us to develop relationships of trust, reciprocity and collective functioning, always auxiliary and in collaboration with the organized state, discovering and embedding the social virtues that contribute to our personal fulfillment.

The strength we draw from giving to our fellow man and the love of all those who support our work, combined with vital needs, constantly lead us to new challenges and this is precisely the main reason why we constantly try to open new pages in the events of the Aegean Group by expanding the horizons of our actions, always adapting to the developments of the times.