The composition of the new administration of the Ark of the World after the decision to "dismantle" the previous Board.At noon on Tuesday, the government announced the appointment of Alexandra Martinou, who is president of the Association "Together for Children", to the position of president for the new administration, whose term of office will be one year.
The new administration will be chaired by Alexandra Martinou, who is president of the Association "Together for Children".[/P]The former prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Ioannis Tentes, the pediatrician Ioannis Papadatos, the general director of the SOS Children's Villages, Giorgos Protopapas, were elected as members of the board of directors, the secretary of the association "Friends of Theotokos", Erika Economou, the president of the centre for special persons "Joy", Andreas Zobanakis and the director of the office of Domna Michailidou, Konstantinos Gloumis-Atsalakis.
As stated in the announcement of the Deputy Minister of Labour, Domna Michailidou, the new board of directors "is called upon to ensure the proper functioning of the organisation and to carry out management and financial control".
The announcement reads as follows.
For this change, the Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Ms Domna Michailidou, implements the provision that she proposed and passed in April 2022 (Article 67 of Law 4921/2022). This provision allows for a temporary change of management in private welfare institutions in the event of a significant deterioration of their proper functioning. "We are implementing a provision for an extraordinary change in the administration of social structures that was passed a few months ago having faced many. A provision that was fought but without considering the political cost we stuck to it. Now we are morally obliged to implement it. It is a provision used in exceptional cases, but unfortunately we are faced with them and we must act to protect children."
[/P]"The allegations that have been made of abusive behaviour are very serious and until the investigation is completed, we must ensure the proper functioning of the structure and everyone's trust in it. Because the shelter is its children, it is its employees, it is all of us (volunteers, donors, sponsors) who have supported and must continue to support the children. For this reason, for the new Board of Directors we have chosen people of high standing, with expertise and many years of experience in child protection."
The new Board of Directors consists of the following:
1. Alexandra Martinou, economist, President of the Association "TOGETHER FOR CHILDREN", as President of the Board of Directors[BP]2. Ioannis Spyridon Tentes, former Prosecutor of the Supreme Court,
3. Ioannis Papadatos, Pediatrician, former Director of the Intensive Care Unit of the "P. & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital,
4. George Protopapas, Director General of SOS Children's Villages,
5. Errika Economou, psychologist, Secretary of "Friends of Theotokos",
6. Andreas Zobanakis, Economist, President of the Centre for Special Needs "Joy",
7. Konstantinos Gloumis-Atsalakis, Lawyer, Director of the Ministerial Office of the Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs,
The change of administration is temporary and will last for one year. "The new Board members are taking on a difficult and charged task at the moment. We thank them for this. Alexandra Martinou, as Chairperson, as well as all the other members have proven during their career that they have the experience and expertise to cope. As a Ministry and as a society we should support them for the children of the Ark, for all of us."
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