Yesterday 510 refugees arrived on the island, the day before yesterday it was 511. The number of people fleeing hunger and humanitarian crises is increasing at a startling pace. In the first quarter of the year, an average of 1,775 people arrived in Greece every month. In the month of August, however, that number increased to 7,893. September is expected to have even higher numbers of refugees. The Turkish side has clearly reduced controls of its coast, making its border security into a political pawn.

The most important goal to us, as well as Katerina and Nikos, with whom we feed people exhausted by their exile, is to reach places where help is most needed. We provide help both to refugees who just arrived on the island as well as those who have lost hope of ever leaving the refugee camp. Three weeks ago, we opened another branch of Good Factory on the island of Lesbos. Thanks to your support, we are able to send out 150 lunches and 300 warm dinners from Home from All to the camp. Nikos is hard at work setting up new equipment to allow us to prepare even more meals. We have also managed to recruit a team of enthusiastic young people among residents of the Moria camp who will help Katerina and Nikos in the kitchen, fulfilling their dreams of learning how to cook.

Our opinions on Europe’s migration policies may differ but we must not lose sight of what really matters – our duty to feed the hungry. Just like Nikos and Katerina, who faced with the migration crisis rolled up their sleeves and got to work, we are ready to do everything we can to make a difference. Let’s make sure these children get a good meal so that they can gain strength to cope with their difficult circumstances, a life much harder than our own.