Having a 30-year long activity in the field of social welfare and integration, “AMIMONI” provides treatment, care and lifelong education to children and adults with vision impairments and additional disabilities, aiming at their independence and social integration, empowering and supporting -at the same time- their families. It is the only organisation in Greece that specialises and deals with this target group, while in the context of its activities, “AMYMONI” implements the “Early Intervention Programme”, a holistic programme for infants and pre-school children (up to 6 years old) with blindness, low vision or a diagnosed visual perception problem. The Programme aims to provide early assessment and utilisation of children’s potential through educational activities, as well as counseling and support for their parents. This innovative Programme, which was implemented in 2023 also with the support of the John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation, is offered in the child’s natural environment through home sessions, based on an individualised educational support framework, and contributes to the strengthening of the child’s learning stimuli received, as well as to the emotional connection with the parents, with the ultimate goal of their developmental progress and autonomy.

• 44 families were supported through the “Early Intervention Programme” between July and December 2023.
• 727 home educational sessions were held in Attica, while 28 home educational sessions took place in Crete, Agrinio, Corinth and Loutraki.

“Ιn 2017 our daughter Artemis was born with congenital cataracts. Soon we found out there was a gene mutation that was affecting her vision and her nervous system, causing developmental delays. Thankfully our concern led our way to ‘AMIMONI’; we attended the ‘Early Intervention Programme’ that helped us significantly. The Programme’s team of specialists provided us with all the necessary information about our child’s condition and guidance about how to provide her with the best medical care available. Most importantly of all, though, is that at ‘AMYMONI’, they didn’t treat Artemis as a medical case, but as a human being with medical needs. The specialists visited our home, played with Artemis, and brought her new special toys to help exercise her vision, while also guiding us on how we can help her gain more confidence in herself and independence. Their help has been priceless.”

Giannis Fratzeskakis

Father of a patient with congenital cataracts who participated in the Programme