A large family asks for our help

A family of ten struggles to survive within the moldy walls of a sunless apartment in Vardaris, Thessaloniki. At 45 square meters, the eight youngest children in the family of Markos and Barbara Th. Yearn for their dreams. A dramatic next door story starring two fathers and their eight angels.

Mrs. Barbara is involved in raising her children. Mr. Markos has been unemployed for a year. He recently underwent inguinal hernia surgery and is unable to return to work. The only income of the large family Th. It is the polytechnic subsidy received from the state.

They want a bigger house without moldy walls

“If we didn’t have this house, we would be on the road,” says Mr. Markos, describing the harsh daily life of him, his wife, and their children.

“There are five mattresses in both rooms. Two people sleep on each mattress. There are people who help us. They bring us food and clothes. The children were never short of food. But our house is not adequate now.” The humidity is unbearable. says the father of many children, desperately asking for the help of the people. Mr. Markos Th. He calls for someone to take him and his family into a bigger apartment. At the same time, he looks for work as a caregiver to increase family income.

Distance learning with a mobile phone

Six of the eight children go to school. The oldest daughter in the family began attending high school this year. At home there is a mobile phone with an Internet connection. From this phone, children try to attend distance learning lessons. And yet you won’t hear them complain.

They read stacked one on top of the other. They sleep the same way. They eat the same way. They play the same way. But the smile does not leave his lips. The more they see their parents fighting for their good, the more they hope for better days to come.

The Th. Family is asking for our help.

Contact information:
Markos and Barbara Th.
Tel: 6931373792 and 6908443081

Source: thestival.gr