Candidate for the STUDENT EUROPEAN COUNCIL "Malala Prize" (an e-twinning project)

1. Candidate: KOSTAS GIANNOPOULOS
Malala Prize
2015
for freedom and
human rights

2. Candidate: KOSTASGIANNOPOULOS

3. …His life…
 Kostas Giannopoulos
was born in Athens in 1952. He studied Marketing in
the UK and after completing his studies he returned
to Greece where he developed business activities in
IT and processing equipment and worked with
companies in the world-famous site like IBM,
Hewlett Packard and others.

4.  Kostas Giannopoulos stopped his business when, on
January 1995, his younger son, Andrew, was diagnosed
with cancer at age 10. During the hard battle for his life
this small boy envisioned the creation of a Society that
would care for the support and protection of all the
children in need. On his 10th anniversary Andreas
Giannopoulos believed that every child deserves a smile
and for this reason he named the Organisation "The
Smile of the Child". When Andrew "left“ (passed
away)…, Kostas Giannopoulos devoted himself
completely to fulfilling the desire of his son! From his
first steps ordinary citizens and businesses have
embraced the vision of the little man and became warm
friends and supporters of the Voluntary Organisation.

5. The vision of the small Andreas Giannopoulos

6.  "The Smile of the Child" thanks to promotions,
donations and support, completed 18 years of continuous
presence, and has become a reference point in the field of
the protection of children's rights, and has developed a
wide range of services and practices to protect children
and families at risk.
 To increase the effectiveness of development, expertise
and in order to exchange good practices in the field,
"The Smile of the Child" participates in International
Organizations and Networks aiming in the Protection of
children's rights, working with relevant agencies abroad
and implementing series of programs in different fields
related to protection of children's rights.

7. The logo of the association

8.  Specifically, Kostas Giannopoulos is a member of the Board of
the International Centre for Missing and Sexually Exploited
Children (ICMEC) and the European Federation for Missing
Children (Missing Children Europe). "The Smile of the
Child" enjoys special consultative status with Economic and
Social Council of the UN (ECOSOC) and participates in the
Department of Public Information of the same organization.
The Greek organization is also a member of the European
network Eurochild, the European Federation for street
children (EFSC), the International Network Telephone Lines
(CHI), while operating since 2010, the European Southeast
European Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
 Kostas Giannopoulos has contributed to the writing of the
book entitled "Managementproblems in kindergarten for a
smooth transition to the City.
 (info by Helen Publications Mello, Athens 2012)

9. Kostas Giannopoulos

10. See by yourself on:
http://www.hamogelo.gr/1.2/home
Why we believe this
person should win the
STUDENT EUROPEAN
COUNCIL “Malala Prize”?
He is so devoted in this
mission and he offers so
much in all the children in
need regardless their race,
without any
discrimination!
"THE SMILE OF THE
CHILD" is a non-profit
voluntary Organisation.
The Organisation’s main
concern is defending
children's rights, not just
on paper but in practice as
well, providing services to
children on a 24-hour, 7
days a week, 365 days a
year-basis, working for
their physical, mental, and
psychological stability.