
Who we are

PAMEMMAZI is a newly established Non-Profit Organization which aims to improve psychosocial health of cancer patients in Greece and to promote the holistic approach of cancer.
What we do

- We provide meaningful, creative and educational activities to cancer patients and their caretakers in welcoming and cozy spaces in Greek hospitals
- We organize forums and events to promote psychosocial and psychosomatic care of cancer patients in Greece - 2017 Forum: Psychosomatic care in Cancer: Empathy, Understanding and Communication
- We encourage patients and survivors to share their story on Scars & Scarves blog in order to destigmatize cancer
- We provide tips on side effects’ management, nutrition, physical activity and personal care
- • We participate in the annual Greece Race for the Cure Marathon organized by Alma Zois, under the Untouchables team that Emma created in 2014
Our mission

We aim to
- Empower patients, their families and their caretakers through creative and educational offered in hospitals
- Build a community that will foster resilience, quality of life and normality using creativity and learning as tools
- Eliminate stigma toward and encourage community support for patients
- Raise funds for research purposes to help cure cancer
Our vision

PAMEMMAZI envisions to
- Make hospital visits and stays more constructive, fun and less unpleasant
- Encourage patients and caretakers to engage in creative activities and therefore to express their feelings through them
- Strengthen their sense of productivity/staying active and creative
- Create welcoming spaces in hospital facilities fostering the development of a community that encourages patients to share their story and to lead a normal life
- Eliminate social stigma towards cancer
- Shape a patient centered healthcare