Walking for VAMLAS charity for children and young people with disabilities
Alexis Sofokleous & OJO in Snowy Finland
OJO, once again supports the volunteer hiker Alexis Sofokleous in his selfless effort to support various non-profit organizations both in Cyprus and worldwide. This time the aim is to raise money but also to communicate the work of the Finnish organization VAMLAS which deals with young people and children with disabilities and special needs. VAMLAS promotes the equality and inclusion of disabled and chronically ill children, young people and their families in society, their engagement in hobbies, school, educational institutions and working life.
Who is the Finnish non-profit organization VAMLAS
This is an organization involved in training children and young people with disabilities for employment in various fields in Finland. It also provides housing services for students with disabilities in various apartments within Finland.
Alexis Sophokleous this time started his 20 km walk in snowy Helsinki on Friday, December 8, 2023. The purpose of his Charity walk was to raise money for children and young people with disabilities and chronic diseases and to raise awareness of the equality of children and of young people in our society.
The volunteer walker on Saturday, 9/12 started his journey from the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki and continued to the Sibelius Monument, the National Opera, the National Museum the Temppeliaukio Church, the Natural History Museum, Helsinki Art Museum (HAM), ending at Bulevardi Avenue.
The next day, the walk started from Helsinki Cathedral, following the Presidential Palace, Allas sea pool, Market square, National Theatre, Oodi Library and ending at Hakaniemi Market.
As stated by the Marketing team of the OJO company (Iliana Miliotou, Konstantinos Agathokleus and Christos Aspros) "We, as OJO, are extremely proud to be part of the story of the volunteer hiker Alexis Sofokleous and to be given the opportunity to help the society and those who need it".
The volunteer effort of Alexis Sophokleous can be seen through the page "Step by Step Cyprus" on Facebook with audio-visual and photographic material that the volunteer-hiker posts daily, as well as on the pages of the organization "VAMLAS" on the Internet.
