{"id":12962,"date":"2026-07-21T12:51:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/tailored-project\/how-the-emergency-fund-began\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:23:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:23:25","slug":"how-the-emergency-fund-began","status":"publish","type":"tailored-project","link":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/tailored-project\/how-the-emergency-fund-began\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Emergency Fund began"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"gb-element-12fb0d01\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-media-id=\"12961\" class=\"gb-media-daf16709\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-banner.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-banner.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-banner-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-banner-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-banner-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-banner-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-6faa15bd\">\n<h1 class=\"gb-text gb-text-70ea53c3\">How the Emergency Fund began<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-67501cec\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-e478d17e\"><div style=\"color:#e76d6c\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-post-date has-text-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-21T12:51:26+03:00\">21\/7\/2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-11f7586c dn-diamond-item-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/project-type\/emergency-response-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Emergency Response &amp; Recovery<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-b1f1f2a2\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-1be72f1d\">\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-76af1c55\">In every crisis, Desmos is on the front line. Our priority is always to provide reliable information and mobilise quickly to address real needs where support is needed most. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-bf96da9e\">In July 2024, we established the <strong>Desmos Emergency Fund<\/strong>\u2014a dedicated funding mechanism that enables us to secure resources in advance, allowing us to respond rapidly, strategically and effectively whenever an emergency occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-5bb4414c\">The Emergency Fund is our way of being prepared before the next crisis strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-b9dc9b43\">Through the Emergency Fund, we are able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-791ad35e\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list dn-colored-link-list\">\n<li>Maintain readily available resources for immediate response<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support communities affected by emergencies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equip and strengthen volunteer forest firefighting and rescue teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable coordinated and effective emergency interventions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-8a8ff62f\">The Emergency Fund was first made possible through donations made in memory of <strong>Kostas Apostolidis<\/strong> and the trust of his family, who embraced this initiative with generosity and foresight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-50693077\">Since then, individuals, companies and other supporters have played a vital role in growing and strengthening the Emergency Fund, reinforcing our operational preparedness and ensuring we can act without delay when emergencies arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-e441d3a6\">The Emergency Fund was immediately activated during the devastating fires of 2024, providing critical material support to volunteer forest firefighting teams operating in Rethymno and Attica. Its action continued in 2025, supporting areas affected, such as Ierapetra of Crete, Oropos of Attica and of course Chios and Patra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-5fddc791 dn-tailored-grid\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"gb-media-9172284f\" alt=\"\" title=\"emergency-fund-1\" src=\"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"gb-media-0650115f\" alt=\"\" title=\"emergency-fund-2\" src=\"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/emergency-fund-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Desmos is mobilized immediately in times of crisis by meeting real needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12961,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"tags":[174],"project-type":[18],"class_list":["post-12962","tailored-project","type-tailored-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-emergency-fund","project-type-emergency-response-recovery"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tailored-project\/12962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tailored-project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tailored-project"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12962"},{"taxonomy":"project-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-type?post=12962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}