schools even starting reception classes in February, March or even April 2023, with a number of them stopping very early (February or March) due to teacher transfers or placements. 1097 Moreover, regarding the inclusiveness of education, UNICEF’s project All Children in Education (ACE) came to an end in June 2024, leaving a gap for school-aged children in the reception facilities. This project aimed to facilitate the integration of refugee and migrant children in formal education through non-formal education services, such as interpretation services in schools, Greek language courses, psychosocial support for students and teachers’ empowerment. At the time of writing (January 2025) there is no staterun project to holistically facilitate educational integration of child applicants, caring also for their families. According to field qualitative research of GCR and Save the Children, most of the interviewees (children, caregivers and experts) shared that extracurricular activities are indispensable “breathers” for children in a camp setting.1098 Regarding adult education and training, after the age of 18, asylum applicants and refugees may attend several educational programs run by state or private agencies, NGOs and other organisations, such as Second Chance schools (for adults who have not completed mandatory education) and centres for Lifelong Learning operate in municipalities. Adult asylum applicants who have graduated from secondary education may participate in examinations to enter Universities or Higher Technological Institution or register in the Institutes of Vocational Training (SAEK/ΣΑΕΚ in Greek).1099 Yet, a significant obstacle hindering asylum seekers in their efforts to continue their studies or upskill to match employment needs is the practical difficulty or actual impossibility to prove and recognise existing education and training qualifications. Due to the circumstances forcing them to leave their homes, many do not have their original diplomas of study or other relevant certification,1100 while in GCR’s experience, they cannot even issue copies of them in Greece, despite the European Qualification Passport for Refugees (EQPR), which could be used to recognise studies from third countries outside the EU. D. Health care Indicators: Health Care 1. Is access to emergency healthcare for asylum applicants guaranteed in national legislation? Yes No 2. Do asylum applicants have adequate access to health care in practice? Yes Limited No 3. Is specialised treatment for victims of torture or traumatised asylum applicants available in practice? Yes Limited No 4. If material conditions are reduced or withdrawn, are asylum applicants still given access to health care? Yes Limited No L. 4368/2016, which provides free access to public health services and pharmaceutical treatment for persons without social insurance and vulnerable social groups 1101 is also applicable for asylum applicants and members of their families.1102 However, in spite of the favourable legal framework, actual access to 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 FOSTER EDUCATORS, School attendance of unaccompanied refugee minors during the 2022-23 school year (in greek -Η σχολική φοίτηση των ασυνόδευτων ανήλικων προσφύγων κατά το σχολικό έτος 2022-23), December 2023, p. 46, available in Greek at: here. See GCR and Save the Children, “It does not feel like real life”: children’s everyday life in Greek refugee camps, December 2024, available here, p.27. UNHCR, Help Greece - Access to Education, available at: https://tinyurl.com/yc8rjwrc. For instance, as per the aforementioned ongoing survey carried out under the auspices of UNHCR between February 2022 and March 2024, 44% of applicants (registered or pending registration) who had an undergraduate or higher degree of education, did not have original copies with them. UNHCR, Inter-Agency Protection Monitoring for Refugees in Greece: Key findings, available at: https://tinyurl.com/3z6t3y9f. Article 33 L 4368/2016, as amended with Article 38 par. 1 of L. 4865/2021. Article 59 (2) Asylum Code referring to Article 33 L. 4368/16. 225