precisely because the hotel is an open space where people can move freely, phenomena such as unannounced departures from the island have been observed, though in total it is estimated there are estimated to be around 60 minors. The Zikas hotel is used as a temporary shelter for unaccompanied minors until they find a space in the transitional housing units run by Praksis on the island. Those involved in the identification of unaccompanied minors also are those who involved in the process evaluating and prioritizing the minors that go directly to the temporary housing units run by Praksis. Interestingly, based on information we received from UNHCR and the National Center for Social Solidarity (N.C.S.S.), which are responsible for finding housing for unaccompanied minors, they were only aware of the cases of unaccompanied minors staying in the transitional housing units run by Praksis, and not of those minors staying in the hotel. However, the information we had from the police regarding this issue was the N.C.S.S. was aware of all the cases involving unaccompanied minors on the island, while the representative from Praksis with whom we talked preferred to not speak on the issue. This becomes even more interesting, however, especially if one considers that housing spaces for unaccompanied minors are extremely limited across Greece and as a result, particularly within the previous time period, there were delays in finding spaces and minors stayed in the hotel even for months. The medical treatment of unaccompanied minors at the hotel is covered by WAHA personnel, notably by a nursing staff presence from 2p.m. to 5p.m. and a doctor who, however, is also called to meet the needs of people in Leros, resulting in him having to split his time between the two islands. B. Mercy Corps Apartments - Vulnerable Groups In the same street as the the hotel, there are apartments for temporary housing for vulnerable cases, funded by and managed by the organization Mercy Corps. During our visit to the apartments, 2 families from Afghanistan, 1 Kurdish family, which had come to the island before the Agreement came into force on 20/3, a single-parent family of Syrian and Palestinian nationaly, 1 elderly person who had lost his entire family in a shipwreck in Kalymnos, 1 Syrian couple along with the wife’s sister, who had epilepsy, and 2 Palestinians who both had husbands in other countries in Europe and were waiting to begin the process of reunification were all staying there, while 2 Syrian women had recently left from there. C. Praksis Transitional Housing Units for Unaccompanied Minors 8