Summary

At the Georgioupoli Women's Association's New Year gathering, the municipality of Apokoronas highlighted its support for women and families in local communities. A newborn grant paid by the municipality aims to help young parents feel supported when raising children in the area. The municipality says it will continue backing community associations that strengthen social ties across the villages of Apokoronas.

Apokoronas backs families with newborn grant and support for women's groups

At the start of 2026, the municipality of Apokoronas used the Georgioupoli Women's Association's traditional New Year pie-cutting event to reaffirm its commitment to supporting families and women across the region. The gathering took place in the Panagiotis Mavroulis hall in Georgioupoli.

A grant for newborns

One concrete measure cited by the municipality is a financial grant paid to families when a child is born in the area. According to the municipality, the intention is for parents to feel the municipality's support from the moment a child is born — and to encourage families to stay and raise their children locally. The municipality did not provide details in this statement about the grant amount or how to apply.

Women's associations as community anchors

The municipality describes groups like the Georgioupoli Women's Association as vital to social cohesion in the villages — connecting generations and keeping communities active. It says it will continue to support such associations and local initiatives going forward.

This report is based on a municipal press release and reflects the municipality's own position. No independent figures on the scope or impact of the measures described are available.

PRESS RELEASE Ch. Koukianakis from Georgioupoli: "Without support for women and children, no community can stand upright"

January 7, 2026, 8:31 AM

In Georgioupoli, in the "Panagiotis Mavroulis" hall, the Mayor of Apokoronas, Charalampos Koukianakis, took part in the New Year's pie-cutting of the Georgioupoli Women's Association, highlighting the decisive role of women in society and particularly in local communities. "Communities do not remain standing only through projects and numbers, but through people, bonds and values — and in this, women play a leading role", he stressed.

"What is a woman? She is a silent strength, daily endurance, the mother, the working woman, the volunteer who keeps the home, the family and the community standing. She is root and wing together: a root that keeps values alive and a wing that opens the way to tomorrow", he added, emphasising the Association's role as a unifying and living nucleus of society, connecting generations and reinforcing social cohesion.

Particular mention was made of the municipality's support for family and life through the newborn grant, as a meaningful act showing that children must be born and grow up in their homeland, with parents feeling the presence of the municipality by their side. "Because if we do not support the woman, the mother and the child, we cannot keep our community standing", the Mayor underlined.

In closing, he thanked the Association's members for their continued contribution and wished that the new year would bring health, strength and unity, stressing that the municipality will continue to support associations and initiatives that unite and give perspective to the area.