We are the Power of a Flower. A special group of people who until yesterday were categorized as disabled. Today we are shedding that label. We focus on our abilities, our talents. Through our work we are emancipated, gaining autonomy and an active role in society. The flower shop of “Power of a Flower” operates at the airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”, at the arrivals.
Ten young women work in the shop. There, at the counter, they weave bouquets of flowers from the enterprise’s farm and present them to the travelers. The plantations of the Power of a Flower’s estates are located in Marathon and Spata. It all started at the Marathon estate where the first flowers were grown and the idea of inclusion in the project began to take shape. It was there that the first young people were recruited and trained, who are now training the new team members.
On the farms exclusively organic farming methods are used. In this way the plantations contribute to a sustainable management of the environment. Seasonal Greek plants and flowers, such as lavender, carnation, hydrangea, mint, eucalyptus, chrysanthemum, gerbera, etc. are cultivated, produced and then distributed. “Athens International Airport” (AIA) has recently granted the enterprise an estate in Spata. There a new cultivation is being set up, giving the opportunity to hire more workers with special needs and increase production.
Their work at “Power of a Flower” serves as a first passport for people working there. As valuable members of the team they learn to work together, build relationships, set personal goals, conquer their autonomy and they get paid. They want to be part of the solution and their actions to have a strong footprint, to send the most positive message for a more just society where no person should feel marginalized, limited, invisible.
