AT ISTORIMA WE BELIEVE IN STORIES

We believe that they have the power to change the world. They bring us up. They teach us who we are and inspire us about who we can become. They are our heritage and our evolution. Collecting stories as experienced, at Istorima we preserve the humane voice of History and share podcasts, collections and features that help us discover new and diverse perspectives and shape a better understanding of ourselves and the world. 

OUR TEAM

A headshot of Sofia Papaioannou

Sofia Papaioannou

Founder and Director

A headshot of Stavros Vlachos

Stavros Vlachos

Journalist

A headshot of Anastasia Voutsara

Anastasia Voutsara

Head of HR

A headshot of Christos Georgoudakis

Christos Georgoudakis

Journalist

A headshot of Jason Theofanou

Jason Theofanou

Sound designer

A headshot of Spyros Liberopoulos

Spyros Liberopoulos

Sound designer

A headshot of Charis Pagonidou

Charis Pagonidou

Journalist

A headshot of Dimitris Paleogiannis

Dimitris Paleogiannis

Sound engineer

A headshot of Dimitris Papadakis

Dimitris Papadakis

Sound designer

A headshot of Dimitris Patsaros

Dimitris Patsaros

Sound designer

A headshot of George Ramadanis

George Ramadanis

Sound designer

A headshot of Juliet Skordaki

Juliet Skordaki

Head of Digital Archive & Project Manager

A headshot of Maya Fillipopoulou

Maya Fillipopoulou

Editor in Chief

A headshot of Kyriaki Fotiadou

Kyriaki Fotiadou

Head of Digital Archive & Project Manager

A headshot of Fenia Chala

Fenia Chala

Journalist

UNTIL TODAY

2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2024

Our motto: Listen to the Εxtraordinary.

2024

Istorima Archive is housed by the National Library of Greece, open and accessible to all.

2024

Ιstorima collaboration with Microsoft for a special research project aimed at collecting, recording and preserving oral histories from Spata, Attica.

2023

132 new researchers from Attica, Peloponnese, Macedonia, Thessaly, Northeastern Aegean Islands, Dodecanese and Cyclades.

2023

Istorima partners with ERT and its stories are hosted on Ertflix and ERTecho.

2023

150 new editors, sound engineers and lawyers from all over Greece start working on the processing of the Archive's interviews.

2022

Our motto: Connect with your History. Connect to your History.

2022

180 new researchers from Attica, Macedonia, Epirus, Epirus, Central Greece, Ionian Islands, North Aegean Islands and Dodecanese.

2022

A special research project is set up for Northern Evia, in response to the devastating fires.

2022

Istorima Archive goes live on archive.istorima.org.

2021

152 new researchers from Epirus, Thrace, Crete, Macedonia, Peloponnese and Dodecanese

2020

Our site goes online: istorima.org.

2020

195 new researchers from Macedonia, Peloponnese, Sporades and Cyclades.

2019

Istorima is co-founded by journalist Sofia Papaioannou and historian Catherine Fleming. The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) supports the project with a founding grant as part of its Recharging the Youth initiative.

2019

Σύνθημά μας: Γίνε μία ιστορία. Make history.

2019

Our goal is to collect stories from every city, island and village in Greece.

2019

Our first 25 researchers start collecting stories from Attica and Thessaloniki.

2019

A team of young people is assembled to staff the central office in Athens.

IN NUMBERS

Published Stories

Field Reporters All Over Greece

Places

SUPPORTERS

Istorima relies on donations for the collection and preservation of stories. We are deeply grateful to the individuals and organizations who believe in our vision and contribute to keeping the stories alive for future generations. Donations allow us to maintain the quality of our platform, add new and interesting content and ensure that Istorima remains accessible to everyone.

Donors

HOW IT ALL STARTED

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