Field of Life
The Field of Life project was initiated by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) in collaboration with Coach Panagiotis Giannakis, and a nonprofit of the same name was established to create opportunities for growth and inspire healthy lifestyles among children and teenagers in the Athens suburb of Nikaia and beyond.
Four years after the launch of the project, SNF announced that it was indefinitely postponing construction of a Field of Life facility in Nikaia for reasons that are explained in depth in the announcement published on July 31, 2023.
Through a multitude of free educational, sports and recreational activities that launched in Nikaia in fall 2021, Field of Life provided children and adolescents the tools and guidance they needed to explore their talents and interests, play, exercise, and develop core personal skills. The main goal was to help young people ages 6 to 17 discover what they like, grow in character, and reach toward their dreams.
The initiative included a plan to create state-of-the-art facilities to host the organization’s activities in the Municipality of Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis that were to incorporate spaces for outdoor and indoor recreation, study, and sports.
Field of Life was launched with a founding grant from SNF.