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"The idea of ​​restoration of ancient monuments from antiquity inspired people at different levels and with different capabilities, and the overall love for our cultural heritage and culture prevailed over the chaos reigning in the public sector and the carelessness of institutions as a whole," said Stavros Benos. Diazoma is available through its website, which provides complete information about the current projects. The organisation has prepared 22 sponsorship reports presenting the exact parameters of each site and engineering breakdowns of the costs needed to complete the full restoration of each ancient theatre separately. These data provide companies, individuals and organisations wishing to donate funds for the rehabilitation of the cultural heritage of Greece with complete information and precise figures. All donations are disclosed on the web page by name and in full transparency.

The design, excavation, conservation, restoration and functional integration are funded in three main ways. The first is through the activation of resources and assistance by local residents and local government organisations, the second is through donations from sponsors availing significant financial resources that want to support the recovery of ancient theatres. The third is a patent of Diazoma that have created in the virtual space of the organisation the option "Adopt an ancient theatre". Through it every citizen can donate any amount to the bank account of the project and his or her name is immediately published on the web site.

With joint efforts and different methods, Diazoma contributed to the collection of almost 32 million euros for the restoration and recovery of the ancient theatres in the country. The amounts vary from one or two euros to thousands of euros, depending on the capabilities of the donators. Among the donators mentioned above I find especially touching the donation of the children from a municipal school who decided to issue a handmade student newspaper. The sales of its only issue brought them 80 euros and the children donated them to the organisation. The mobile phones application will be launched in September this year and tourists, archaeologists, or just curious people will be able to get complete information about the condition, the history of various ancient theatres in Greece, and the characteristics of the region in which they were found. Stavros Benos was clear that any initiative and objective could be achieved with the desire of the individual person and said in conclusion that the role of the state in Greece has to and will change completely. He urged the citizens not to wait for the government policies to change the regional structure, but they themselves to improve the microclimate of the region.