Mariana Vardinogiannis has died at the age of 80

Mariana Vardinogiani passed away at the age of 80 after being admitted to a private hospital recently.

According to reports, the condition had deteriorated and he was on mechanical support.

Mrs. Vardinogianni is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and activist for children and family rights and against child sexual abuse. The 2020 Awarded Nelson Mandela.

He also served as a member of the Board of Directors. Library of Alexandria, International Women’s Movement for Peace, International Center for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC), Guiding Anti-Drug Foundation, Founding Member of “Light of Africa” Foundation led by Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria, Member of the Presidential Council of Europe.

^{Mariana Vardinogiani with PtD Katerina Sakellaropoulou}

Her studies and marriage to Vartis Vardinogiannis

He was born in Athens and grew up in Ermioni, the birthplace of Evangelia’s mother. His father Giorgos Bornakis, originally from Sampathiki, Arcadia, studied economics at the University of Denver in Colorado.

She married businessman Vardis I. Vardinogiannis, a motor oil executive and ship owner, with whom she had 5 children: Giannis (1962), Christiana (1964), George (1967), Nikos (1974) and Vardianna (1976).

^{Mariana Vardinogiannis with former PtD Prokopis Pavlopoulos}

International and national activities

He became a member of various associations and charities through which he fought for international peace and global unity, although his main concern was children’s issues: health, education, social welfare and poverty, child abuse and exploitation.

He was the founder and president of the “Foundation for the Child and the Family”, which was renamed “Mariana V. Vardinogiani Foundation” and the Association of Friends of Children with Cancer “ELPIDA”.

Since 1999, she has been a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for issues related to children’s rights and protection and cultural heritage. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors. Library of Alexandria, International Women’s Movement for Peace, International Center for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC), Guiding Anti-Drug Foundation, Founding Member of “Light of Africa” Foundation led by Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria, Member of the Presidential Council of Europe.

^{Inauguration of 1st Cell and Gene Therapy Centre}

She is the author of “Approaching Female Identity: A Quest in Minoan Society” published by Livani Publications. He was honored as Knight of the Legion of Honor by the French Presidency. In 2015 he was promoted to Officer of the Legion of Honor.

^{Mariana Vardinogiannis receives the Nelson Mandela Prize from the UN.}