EKO participated actively in the 3rd transnational partner meeting of SCRCE, monitoring the progress of the cross border circular economy project. During this meeting, which took place on the 17th and 18th September 2019 in Goteborg, Sweden, the partners identified the major challenges enterprises and initiatives, who are trying to operate in accordance to circular economy principles are facing, on […]
EKO, the Entrepreneurship and Social Economy Group, is a Non-Profit Organisation seated in Athens, Greece, in the fields of non-formal education, life-long learning, youth empowerment and the promotion of intercultural dialogue, active, through local activities and Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps, European programs and EU funds. For more information about our Erasmus+ programs, click HERE! To find out more about our […]
Our association, EKO Greece, was the Greek partner in the ERASMUS + KA1 Youth Exchange Project ”Path to success” which took place in Vienna, Austria, from 1-8 July 2019, and was organized by our colleagues and friends from the organization PS: EUROPE (Political and Social Research Institute of Europe). This project was a transnational initiative which united thirty-six (36) young […]
From April 20 to April 22 2019 Egypt set a referendum for the constitutional amendments. Thanks to EKO Organization, one of our volunteers had the opportunity to go to Cairo and participate in the referendum as an international observer, together with other international observers who were part of a Delegation of legal representation before the National Elections Commission in accordance […]
Gaia & Rosaria are two ESC (European Solidarity Corps) volunteers from Italy, living and working in Athens for the promotion of projects, activities, and events for youth empowerment. They work in collaboration with EKO and with Volunteering4youth they want to share their volunteer experience and daily life in Greece, and at the same time keep you updated about all initiatives […]
The European Youth Week (EYW) 2019 provided the opportunity to civil society actors and youth organizations to realize a series of events and youth activities to promote the principles of democracy, active youth participation and European Integration in a European-wide celebration! Entrepreneurship and Social Economy Group (EKO) responded to this call by designing and organizing a special Art Workshop with the title […]
We are happy to host two volunteers from Italy for one year! The two new members of our team have the opportunity to develop personal and professional skills via a range of training activities and workshops. Ultimately, they will promote the concept of solidarity within our and their community, at regional and European level. Mission of the European Solidarity Corps […]
Our project “Countering Violent Extremism (CV-EX)” has been completed and its goals have been met with success greater than our expectations! The project focused on the complex issue of radicalization and examined the roots behind extremist behavior, including the changes in moral values, the increasing refugee and migration flows, the spreading economic crisis and the role of internet and social […]
KA1 Youth Exchange – “Countering Violent Extremism (CV-EX)”Athens, Greece14-23 November 2018 Our project “Countering Violent Extremism” (CV-EX) has been completed and its success outreached our greatest expectations! This transnational initiative, coordinated by EKO, united 42 young people from 7 different countries across Europe and the Euromediterranean basin (Greece, Spain, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Italy), and gave them the opportunity […]
We have the pleasure to announce that the project “Countering Violent Extremism” has been completed with brilliant success! This Youth Exchange program gave the opportunity to 42 young people from Egypt, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Tunisia, Turkey and Spain to explore together a phenomenon that concerns us all: Extremism in all its forms, driven by radical ideologies that give reason to […]