Amid difficult Covid times, EKO had the pleasure to participate in a 2-hour pilot bike tour organised by Wegozero.co, a Dutch organisation aiming to promote a “Zero Waste” lifestyle, on Monday morning, April 26, 2021, and sponsored by bFlex and COCO-MAT! The bike tour focused on visiting different second-hand clothes shops in order to increase the awareness of circular economy […]
We are happy to announce the beginning of EKO’s formal collaboration with the Department of Communication and Media Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and the Department of Sociology of the University of the Aegean (UAegean), in the context of their common MSc program «Media and Refugee / Migration Flows»! The scope of this collaboration is […]
European Development Network (EDN) Summit 2019 25 November- 2 December 2019 / Brussels, Belgium A little time before 2019 is over, EKO joined the European Development Institute-EDI Summit, together with 33 other civil society actors from all over Europe, to work on the expansion of the European Development Network -EDN that supports its members create international effective cooperations and projects, […]
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 […]
The Observatory to Prevent Extremist Violence (OPEV) is an active platform of civil society organisations from across the Euro-Mediterranean Region aiming to bring a constructive contribution to prevent violent extremism. EKO is committed to maintain as a member of OPEV positive peace, promoting real democracies, human security, sustainable development and protecting human rights. Check out more about: EKO as a […]
The International Alliance for Peace and Development is a group of non-governmental organizations from around the world who have agreed to play an active to support peace and development issues and have converged on a common working agenda based on universal human values, principles of coexistence, and universality of human rights. The Alliance is based on the international human rights […]
EKO is fully committed to support the achievement of Anna Lindh Foundation’s vision and objectives, as our goals are perfectly aligned. The Anna Lindh Foundation runs the largest Network of civil society organisations involved in the promotion of intercultural dialogue across Europe and the Mediterranean. From its very beginning, the ALF was conceived as a Network of National Networks, established […]
EKO is accredited to run projects under European Voluntary Service, part of the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme. Volunteering in another country is a great way to experience different cultures and make new friends, whilst also helping others and learning new skills that could be helpful in later life. European Voluntary Service has had a major impact on the lives of many […]