Activities EKO’s team has experience in the management and coordination of national and international projects and initiatives, including quality assurance, dissemination and sustainability planning. Our members have diverse expertise, which they utilize in conducting research, developing intellectual products and implementing trainings, on the basis of each project’s needs. YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, HUMANRIGHTS [...]
Read MoreHOMEABOUT USOUR PROJECTSOUR PUBLICATIONSNEWSWORK WITH USPIF EKO Greece Empowering Youth, Building a Better Future OUR PROJECTS 56 Approved projects 150+ Partners 7 Years of experience Stay tuned and receive updates EKO, the Entrepreneurship and Social Economy Group, is a Non-Profit Organisation seated in Athens, Greece, active in the fields of [...]
Read MoreThis course is designed to equip aspiring entrepreneurs, youth workers, and young people with the necessary knowledge and tools to become successful entrepreneurs. With the support of 5 different partners from Europe, this online course on entrepreneurship offers everything that you would need to kick-start your entrepreneurship journey.The course provides systematic information and guidance on the main steps of starting […]
The field of entrepreneurship experienced both disruptions and opportunities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Even though not a conventional sector of the economy like healthcare, manufacturing or finance, entrepreneurship still underwent significant changes during, after and before the crisis.With rising levels before the pandemic, entrepreneurship was increasing globally, with more and more people starting their businesses.However, the pandemic disrupted the upward […]
YOUNG & RURAL: ACTIVATE YOUTH IN THE RURAL AREAS Youth exchange 28/08/2023 – 03/09/2023 in Alqueva, Portugal EKO is happy to announce that one more amazing youth exchange has been successfully completed. The project “Young & rural: Active youth in the rural areas” united 36 young participants from Portugal, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Poland and Romania. It was organized by the […]
The Online Course was specifically designed to deliver free-of-charge lessons on Citizen Journalism. The Online Course consists of 7 units in total, including educational videos in each unit, an introduction to each theme, subcategories, study cases, quizzes, assignments, and a bibliography for further research. The platform contains information about the definition and origin of citizen journalism, citizen journalism as a […]
In this training toolkit you will find 30 tools for non-formal learning that young people working in the youth field can use to introduce them to the basics of citizen journalism and media literacy. The focus is on developing skills to search and process information, detect and identify fake news, create content and distribute it through social media and other […]
In this inspiring guide, you’ll find 21 examples of citizen journalism done right. The guide is divided into four thematic categories: Online Journals, Data Control Platforms, Educational Initiatives, Online Safety and Professional Support Programmes. We aimed to provide a detailed analysis of each example, answering the three key questions: what makes the example great, how it makes a difference, and […]
Culture in your DNA Youth Exchange 22/08/2023 – 29/08/2023 in Tammispea & Tallin, Estonia EKO is happy to announce that one more amazing youth exchange has been successfully completed. The project “Culture in your DNA” united 30 young participants from Portugal, Greece, Moldova, Georgia, and Estonia. It was organized by the Estonian organization IZUM Youth Club, and took place in […]
Calling youth to be positively social Youth exchange 14/08/2023 – 22/08/2023 in Kaunas, Lithuania EKO is happy to announce that one more amazing youth exchange has been successfully completed. The project “Calling youth to be positively social” united 40 young participants from Lithuania, Turkey, Greece, France and Spain. It was organized by the Lithuanian organization Darnoje, and took place in […]
Facilitating power or how to improve your leadership Training Course 14/08/2023 – 21/08/2023 in Dosrius, Spain EKO is happy to announce that one more amazing training course has been successfully completed. The project “Facilitating power or how to improve your leadership” united 28 young participants from Spain, Croatia, Slovakia, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Italy, France, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Georgia, Malta, North Macedonia […]
Unity: Strengthen your local community Training Course 07/08/2023 – 16/08/2023 in Grimslöv, Sweden EKO is happy to announce that one more amazing training course has been successfully completed. The project “Unity-Strengthen your local community” united 23 young participants from Portugal, Greece, Spain, Estonia, Romania, Sweden and Italy. It was organized by the Swedish organization Globala Kronoberg, and took place in […]