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 MoreEKO’s and IAPD International Photo Contest & Photo Exhibition Event“Peacemakers: Through your world I see mine”Athens, Greece27 October, 2019 EKO in collaboration with the International Alliance for Peace and Development co-organized the photo exhibition in Athens, Greece, on October 27, 2019, on the theme “PEACEMAKERS: Through Your World I See Mine”. The goal of this initiative was to tackle xenophobia […]
We are proud for the new developments of EKO’s role in the centre of the civil society work for youth empowerment in Greece. We are honoured to have been selected by the Greek National Agency of Erasmus+ to participate in the TCA Seminar “APPETIZER – An introduction on how to use the ‘Erasmus+ Youth in Action’ Programme for international youth […]
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 […]