08Ιούλ

hack the future – EVS project (Erasmus+)

Hack the Future was a long-term volunteering activity which hosted 2 volunteers for a year each one of them (during Sept 2018-December 2019) to Social Hackers Academy in Athens, Greece coordinated by Solidarity Mission. In parallel, through the Social incubator (activities) we support the target groups of both SHA & SM to become social entrepreneurs. SHA is an NGO supporting refugees and long-term unemployed to integrate through educating them in coding which is the n1 job on the moment. Our aim was to contribute in reducing unemployment for both refugees and Greeks and promoting social entrepreneurship in practice while supporting 2 young people to get acquainted with a non-profit academy. […]
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18Απρ

Gamify training course | article

The “Gamify” Training Course took place in Estonia between 1.03 – 07.03.2020. It brought together 15 youth workers and teachers from Estonia, Greece, Spain, and Sweden. The aim of the training course was to increase the competences of youth workers and educators to use game-based learning including educational board games. Read below, what the Greek team says about their experience in the program: “The topic gamification is something that is becoming more and more relevant to the field of entrepreneurship as a method to share and gain knowledge, skills and original ideas. Keeping this in mind we decided to join the training course “Gamify” taking place in Estonia.  To begin […]
30Μαρ

Social Changemakers EVS (Erasmus+)

Social Changemakers was a long term EVS project that took place in Athens, Greece between 28/2/2018 to 21/9/2019 and gathered in Athens 8 volunteers coming from 5 countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Czech Rep and Spain. Project_partners:  Brno Connected,  Syncro – Synergy Croatia,  L’Arca del blues,  Synergy Bulgaria &  Xeración ‘Social Changemakers’ European Voluntary Service project was organized by Solidarity Mission and was funded by Erasmus+ of the European Union and Youth and Lifelong Learning Institute (I.NE.DI.VI.M).  The content of this project was stemming from our vision to empower people with fewer opportunities and to contribute consequently to their personal and professional well-being.    ‘Social Changemakers’ aimed at young people 20-30 who had fewer opportunities […]
15Νοέ

Article | Out in the Open TC

This September we had the chance to attend the training course “Out in the Open” that took place in Rites, Latvia organized by the organization “Piedzivojuma Gars” and the self-organized educational platform “Active Rainbow” During this week we worked a lot on the topic of LGBTQIA+ spectrum and the outdoor activities, finding ways to connect them and use them in youth work. It all started with hiking to Rites when 15 youth workers met and cooperated, having a lot of creative challenges in between, in order to reach the place. This experience was a lot more than walking, as we got to know each other better, understand our weaknesses and […]
15Νοέ

Life is | Testimonials

The Youth Exchange “Life is”/Zivot je brought together young people from 6 European countries to learn with one another the magic of organizing a festival and contributing to the local and regional community of the village Brodek y Prerova where the program and festival took place. The project was organized by our partners Asociace Dice and funded by the Erasmus+ program and the Czech National Agency Dům zahraniční spolupráce – DZS. Read what the Greek team is sharing about their experience in the project: My experience during the Life Is Erasmus + program was very interesting and beneficial in many ways. It was very interesting for me to see how […]
12Ιούν

Film the Change – What Participants said #5

Find out what participants of our Film the Change Training Course are sharing about their experience This training course for me was interesting for several reasons. The development of PR activities is something that interests me for the needs of my organization. I had one day of experience with training similar activities and knew it was a very creative process with the potential to experience a lot of fun. And according to the location of the training, it was a clear choice for me.My enthusiasm began as soon as I got the decision that I was accepted in the project. The first task, we should introduce ourselves to the Facebook […]
12Ιούν

Film the Change – What Participants said #4

Find out what participants of our Film the Change Training Course are sharing about their experience […]”During an amazing week, I assimilated the bases for achieving my dream. I found myself pleased in meeting so many different people, carrying backpacks filled with a rainbow of experiences, competencies, culture, and energies. The process of the training, permeated of non-formal education, worked entirely and let us learn what we wanted to learn from each other and from working in teams, pushing us to challenge ourselves and having fun doing it! An experience I would love to live over and over, with the same playful awesome people, in that scout camp surrounded by […]
12Ιούν

Film the Change – What Participants said #3

Find out what participants of our Film the Change Training Course are sharing about their experience “Considering the fact that it was the first Erasmus program experience for the three of us, we didn’t know exactly what to expect for. The three of us we just graduated from a Greek Film School, so I guess the video facilities were the first reason for taking part in such a program and the interacting with different minds and cultures was more a background reason. Now that we ‘ve completed the first phase and we can make a more distal approach, we can’t decide which part was the best – The precious knowledge […]
12Ιούν

Film the Change – What Participants said #2

We love to share some more of the testimonials and articles written from the participants of our Training Course Film the Change which we organized in December 2018 in Nea Makri, Greece, together with our international partners from Italy, Hungary, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Spain, Estonia, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. The project was funded by the Erasmus+ programme and the INEDIVIM, the Greek National Agency. Find out what they are sharing about their experience “I have participated in the training courses under the title „Film the Change“. After these amazing 10 days in Nea Makri of constant learning and improvement, I have totally felt proud of myself. […]