Partners
Coordinator
Forum for Freedom in Education, Croatia
Forum for Freedom in Education (FFE) is a well-recognized civil society organization in Croatia, active in the field of training, education and youth since 1992. Its innovative, high-quality programs provide support to young people, teachers and schools, youth workers, university lecturers and professionals working with children and youth in the educational and the social welfare systems. The programs of learning advancement, civic and health education, skills of nonviolent conflict resolution and improvement of school management are designed for those stakeholders. The goals of the programs are achieved through professional training seminars and educational activities, studies and analyses, campaigns and creative competitions, as well as through direct work with youth, youth experts and educational organizations and institutions (schools). FFE advocating activities are aimed at policy makers by participating in various educational boards and councils, producing policy briefs and evidence-based policy solutions as well as through organizing different events and sharing knowledge and experience with policy makers. Over its almost 30 years of work, over 12,000 educators have participated in FFE’s training events and workshops, which are evaluated with a high average mark: 4.8 (on a 1-5 scale). The National Foundation for Civil Society Development recognized the FFE’s work and awarded it their institutional support on three occasions.
Vanja Kožić Komar
Centro per lo Sviluppo Creativo Danilo Dolci, Italy
Centro per lo Sviluppo Creativo “Danilo Dolci” is a non-profit organisation located in Palermo, it was born in 1958 from the experience and work of Danilo Dolci, a social activist, sociologist, pacifist and educator. CSC works with young people and adults and has successfully operated for more than ten years mainly on the educational sector in collaboration with schools, universities, institutions, associations and social groups both at local and at international level. CSC “Danilo Dolci” works at local and European levels, focusing on two main pillars:
- Local Development, starting from the needs of the community and paying special attention to the most disadvantaged target groups;
- Creativity, promoting innovation in education and using new methodologies to empower young, adults and professionals.
Particularly, the work of the Centre is based on the Reciprocal Maieutic Approach, a methodology of research and self-analysis useful to develop creativity, communication, cooperation and active participation.
Our organization has as its specific focus the inclusion and engagement of all people and groups into society in a view of non-discrimination, social integration and sharing of competences of several target groups.
Katarina Vuksan
KMOP Education and Innovation Hub, Greece
KMOP – Social Action and Innovation Centre, established in 1977, is one of the oldest civil society organisations in Greece offering social support services and implementing various programs aimed at empowering and enhancing the well-being of individuals and communities. KMOP established KMOP Education & Innovation Hub, with the aim of creating a knowledge hub that offers access to a wide range of educational programmes, resources and trainings, capitalizing on the knowledge that the organization has gained from its extensive work in the field. Our training programmes enable individuals and teams to navigate their social ecosystem towards achieving their goals and contribute to a more inclusive and sustainable future. So far, these programs have impacted the lives of more than 17,500 individuals, providing them with the tools and skills they need to succeed in all aspects of life.
Adice, France
ADICE (Association for the Development of Citizen and European initiatives), is a non-profit association created in February 1999 in Roubaix, on a social and economic fragile territory. ADICE main objective is to support and promote youth, and the most vulnerable public in particular, to help them to set up their own life career, their professional and personal projects through international mobility. ADICE also implements projects with European partners to improve its pedagogical support for its participants and capacity building for its partners in their local communities.
Camille Petersen
Associacio La Xixa Teatre, Spain
At La Xixa we design and develop projects of Creative Social Innovation for social transformation.
With an Intersectional perspective, we advocate for fundamental values such as Interculturality, feminism, diversity, and a critical awareness of power dynamics.
Drawing inspiration from Forum Theater, process-Oriented Psychology, and other participatory and creative tools, we invite individuals and communities to engage in experiential questioning, both individually and collectively. Our projects span a variety of fields, including culture, education, health care, activism, and sustainability.
We accomplish this through training, public performances, and research. We systematize our experiences and create open and free practical materials and resources. Since 2010, we have worked with diverse communities and groups at the local, European, and international levels fostering transformative impacts on people’s lives.
We continue to explore with a spirit of curiosity and discover innovative formats for personal and collective development.
Meritxellì Martínez
Social Cooperative Humana Nova, Croatia
Social cooperative Humana Nova is a non-profit eco-social enterprise present on the national and international market for the last 12 years.
It provides work integration of people with disabilities and other socially excluded groups through the circular model of textile waste management and the production and sale of innovative textile products from locally supplied, recycled, and eco-certified materials.
Since the beginning of its existence, it has sought innovative and sustainable solutions for the employment of vulnerable groups, provides equal opportunities, respects differences, creates a supportive work environment and contributes to the social inclusion of vulnerable groups. Today has 47 employees, of whom 26 are PWDs (physically disabled, intellectually disabled, visually impaired, people with hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, and multiple sclerosis), and 12 are members of marginalized groups (long-term unemployed, members of the Roma national minorities, people with a lower level of education, young people without work experience, single mothers, etc.). Providing continuous psychological support for people with multiple life challenges contributes to the strengthening of their self-confidence, the acquisition of work skills and work habits, and contributes to independent living and the quality of life in the community.