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Guardians of the Coasts: Education as the Starting Point of Active Citizenship – Project Partners Meet with Educator and Volunteer Coordinator Anastasia Ioannidou

16June2026fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, Our News

How do active citizens emerge? How do people become the individuals who take initiative, care for their communities and inspire others to participate? These questions were at the heart of a meeting organised by FOTOESSA within the framework of the Erasmus+ project “Guardians of the Coasts”, bringing together the Portuguese partners Rita Sousa from Aequalitas

Guardians of the Coasts: Coasts as Carriers of Memory, Identity and Active Citizenship – Project Partners Meet with Zacharo Fratzeskou, President of the Cultural Association Fokaeon Politeia

17May2026fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, Our News

What inspires people to care for a place? And how does the desire to protect it begin? These questions were at the heart of a meeting organised by FOTOESSA within the framework of the Erasmus+ project “Guardians of the Coasts”, bringing together the Portuguese partners Rita Sousa from Aequalitas and Rafaela Fortunato and Beatriz Pereira

Guardians of the Coasts: When Diversity Becomes Collaboration – Project Partners Meet with Activist Christos Kotsireas

15May2026fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, Our News

How can people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives work together effectively to protect a common good? This question was at the heart of a meeting organised by FOTOESSA within the framework of the Erasmus+ project “Guardians of the Coasts”, bringing together the Portuguese partners Rita Sousa from Aequalitas and Rafaela Fortunato and Beatriz Pereira

Guardians of the Coasts: Knowledge as the Foundation of Active Citizenship Project Partners Meet with the President of the Saronikos Municipal Youth Council

14May2026fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, Our News

How can citizens defend a right if they are not aware that they have it? This fundamental question was at the heart of a meeting organised by FOTOESSA within the framework of the Erasmus+ project “Guardians of the Coasts”, bringing together the Portuguese partners from Aequalitas and Impactrip with Mr. Gavriil Kokkinis, President of the

“Guardians of the Coasts”: Project Partners Meet Environmental Lawyer and Activist Antonis Sifakis

14May2026fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, Our News

Protecting Coastal Areas through Knowledge, Participation and Cooperation As part of the Erasmus+ project Guardians of the Coasts, Fotoessa and the Portuguese partners Impactrip and Aequalitas held a working meeting with Antonis Sifakis, a lawyer specialising in environmental law and an environmental activist with extensive experience in protecting natural commons. The meeting formed part of

“Guardians of the Coasts”: Partners’ meeting with climatologist and activist, Dr. Iasonas Markantonis

12May2026fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, Our News

As part of the Erasmus+ project “Guardians of the Coasts”, FOTOESSA and the Portuguese partners Rita Sousa from Aequalitas and Rafaela Fortunato and Beatriz Pereira from Impact Trip held a meeting with Iasonas Markantonis PhD, climatology specialist, researcher and environmental activist focusing on climate crisis issues. The discussion focused on the environmental and social challenges

“Guardians of the Coasts”: Meeting with the Deputy Mayor of Tourism of the Municipality of Saronikos

12May2026fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, Our News

In the framework of the Erasmus+ project “Guardians of the Coasts,” representatives from FOTOESSA and its Portuguese partner organizations—Rita Sousa from Aequalitas, alongside Rafaela Fortunato and Beatriz Pereira from Impact Trip—held a meeting with Ms. Victoria Simitzi-Mykoniati, Deputy Mayor of Tourism for the Municipality of Saronikos, which officially supports the initiative. The discussion centered on

“Guardians of the Coasts” | Partners’ Meeting with the Mayor of the Municipality of Saronikos

11May2026fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, Our News

May ’26 – As part of the Erasmus+ project “Guardians of the Coasts”, FOTOESSA and the Portuguese partners of the project held a working meeting with the Mayor of Saronikos, Mr. Dimitris Papachristou, focusing on coastal protection and the safeguarding of free public access to beaches. The discussion focused on the contemporary challenges faced by

“Guardians of the Coasts”: Meeting with the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) – Science and Active Citizenship for Coastal Protection

10May2026fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, Our News

May ’26 – As part of the first international meeting of the Guardians of the Coasts project, the Fotoessa team and our Portuguese partners visited the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) and met with the Director, Dr. Vassilios Kapsimalis, Dr. Alexandra Gogou, Research Director of the Institute of Oceanography, Dr. Maria Salomidi, Biologist –

“Guardians of the Coasts”: Visit of Our Portuguese Partners to Greece

9May2026fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, Our News

A powerful week of synergy, exchange, and active citizenship! In May, FOTOESSA hosted the Portuguese partners in Greece as part of the European Erasmus+ project “Guardians of the Coasts.” The visiting partners included Rita Sousa from the organization Aequalitas, as well as Rafaela Fortunato and Beatriz Pereira from the organization Impact Trip. The visit took