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Presentation of the Creative and Social Entrepreneurship Programme (CSEP) at the workshop on “Innovative educational programs for vulnerable groups” of “NGO Competence” ERASMUS+

10March2023fotoessaEDUCATION-TRAINING

Fotoessa participated in the workshop organized by the Greek Network for the Fight against Poverty on “Innovative educational programs for vulnerable groups” in the framework of the ERASMUS+ program “NGO Competence” – Improving the competences of NGO educators for social inclusion. The program aims to train executives of Civil Society organizations, through exchanges of good

“From gender stereotypes to gender-based violence”: Interactive discussion

22February2023fotoessaUncategorized

YMCA Athens and the Gender Alliance Initiative co-organized an interactive discussion on February 22, proposing alternative and educational tools on stereotypes, discrimination and gender-based violence, as those are represented, reproduced and experienced in our daily lives. During the discussion strategies were presented for deconstructing and transforming gender-based toxicity and violence in all areas of our

“UKRAINIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE UNDER THREAT”: Program for the promotion of the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage

22February2023fotoessaOur News

The Network of Educational Institutes of the European Union (EUNIC) in Athens, chaired by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, implemented the “UKRAINIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE UNDER THREAT” program with the main aim of exhibiting to the Greek public and institutions, elements of the intangible and material Ukrainian cultural heritage, as well as the consequences of the

INTERCULTURAL WORKSHOP on SOCIAL RESILIENCE for Young Volunteers in the Municipality of Saronikos: “Exploring PERCEPTION”

19December2022fotoessaUncategorized

Members of small, regional communities – and especially young people – face significant and accumulated challenges due to problematic education, lack of creative stimuli, prolonged economic crisis, pandemic, natural disasters, modern geopolitical and social developments, etc. Responding to these challenges, Intercultural Citizenship Education (ICE) of the Anna Lindh Foundation, through its experiential, interactive workshops, can,

Fotoessa participating in Greek Antipoverty Network’s Erasmus+ program: “NGO Competence – Improving the competences of NGO educators for social inclusion”

10November2022fotoessaUncategorized

We had the privilege to share our experience from the successful transnational program BeMyVoice (“Be my Voice”) for the support of freedom of expression, along with other best practices of respective organizations, in the frame of the educational workshop organized on November 5th by the Greek Antipoverty Network, which participates in the educational ERASMUS+ program:

Experiential Workshops on INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE and SOCIAL RESILIENCE for EDUCATORS of the Municipality of Saronikos

15October2022fotoessaEDUCATION-TRAINING

In Palaia Phocaea of the Municipality of Saronikos, within the framework of the events for the 100 years since the Asia Minor catastrophe, two 3-hour experiential workshops on Intercultural Dialogue and Social Resilience were organized for educators, on September 18 and October 15, 2022, respectively. Beyond the spectrum of mourning and historical memory, these workshops

Conclusion of the “Intercultural Competences Development Workshops” Deree – The American College of Greece, Nov’21

30November2021fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, EDUCATION-TRAINING, Our News

Conclusion of the “Intercultural Competences Development Workshops” Deree – The American College of Greece, Nov’21 We, at Fotoessa, are so proud! A major intercultural training initiative to bridge civil society and academia has been successfully completed! We would like to express our gratitude to the students of the International Honors Program of the American College

Spoken Word masterclass for young volunteers

27November2021fotoessaEDUCATION-TRAINING

The volunteer of Fotoessa, Ioulitta Soureli, participated in two transnational, online seminars on spoken word, for young volunteers, organized by the Irish youth organization Cloyne Diocesan Youth Services (CDYS) with trainer the artist-activist Kelvin Akpaloo. During these two masterclasses, young participants explored the power of words through spoken word poetry, the meaning of spoken word

Intercultural Capacity Building Training Program: “Identity and Interculturalism: From Me to We”

21November2021fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, EDUCATION-TRAINING, Our News

Cities are on the frontline for promoting diversity, inclusiveness, social cohesion, and sustainable development and the coronavirus pandemic has even deepened some of the existing social challenges. Fotoessa, an official member of the Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) Network, is delighted to participate in the transnational project “Intercultural Cities and Learning” that responds to these challenges

“INTERCULTURAL CAPACITY & TEAM BUILDING”: The “Pilot training in Intercultural Citizenship Education in the Euro-Mediterranean region” project in a Greek private company

23September2021fotoessaUncategorized

On 6, 8 and 9 September 2021, in the framework of the Anna Foundation Lindh (ALF) program “Pilot training in Intercultural Citizenship Education in the Euro-Mediterranean region”, Aspasia Protogerou, member of a consortium of certified ALF Intercultural Civic Education (ICE) trainers, organized and conducted a 10-hour, non-formal, interactive training, at the private company IKON Porter