Elena Lambrou, from Impact Hub Athens, welcomed the Agora Erasmus+ Program (2019) participants in a bold community prototype, the Municipal Kypseli Market, the first market of social entrepreneurship and urban regeneration in Greece. Following a participatory model of management and revival of the urban commons, the Municipality of Athens chose through an open process the Impact
Living in the era of social media implies reaching the audience and customers through websites and different social accounts. Spyros Tzortzis from Sociality (the cooperative for digital communication that provides services for the online world) delivered an informative and educative presentation for the Agora Erasmus+ Program (2019) participants. They were given a useful insight into digital communication,
Funding was considered to be the most difficult step in the project development by the majority of Agora Erasmus+ Program (2019) participants. For that reason, Fotoessa invited Mrs. Katerina Balamoti, the Senior Project Coordinator in The Heritage Management Organization and Representative of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture in Iran. She held an unconventional, profound and
Within the scope of educational and practical activities of the Agora Erasmus+ Program (2019) in Athens, Fotoessa arranged a visit to the Embassy of Netherlands where Ms. Natasha Apostolidi introduced the Orange Grove program for startups. Orange Grove supports young people and young companies, enables them to exchange ideas, cooperate and get help from mentors
The creative entrepreneurs and artists, George Likoudis and Panos Kartimpelis, presented to Agora Erasmus+ program participants their successful music and art space startup, Spiti Art Bar. This welcoming place, a small cosy venue in Kerameikos, in the heart of Athens, makes visitors and artists really feel like home (spiti in Greek means home). During the
“We are part of the social change we want to see happen.” Fotoessa chose Welcommon Hostel as the main venue for the Agora Erasmus + activities (2019) and the stay of its participants since it is a unique model of socially-responsible and sustainable tourism in Athens. Nikos Chrysogelos presented the aspirational Welcommon project which combines
The AGORA program, Erasmus +, in Cluj, Romania The third part of the AGORA program, Erasmus +, took place in Cluj, Romania, from 25 to 31 March 2019. This time the educational program was hosted by a partner organization Fabrica de Pensule which prepared target-related workshops for the participants, diverse presentations and site visits to
The AGORA program, Erasmus +, in Manchester, England Young people working in the arts and culture field from Greece, Sweden, Romania and England participated in the second part of the Erasmus + educational program AGORA, held in Mantress, 25 November to 1 December 2018 Under the auspices of the award-winning IPOW (In
The first part of the AGORA program, Erasmus +, was successfully completed. The Erasmus + program is based on Collaborative Open Spaces (COS) expertise and aims at training, collaboration, exchange of ideas and the application of good practice among young artists aged 18-28. The ultimate goal of the program is to
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs During 2019, FOTOESSA has been the Host Company in the European exchange program for Entrepreneurs. Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is a cross-border exchange program that gives new or aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to learn from experienced entrepreneurs running small businesses in other Participating Countries. The exchange of experience and ideas
