COORDINATOR

CBE Sud Luberon is a non-profit organization established in 1982 and dedicated to Extended Local Social Dialogue. Its objective is to promote employment, highlighting and supporting local initiatives. Private or public, individual or collective, it seeks to create synergies linked to economic activities, land planning and human potentials on which the South Luberon identity is based. Representatives of the devolved State services and Local Authorities are systematically associated to the CBE projects. The Board of Directors, composed of 21 members, is divided in 5 Colleges: elected representatives, company managers, trade unions, organizations of Social Economy, associated partners (consultative voice). The creation and organization of a CBE respond to a common will of local socio-economic actors. This expression of local democracy assures the efficiency and pertinence of the actions conducted.

CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE PER LA PROMOZIONE DELL'EDUCAZIONE E LO SVILUPPO (CEIPES): is a non-profit organisation founded in 2007 and based in Palermo, Italy. It leads a Network of more than 8 European and extra European associations focused on Education, Training and Social Development. CEIPES has expertise on Education, Transfer of innovation and Project management in different European programmes tackling the Education and the capacity building of different target groups, from young people to adults, from women to unemployed, migrants and disadvantaged groups. It also promotes lifelong learning, vocational training and entrepreneurship with the aim of enhancing opportunities for youth and adults to improve and acquire competences and therefore boost their employability and inclusion. CEIPES has several links with public and private local and international stakeholders that can contribute to the achievement of project results in terms of dissemination, exploitation and sustainability of them. CEIPES can count on experienced staff composed of professionals with different competences and fields such as psychology, communication, training, international cooperation, social and cultural mediation, social assistance, ICT, digital manufacturing and law.

The University of Macedonia (UOM) was established in its current form in 1990 and is located in Thessaloniki, in Northern Greece. It is a State University under the responsibility of the Ministry of Education. It is a dynamic institution with four faculties consisting of eight undergraduate academic departments covering thirty graduate programs in disciplines with a high demand in the labour market. About 16.000 undergraduate and 2.000 graduate students attend courses in the University of Macedonia. The University of Macedonia has implemented projects under most of the former Erasmus programme, former framework (FP7) and Industrial Relations and Social Dialogue programme as well as many European Territorial Cooperation Programme. Currently UoM participates as a coordinator or a beneficiary in projects under the Erasmus+ programme, as well as the Horizon 2020 programme. Τhe scientific team of the project belongs to the department of Business Administration which is conducting research and educating students on issues of decision-making and Business Administration analysis.

Gestión Estratégica e Innovación (GEINNOVA) is a training center specialized in the areas of entrepreneurship and leadership, e-learning and e-learning platforms that was created with the aim of increasing the quality of education and entrepreneurship of the promoters, with innovative approaches in the educational and social fields and gender perspective. In addition, it has an expert team in European project management, which brings its experience in the development of courses and training activities. Through the development of a digital platform, they help companies, organizations and public administrations, with expert advice and training. They also promote and support the sustainable development of local communities and the empowerment of people through education and training in the fields of leadership and entrepreneurship.

OSENGO is a non-profit VET organization, specialist in lifelong learning and vocational education, member of the French Vocational Education Federation It has 32 permanent training centres located in four regions of France. For over thirty years, OSENGO has been supporting various target groups towards lifelong vocational education or career change: employees, entrepreneurs, young people, unemployed, disabled workers, seniors, etc. OSENGO provides qualifying and certifying training in hospitality, catering, social, tertiary, commercial and digital sectors. Beyond these certificated courses, the OSENGO Group offers also tailor-made services. OSENGO created a special department for Europe related topics in 1994 and has since led numerous projects of mobility and pedagogical engineering.

Akata Makata nursery and pre-school, Greece: Akata Makata is situated in the heart of Larissa,Greece.Having as main principle the children and their needs, in Akata Makata all children are unique. The education Akata Makata provides respects children's personality, linguistic background, social & cultural identity. The educational program, school offers, meets the individual needs of each student within the school community. This school holds rich experience in the use of cross-curricula activities including hands- on games, stories, drama, dance, sports, ecological and artistic activities in the teaching process provided by our qualified preschool teachers. Akata Makata aims at the comprehensive development of children and their subsequent attitude towards learning in personal empowerment and the formation of balanced and happy personalities. The school has been teaching children in their first steps with STEAM, English Language,Nature etc. Following the curriculum of the kindergarten and specifically its learning areas such as ‘natural sciences’ and ‘environment and education for sustainable development’ we help children to perceive growth as a gradual process that takes time (eg we measured how many days it takes for the seed to germinate) but also to develop positive attitudes and values in matters concerning the planet's natural capital (e.g. natural resources, biodiversity, interdependence), with behaviors and actions that preserve natural capital and natural balance.

Drustvo za razvijanje prostovoljnega dela Novo mesto is a non-governmental organisation working in public interest in the field of youth, culture and social inclusion. As we are working on such programmes, taking actions and being overall active in the field of our goal, we are steering to contribute to more inclusive and open society for all, by integrating socially excluded groups, by promoting active citizenship and participation (especially among youth), by encouraging the development of NGO sector and civil dialogue. The organisation has a 27 year long tradition, and currently employs around 20 social workers, project coordinators, and other staff from various professional backgrounds. Every year we have around 100 volunteers engaged in all levels of work and considering our activities almost 2000 local people are involved in the activities. We are addressing over 1500 organisations and institutions around the world and running over 30 projects per year. In addition, we run day care centres for children, where children and youth with fewer opportunities are invited, which also adds to our contribution to the local society. Besides that, regional NGO hubs strengthen NGOs’ capacity for active contribution to local development, to improve the stakeholders’ understanding of NGO contribution.

Center for Social Innovation (CSI) is a Research and Development organization, which focuses on fostering social innovation that can bring about a positive change to local, national, regional, and global entities. These entities include but are not limited to governments, local administrative agencies, non-for-profit agencies, commercial entities, and educational institutions. The CSI team is composed of open-minded, fully equipped researchers, entrepreneurs, project managers, trainers, and Information Technology specialists. CSI encompasses the capability and capacity to identify social needs, design and implement adjusted initiatives, and provide for sustainable growth. The CSI team’s areas of expertise are in the fields of traditional education and e-learning, entrepreneurship, start-ups, innovation, creativity, negotiations, IP advisory services, social responsibility, business advisory solutions, data analytics, information technologies, project management, project evaluation services, product validation, training, and computer gaming. CSI draws know-how and skills from its wide global network, which includes academic institutions, IT companies, public services, international organizations, start-ups, and public services.

As one of Austria's largest residential home operators, ÖJAB (Österreichische JungArbeiterBewegung - Austrian Young Workers' Movement) functions as a non-profit, party-politically and denominationally independent youth organization that provides residential homes for students and other young people and offers stationary and mobile care for older people. ÖJAB also pursues projects in the areas of education, integration, refugee aid and development cooperation. In addition, ÖJAB supports 1,600 young people and adults (mostly from socially disadvantaged backgrounds) annually in obtaining education and training that qualifies them for the labor market. ÖJAB participates in Europe-wide educational projects and asylum seekers and refugees are cared for in ÖJAB facilities and can participate in ÖJAB training programs. ÖJAB also engages in development cooperation projects in Burkina Faso.