KONSTANTINOUPOLEOS 44
11854 ATHENS
Greece
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Gender
- International/Cultural relations
- Research
- Youth and education
Organization Earth was established in 2010 in order to promote and develop the idea of Environmental Social Intelligence in society, suggesting the adoption of a different model of sustainable development and culture, offering actions that compile environment, society and economy as the three pillars of societal growth. O.Gi is a non profit organisation that employs 8 members of staff and more than 20 external experts. Last year's turnover was appx.300.000,00 euros. Sources of funding are membership fees, donations, private funds on project basis, funds from private companies in the context of Social Corporate Responsibility. Modality actions include, trainings, seminars, conferences, researches, educational activities for youth, promotion of volunteerism, awareness campaigns, partnership building activities, social interventions and cultural activities promoting sustainable living. Partners include other non profit organizations, NGOs, schools of all levels, Institutions, Universities, private companies and all major Foundations.
Organization Earth perceives the environmental issues as fundamentally social issues and therefore directs its actions to influencing personal and social attitudes. In that context Organization Earth also, distinguishes the importance of entrepreneurship as a keystone of innovation and societal reform and addresses enterprises in order to influence corporate attitudes and perceptions. The organization’s activities are relevant to all society, but specific major interventions are implemented aiming at socially deprived target groups such as unemployed and/or socially vulnerable groups. Also educational activities for schools at all levels are conducted in the Center of the Earth. Dissemination and awareness campaigns run regularly aiming at enterprises promoting Social Corporate Responsibility.
The Center of the Earth, a land situated in 25 acres, in the area of Ilion that serves as a model of experiential, non- formal education for sustainable development. Activities that run regularly include: -“Journey to the Center of the Earth”: a pilot environmental education awareness project designed for school visits but can beneficiary apply to families or other adult groups. -“Earth Sunday”: a spectrum of different activities taking place on Sundays that emphasize and promote changes on current nutritional habits through the revival of the traditional family Sunday lunch. Activities include collective food lab and collective cooking of organic produce, music and games for children, alternative therapies, presentations and workshops. - « Introduction to Agriculture»: A nine (9) week intensive seminar for unemployed that wish to return to the primary sector. Organization Earth designed and implemented the course and it was funded by Stavros Niarchos Foundation for the years 2013-2014. - Creation of Aephoria.net , a vibrant incubator of ideas on sustainable entrepreneurship, assisting the dialogue and the creation of a network on these issues in Greece, aiming to highlight the social and environmental added value and sustaining a network of viable entrepreneurship in Greece.
Organization Earth will contribute with enthusiasm to the network, actively participating to the Network’s activities, assisting, communicating and cooperating with all members sharing knowledge and know how, cultivating relations and hopefully co operations in the field of intercultural dialogue, environment and social changes.
Joining ALF network we aim to support eco-development, to enhance educational activities, to sustain culture and social cohesion based on our principles of respecting nature, diversity and mutual understanding through dialogue and cooperation.