SYNERGY

"Synergy" is a recently established social enterprise which has a flexible structure mainly depending on the project implemented each time. It develops each project with the collaboration of various local, national and international agents having one full-time leader since its establishment in August 2009. Sources of funding include self-funding (initial capital), New Business Fund by the Greek Human Resource Organisation (OAED), participation fee per learning programmes, other relevant funding programmes (i.e. social innovation, EU women enterpreneurs etc., as well as partnership agreement participation per project on stakeholders.)Modalities of action include counseling and empowerment programmes for youth, families and parents, active citizenship & participatory leadership courses, social change programmes involving arts, highly interactive social activities on various social issues, research projects on topics of interest(i.e.action research on learning, peace fostering and conflict transformation), open air, city-wide actions, partnership with cultural and social projects, youth work projects and local and international life long learning workshops. Main partners involve local educational and social associations & networks, such as parents and teachers associations, cultural organisations active in the social field, festival organisers, adult education and life-long learning, professional associations, employers and employees, media and local authorities structures. Affiliation of practice with the international networked spaces "THE HUB" and other networks of social innovation practitioners worldwide (i.e. The Art of Hosting Practitioners).