Youth Consultation on City Branding
 
The Youth Consultation on City Branding is an action to identify strategic development proposals for the city branding and it took place in Katerini on March 23, 2019.

 
The young people expressed their ideas and suggestions during the discussion in which there was the presence of members of a Scientific Committee who submitted their own thoughts on the following topics:
 
 
 
1. Marketing and Branding as a Tool for the Development of the Cities of Pieria (architecture, urban design, communication design, logo design)
 
2. Participatory Design in shaping the brand/image of a City
 
3. Wine - Gastronomic routes
 
4. Religious tourism in Pieria
 
5. Monuments, Branding and Cultural Heritage Sites as  Means of Promoting Local Identity
 
6. City Branding through Festivals: Cultural Heritage, Creativity and Cultural Entities as elements of the brand of the cities
 
7. The role of media in shaping an image for a destination
 
8. Digital Cultural Design - Smart Cities
 
9. The prospects of highlighting Katerini's refugee status
 
10. Social innovation, solidarity policies and volunteering as a means of promoting a city
 
11. Sport as a mean of promoting an area
 
Youth Public Consultation in the framework of the National Youth Strategy 17-27
 
Starting in March 2018, in cooperation with the General Secretariat for Youth, we conducted a Youth Public Consultation in the framework of the National Youth Strategy 17-27 in Katerini. The participants expressed their views and commented on the priorities of the plan for that time frame of the National Youth Strategy, which was then voted on and ratified by the Greek Parliament.
 
The Municipal Youth Council of Thessaloniki
 
The Municipal Youth Council of Thessaloniki gives the chance to 15-30-year-old residents of the Municipality of Thessaloniki to take initiatives and become active through a standardized process designed by the Network of Youth Engagement - Katerini in collaboration with the Community Enterprise of Thessaloniki Municipality. Participants are able to propose and discuss issues affecting the entire youth population of Thessaloniki. Following the discussion, the topics are submitted to the Community Enterprise of Thessaloniki Municipality and presented to the Municipal Council in a consultative manner so as to effectively organize youth-relative events and activities.
 
SYN-THESIS | Municipal Council Simulation 
 
SYN-THESIS | Municipal Council Simulation of Katerini is a conference aiming at bringing youth in touch with the institutional procedures of the Municipal Council. It has been taking place for three consecutive years in Katerini, aiming at young people, high school students and public or resident students of Katerini up to 23 years old. By familiarizing them with the ways that the municipality operates, participants get to know the decision-making process, while acquiring administrative roles giving them the opportunity to discuss and decide on a virtual level on various issues related to local governance.
 

Sistema Cyprus String and Percussion orchestras with 120 children living in Nicosia.

Sistema Cyprus Winds and Percussion Orchestra with 40 children liiving in Larnaca.

Community music workshops in shelters of unaccompanied refugee minors in Nicosia and Larnaca.

MeOut Group has been working since 2014 on building Bridges between East and West, between the youngsters and global opportunities. MeOut is an organisation founded by experienced youth workers. Our organisation is delighted to have trainers and members who have several decades of experience with youth. The learning process never stops: there is always something that should be learned, and so, to be shared. The more trained people are, the better it is for society. Today's youth grow up in a globally more connected and digital word, which requires new approaches. Our international training programs give youth in-depth knowledge and experience that they can adapt to the changing global environment. We organise training, youth exchanges, meetings, conferences, competitions, cleanings, camps and move hundreds of youngsters in Europe each year.

These our some of our main projects:
(1) Sons da Cidade (multidisciplinary Festival organized with the University of Coimbra and the Municipality of Coimbra);
(2) Jazz ao Centro Festival (18th edition in October 2020);
(3) jazz.pt (online magazine dedicated to Jazz and Improvised Music);
4) Salão Brazil (concert venue located in Coimbra);
5) Coimbra's Historic Centre Digital Archive ;
6) XJazz (Arts in the Schist Villages);
7) Dar a Ouvir (Festival dedicated to sound arts and ecology);
8) UNESCO Club Coimbra: Art, Heritage and Community;
9) Educational Service: audience development, artistic creation and support.

Building a C.-Working Community
Facilitation of numerous projects and initiatives for an open society
Community bases projects s.a. cultural events in the neighbourhood, communal gardening a.o.
Seminars, workshops and tours
Social art program dedicated to the local art and community.

Main projects /activities for 2020 are: * postroduction of dance performance Free Standing (premiere 9.1.2020) * organizing festival Fuzija, festival of ethnic African culture mixed with modern techniques fro children, youth and adults, open air (beginning of June 2020) * organizing music festival Kraljica Veselica in Planica (25-27.6.2020) * further project upgrade Through Culture To Work with Zavod Global and Društvo Odnos (2020/2021) * moving owr dance and music Studio to more spacious place to develope our activities and adding new classes (September 2020)  

1- Emergency response:
Conflict, instability, poor governance and climate change have created an unprecedented level of humanitarian need.
Often spanning multiple geographies, crises are becoming increasingly complex and protected, with affected communities needing additional support for longer periods of time.
Saving lives and alleviating human suffering:
Iyilik Denizi's Emergency Response function focuses on saving lives and alleviating human suffering. This response often involves prioritizing needs such as food, water, shelter, cash, and other non-food items. It also sees Iyilik Denizi reduce morbidity and mortality through the delivery of targeted health responses, including emergency sanitation, hygiene promotion, disease surveillance, immunization campaigns, outbreak response, curative nutrition programs, and primary healthcare services.
Such initiatives may then transition to more sustained and long-term programming, where the focus shifts to the rehabilitation of health, water, sanitation, food, and other market systems.
2- Sustaining people’s Livelihoods
Many of the local populations in Iyilik Denizi's programs make their living from the informal economy, with high numbers of young people unable to access employment, education, and training. This leads to increased levels of
poverty and inequality and leaves communities vulnerable and exposed to shocks. Promoting market skills and financial inclusion
In the informal sector, livelihoods are typically secured through
self-employment, micro or small businesses, rather than through salaried jobs. Recognizing this, and focusing particularly on women and young people, Iyilik Denizi is working to support the development of sustainable and resilient livelihoods.

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