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Cultural Innovators Network

Call for Participation for the Cultural Innovators Network, organized by Goethe Institute in cooperation with Anna Lindh Foundation and the German Federal Foreign Office. The Cultural Innovators Network is a network for young people which are actively engaging in civil society. It aims to bring youth of the Mediterranean Region together and to capacitate them. It provides a platform for discussing experiences and approaches to challenges of their societies. Through meetings, online platforms and jointly drafted projects the CULTURAL INNOVATORS NETWORK will build strong links between the participants.

Interested participants should apply before 14 May 2012 by filling in the application form and following the instructions contained in the guidelines.

Let’s speak Greek …in the kitchen

Would you like to practice your Greek, along with your cooking? Would you like to exchange recipes and experiences - and chat in Greek with people from different countries?
Then, join us in our small but friendly kitchen every Saturday (starting from February 12th) at 16:00pm at ANCE, 15a Miaouli str., 2nd floor and let’s all become each other’s instructors and students through fun activities which will improve both our language and culinary skills.
If you are interested in taking part in our workshop please fill in and send us an application form to: ance@ance-hellas.org by February 9 2011.
Entrance is free thanks to the co-financing of the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) - Grundtvig “NoProS (Non-Profit Space)”.
For more info please call us at: 210-8215343 and 210-8215044.

Employment Opportunity in Ethiopia

ANCE is looking for an Expert (Team Leader) to participate in the tendering procedure for the project: “Technical Assistance for strengthening the capacities of the Ministry of Women's Affairs, Ethiopia” (EuropeAid/129854/D/SER/ET).

Interested parties should send their CVs until 17/12/2010 to kbibiri@ance-hellas.org.

Short-time expert position

A short-time expert in rural tourism is required for the project: “Sustainable development of human resources in the Romanian rural tourism”, which co-financed by the European Social Fund and the Romanian Government.

Applications until 20/10/2010 to ance@ance-hellas.org!

We refashion – You rethink: Women Refugee Workshop

Materials reuse workshop for the creation of clothes and accessories

ANCE and Athens Recycling Refugee Initiative (ARRI), held during the months of April and May, the first cycle of the workshop “We refashion – You rethink”, aiming at the creative involvement and socialization of women refugees living in Greece and at ensuring a small income for them and their families.
Women from Afghanistan, Iran, Algeria, etc, learned, with the help of ANCE’s and ARRI’s volunteers (fashion designers, artists, jewellery designers and others), how to reuse old textiles/clothes, wires, wood and other recyclable materials, in order to create handmade jewellery and to decorate clothes and accessories.

It will be possible to admire these unique creations and to support the women’s efforts in the framework of the following events:

5 June 2010 – Athens: Volunteerism Festival, Thissio (ANCE infodesk)
6 June 2010 – Athens: Swap not shop – Clothes exchange party, SIX D.O.G.S. Bar (Avramiotou 6-8, Monastiraki)
20 June 2010 – Lesvos: Celebration for the World Refugee Day, Sapfous Square, Mytilini
9-10-11 July 2010 – Athens: 15th Antiracist Festival, Alsos Goudi (ANCE infodesk)

For more info call at (0030) 210 8215 343 or 210 8215044.

2day event for “World Refugee Day”

ANCE, Villa Azadi (Reception Centre for underage undocumented migrants), UNHCR and the University of the Aegean are holding a 2day event for the celebration of the “World Refugee Day” on the 19th and 20th of June 2010, at Mytilini, Lesvos island.
The aim of the event is to inform the local community about the Greek and European asylum policies and to promote initiatives undertaken by different bodies for the integration of refugees into the Greek society.
The event is organized with the support of the Municipality of Mytilini, in the framework of the EU funded project “Yourope for Rights: Active citizenship in Europe between human rights and immigration policies” (Europe for Citizens - Measure 2.1: Citizens' projects), which is implemented by ANCE in cooperation with organisations from Germany, Italy, Poland, and Slovenia.

See here the detailed programme of activities.

Europe as seen by citizens

The European Union was funded on values of respect for human dignity, liberty, democracy and equality and yet, poverty, discrimination, social exclusion, inequalities at work, healthcare disparities are still part of many European citizens’ everyday life.
Should Europe play a more active role regarding social matters? How should Europe better respond to social needs? What should a “European social model” be like?
As a European citizen, you have your voice in the debate on social Europe. That is why, together with 7 European associations and NGOs from 7 different EU countries (Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Rumania, Spain) ANCE is carrying out a European citizen’s consultation on the theme:

“Social Europe as seen by European citizens: what tools to fight against inequalities and social exclusion?”

We invite you to participate in March 2010 in our on-line citizen’s consultation at www.citizen-for-europe.eu. Visiting our website will give you a unique opportunity to learn more about EU’s action on social matters and your rights as a European citizen and to voice your opinion on social Europe.
What is more, as a participant in our consultation, you might be selected to join our national panel taking place in April in Athens and our transnational panel taking place in May in Malaga. These panels are meant to give participants an opportunity to express their opinion and to take active role in the debate on social Europe along with other citizens and professionals. Participants in these panels will work together in order to draw a European citizen manifesto, containing policy recommendations for European institutions.

VOICE YOUR OPINION ON SOCIAL EUROPE!
www.citizen-for-europe.eu

Multimedia Competition “Focus on the Millennium Development Goals”

ANCE, in the framework of the project “Millennium Development Goals: Today’s Young People, Tomorrow’s Adults” and in cooperation with NGOs from Italy, Turkey, Estonia, Czech Republic, Kenya, organizes the Multimedia Competition “Focus on the Millennium Development Goals”. The aim is to raise youth awareness on issues in relation to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and to promote active participation of young people in intercultural dialogue.

Is there any way to fight global poverty?
What are the reasons that young children are “excluded” even from primary education?
Gender equality: Achievement or distant vision?
Are we able to ensure a sustainable environment?

ANCE invites young people 17-25 years of age to participate in the competition contributing their own view on the “Millennium Development Goals” in the following categories:

Photo story
Short film (duration 6-18 min.)

For more information please contact ANCE at 210 8215343, 210 8215044 or at volunteer@ance-hellas.org

Deadline for submissions March 30, 2010

International Multimedia Competition

The 1st International Multimedia Competition “Sustainable Lifestyles and Climate Protection” is announced in the framework of the programme “CooL- Change of our Lives” that aims to raise the awareness of young people in Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia and the EU in general, on the protection of the environment, climate change issues and renewable energy in relation to lifestyles.
Which visions and imaginations do you have when you think about the consequences of climate change, your everyday life and lifestyle?
Young people (up to 30 years of age) are invited to submit their works in either of the two categories:

Photo story
Internet Film

For more information please visit the competition web page: www.klimaclima.com / www.klimaclima.org or contact ANCE at 210 8215343 / 044 or at: ekesidou@ance-hellas.org.

Deadline for submissions 25 January 2010

“talking about MY GENERATION” - The festival of 2nd Generation immigrants

14-15 November 2009 (16:00 – 24:00)
“Technopolis” of the City of Athens (100 Pireos str, Gazi)
“Konstantinos Kavafis” Hall

ANCE invites you to the 2-day international festival “talking about MY GENERATION” on the 14th and 15th of November 2009 at “Technopolis” of the City of Athens, Gazi.
The festival aims at raising public awareness regarding the problems of the 2nd generation immigrants in Greece and in Europe as well as at offering the opportunity to young 2nd G immigrants to express themselves through art, get to know each other and become active citizens.
Two days full of concerts, projections, exhibitions, art workshops, theatre and open discussions with the participation of non governmental organizations from Greece, Turkey, Italy, Spain, Romania, Egypt, Palestine and Jordan.
The festival is being organized by the support of “Technopolis” of the City of Athens in the framework of the initiative “2nd generation immigrants: Citizens without rights” that is being implemented by ANCE NGO thanks to the funding of the European Union (Youth in Action Program) and Anna Lindh Foundation for the Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue.
Sponsored by: European Profiles sa (www.europeanprofiles.gr)
Communication Sponsors: 105,5 FM Sto Kokkino (www.stokokkino.gr), Direction sa (www.direction.gr)
Free Entrance
See the Festival programme here.
For more information: +30-210-8215343 and 210-8215044

Renewable Energy Systems to be installed in the remote village of Kamar (Kashkadarya Province, Uzbekistan) to improve living standards and increase employment

ANCE is providing free renewable energy to the inhabitants of Kamar village in the Kashkadarya Province of Uzbekistan, to improve the living standards of the population and create income generating opportunities. More specifically, 1 micro wind power plant, 1 micro hydro power plant, 22 photovoltaic panels, 2 solar heaters and 10 biogas plants will provide free energy to the low-income families of the village and create 25 new working places.
The benefits of the project “Creation of new jobs and improvement of living conditions through the establishment of a rural co-operative and the supply of renewable energy” which is being implemented by ANCE and the Association of Farmers of Uzbekistan with the co-financing of the European Commission (Institution Building Partnership Programme), for the local community, were presented at the 1st information day of the project that took place in Kamar village on the 27th of August 2009.

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Theatrical play, graffiti and photography workshops for 2nd generation immigrants

ANCE is organizing theatrical play, graffiti and photography workshops for 2nd generation immigrants, aged 16-25 years (who have either been born or have come to Greece at a very young age).
These workshops, dealing with issues of cultural diversity, identity, and equal rights, are organised in the framework of the project “Europe for all? Raising Youth awareness on European Citizenship and Second Generation Immigrants” (Youth in Action Programme). Similar activities are also implemented in Italy, Romania, Spain and Turkey.
The results of the workshops are going to be presented to the general public, as a performance and/or exhibition, during the transnational festival “Talking about my generation”, the festival of 2nd generation immigrants, to be organised by ANCE, on 14-15 November 2009 at the “City of Athens Technopolis”, Gazi (100 Pireos St).
The graffiti workshop will be organized on September 12 2009, while the theatrical play workshops start on Thursday September 3 2009, 19:00 at 15a Miaouli st, 2nd floor, Psirri.
Finally, the photography workshop will take place on 13-14/10 and 20-21/10, 18:00-21:00 (15a Miaouli st, 5th floor, Psirri).
There is no participation fee.
More information at: +30 210-8215343, 210 8215044, e-mail: volunteer@ance-hellas.org, Ms Georgia Bekridaki.

One more child goes to school

With 0,40 euros per day you can give to one of the million children that are excluded from education in Africa, as well as in Asian, Latin American and European countries, the opportunity to select their future and break the chains of poverty and social exclusion.
ANCE initiated the “One more child goes to school” programme with the aim to provide an opportunity to less privileged children in Egypt, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Kenya to access education and knowledge.
If you can give 10 euros per month to offer the chance to a child in the developing world to change its life, get in touch with ANCE or fill in the application form.
The programme is also open to schools, companies, associations and other public and private organisations wishing to support groups of schoolchildren and educational structures in the programme countries.

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Become a volunteer - EVS

Are you a young individual between 18 and 30? Have you finished school? Are you looking for a job? Are you looking for a break from your studies? Are you ready to meet other young people in other countries, to experience other languages and cultures? To acquire skills that may prove useful for your future life? You don’t know how? Become a European Volunteer!
The “European Voluntary Service” Programme provides the opportunity to young persons aged between 18 and 30 to take part in individual or group voluntary activity abroad for a period between 2 and 12 months, for the benefit of the local community (themes and areas such as social care, environment, culture, sports, entertainment, etc).
There are no participation fees. Travel, insurance, food and accommodation expenses, as well as a small allowance (pocket money) are covered by the Youth in Action Programme.

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Theatrical play and photography workshop for 2nd generation immigrants

ANCE is organizing theatrical play and photography workshops, in the framework of the programme “Europe for all? Raising Youth awareness on European Citizenship and Second Generation Immigrants”, for young 2nd generation immigrants, 16-25 years of age (born in Greece or having moved to Greece at a very young age).
The results of these workshops, touching upon the issues of cultural diversity, national identity, and equal rights, will be presented to the wider public in the form of a show or exhibition (photographs), during the international awareness and sensitization festival “2nd generation immigrants: European Citizens with no rights” that will be organised in Athens in November 2009.
The workshops begin on Thursday May 7 2009, 18:00pm at 15a Miaouli str, 2nd floor, Psirri.
There’s no participation fee. For more info call at 210-8215343 & 210 8215044. Contact person: Bekridaki Georgia.

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Fashion + Accessories Recycling

ANCE, in the framework of its action for the promotion of sustainable development, is organizing a workshop on the reuse of materials for making jewelry, accessories and clothes, every Saturday (12:30 – 15:30) at its new premises in Psirri (Miaouli 15A, 2nd floor).

Recycle used clothing
Exchange materials and ideas
Learn how to create your own unique handmade items
Create your personal style without having to pay for designer clothes
Stop affecting the environment (and your pocket).

The workshop starts on March 7, 2009.
* At the same place you can find Tango Argentino (every Monday 19:00-21:00), Yoga (every Wednesday 19:00-20:30) and Salsa classes (every Friday 19:30 – 21:30)!

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