Entrepreneurship and Social Economy Group (EKO)

EKO, the Entrepreneurship and Social Economy Group, is a non-profit organisation seated in Athens, Greece, established in 2013, operating at a local and European level, with youth as its main target group. EKO`s primary mission is to contribute to the creation of an inclusive society, free from prejudice and discrimination, which will be in the position to develop and grow sustainably. Particularly within Greece, its major concerns refer to the challenges of:

a) Youth and women unemployment and economic obstacles as a result of the economic crisis of the last decade and the recent Covid-19 health crisis;
b) The xenophobic attitudes, cultural intolerance and exclusion created by the migration crisis;
c) The need to achieve greater participation of individuals and the young generation to political and social life at a national and European level, as well as
d) Multiple environmental issues which affect sustainable development at a local, national and international level