List of Projects - Active Citizens Fund

Dido: Strengthen Protection of the Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services

Project Promoter: Family and Childcare Centre (KMOP)

Relative Call: Increased support for Human Rights

Project Duration: 30 months

A recent study by the World Health Organization highlighted the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health. Same source reported that the current situation significantly affected people already suffering from mental health issues and illnesses. As the demand for psychosocial support is expected to increase, there is an...

MeLiCo (Media Literacy assisted by Coaching)

Project Promoter: Institute of Prevention and Development (IPD)

Relative Call: Increased citizen participation in civic activities

Project Duration: 6 months

The project aims to promote media literacy, educate citizens about the function, the content, the value and the tools of media. It will face the lack of education about the correct use of media and will offer the possibility to control the credibility, the quality of information, the development...

Citizens for the environment: Education as a tool for effective public participation and decision-making

Project Promoter: WWF Greece

Relative Call: Increased citizen participation in civic activities

Project Duration: 30 months

The COVID-19 outbreak that struck the global community made it clear that the planet’s health is strictly interwoven with humans’ health. The effective protection of the environment, which is an issue of vital importance for citizens’ wellbeing, lies on environmental democracy. The latter presupposes and promotes citizens’ active participation...

Sketchbooks 4 Human Rights

Project Promoter: Art Hub Athens

Relative Call: Increased support for Human Rights

Project Duration: 5 months

The project is about capturing, developing and generally exploring basic human rights through Art and artists point of view. Furthermore, the ultimate goal is the creative friction and production of remarkable creative work, highlighting the swamp of choices in today’s society , using the universally accepted language of Fine...

E-nvolved

Project Promoter: Society for Democratic Participation

Relative Call: Increased citizen participation in civic activities

Project Duration: 6 months

The project will address the main obstacles to: a) Citizen participation in the public sphere. b) Their effective involvement in the public debate. c) Their substantial contribution to the decision-making processes. The main barriers to the above are lack of time and lack of knowledge. These problems will be...

Stop ☹ it’s my own

Project Promoter: Association of Parents, Guardians and Friends of people with Intellectual Disability “To Ergastiri”

Relative Call: Increased support for Human Rights

Project Duration: 12

Sexual Abuse of People with Mental Disability is a real problem that is shocking but quickly forgotten. The World Health Organization reports (2017) that people with disabilities are four times more likely to be victims than the general population. In addition, research on the phenomenon is limited. “To Ergastiri”,...

Awareness-raising Actions on Human Trafficking

Project Promoter: Α21- Abolishing Injustice in the 21st century

Relative Call: Increased support for Human Rights

Project Duration: 17 months

The project will contribute to inform the public and the country’s institutions about the fight against human trafficking in Greece and in particular it will focus on information activities and action for awakening and raising public awareness on human trafficking issues and more broadly human rights issues. To tackle...

Operation of an observatory for the protection of human rights of Roma and strengthening local communities and relevant stakeholders – ROM

Project Promoter: Equal Society

Relative Call: Increased support for Human Rights

Project Duration: 20 months

Despite the interventions implemented over recent decades, Roma in Greece continue to experience multiple discriminations, while the current pandemic of coronavirus has brought to light again the dozens of problems that Roma are facing, in particular with regard to their living conditions and their health status. Yet, according to...

Hope and Memory: Identification and Certification of Victims of Torture

Project Promoter: METAdrasi – Action for Migration and Development

Relative Call: Increased support for Human Rights

Project Duration: 18 months

Up to 30% of refugees worldwide are victims of torture and so are a significant portion of the refugees arriving in Greece from countries like Syria and African countries. However, and despite being part of a vulnerable group, they are not identified in time as their identification and certification...

Archimedes: Tool for measuring social impact

Project Promoter: Family and Childcare Centre (KMOP)

Relative Call: Strengthened civil society advocacy and watchdog role

Project Duration: 12

The project aim to address the gap in the existence of holistic tools for assessing the social impact of projects, actions and investments. In a changing world due to digital technology, artificial intelligence and developments in biotechnology, and in an environment where the need for protection of human rights,...