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 Firstly involved in **intercultural dialog** and **exchange of good practices** in Europe through hosting and sending **European volunteers** (EVS) and participating in international meetings, we have extended our activities in the fields of **social innovation**,​ **living together**, **non-violent communication** and **poverty alleviation**,​ in order to meet the needs of people, still strongly impacted by the consequences of the **2008 global financial crisis**, and by the current migrant crisis. Firstly involved in **intercultural dialog** and **exchange of good practices** in Europe through hosting and sending **European volunteers** (EVS) and participating in international meetings, we have extended our activities in the fields of **social innovation**,​ **living together**, **non-violent communication** and **poverty alleviation**,​ in order to meet the needs of people, still strongly impacted by the consequences of the **2008 global financial crisis**, and by the current migrant crisis.
    
-From 2009, we run a **cooperative café** in an emblematic and popular borough of Athens, in which we organize **talks and debates** dealing with social current issues and free Do-It-Yourself workshops addressed to all target groups. ​+From 2010, we run a **cooperative café** in an emblematic and popular borough of Athens, in which we organize **talks and debates** dealing with social current issues and free Do-It-Yourself workshops addressed to all target groups. ​
  
 Since 2015, we also have strengthened our action towards vulnerable people by setting up an **itinerant and social food truck** (Nomadiki Kouzina) providing food and warmth to disadvantaged people. ​ Since 2015, we also have strengthened our action towards vulnerable people by setting up an **itinerant and social food truck** (Nomadiki Kouzina) providing food and warmth to disadvantaged people. ​
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 ==== FORME ==== ==== FORME ====
    
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 FORME is a non-profit and non-governmental organisation based in Palermo, Italy, since 2014. Our team is composed by project managers, educators, social workers, journalists and other actors active in the social and educational fields who strongly believe in **skills development** as a trigger for **positive social changes**. ​ FORME is a non-profit and non-governmental organisation based in Palermo, Italy, since 2014. Our team is composed by project managers, educators, social workers, journalists and other actors active in the social and educational fields who strongly believe in **skills development** as a trigger for **positive social changes**. ​
  
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 ==== N.E.W. LOOPS ==== ==== N.E.W. LOOPS ====
  
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 N.E.W. LOOPS is a Portuguese non-profit organization based in Algarve since 2014. We aim at creating a **network of change-makers** and establishing a **participatory educational platform** that can lead to **social, environmental and personal transformation**. ​ N.E.W. LOOPS is a Portuguese non-profit organization based in Algarve since 2014. We aim at creating a **network of change-makers** and establishing a **participatory educational platform** that can lead to **social, environmental and personal transformation**. ​
  
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 ==== CINERGIES ==== ==== CINERGIES ====
  
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 Cinergies is a Greek social cooperative (5 co-funding active members) founded in mid-2016 whose purpose is to create and support **alternative narratives** to foster **equitable and sustainable pathways**. Cinergies is a Greek social cooperative (5 co-funding active members) founded in mid-2016 whose purpose is to create and support **alternative narratives** to foster **equitable and sustainable pathways**.
  
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