Good Practices - Regional observatory for social inclusion region of crete

23 Oct

Actions to strengthen the participation of immigrants and integration mechanisms in Crete with the support of the Region of Crete

The first cycle of training and information activities of the European project "EMV-LII - Strengthening the Voices of Migrants for Integration & Social Inclusion at Local Level" organized by Symbios - School of Political Studies of the Council of Europe in Greece, in collaboration with the Heraklion Development Agency and the Regional Observatory for Social Inclusion of the Region of Crete, was successfully completed. The activities were hosted in Heraklion in the first ten days of October 2024 and concerned, on the one hand, strengthening the participation of migrants in the civic and public spheres and, on the other hand, increasing the capacity of local and regional authorities to implement participatory processes in social integration and inclusion policies for migrants. In this direction, the objectives and priorities set by the National and Regional Strategy for Social Inclusion (ESKE, PESKE of Crete) are utilized, following the principles of the European Social Pillar ("Europe 2030"), as well as the current institutional framework and new technologies.

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03 Oct

Political and Digital Participation in the city and neighborhoods - DECIDIM

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23 Oct

Project Includ -EU -Brief texts and good practices on accessibility issues for third country immigrants in health, education, work, housing, participation

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24 Jun

Award distinction for the Observatory from the Bravo Sustainability Awards 2022 in the field of SOCIETY (BRAVO SOCIETY)

A very important distinction was won by the Region of Crete in this year's Bravo Sustainability Awards 2022, which took place at the Old Parliament House (Greek: Μέγαρο της Παλαιάς Βουλής, Paleá Voulí), as part of the Bravo Sustainability Week 2022, organized by the QualityNet Foundation. The distinction concerns the Pillar SOCIETY (BRAVO SOCIETY), for the Action: "Mapping mechanism of social services, needs and pockets of local deprivation for the formulation of social inclusion policies in the Region of Crete", of the Regional Observatory for Social Inclusion supported by the Laboratory of Social Analysis and Applied Social Research (EKAEKE) of the Department of Sociology of the University of Crete.

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21 Jun

Includ EU (AMIF) pilot action of cultural mediation-interpretation to non-EU countries immigrants

The Region of Crete (Regional Observatory for Social Inclusion), in collaboration with the 7th Regional Health Unit of Crete, implements a pilot cultural mediation-interpretation action for immigrants from non EU countries in the framework of the European project Includ EU of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and IOM Greece.

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25 May

Participation in the two days event entitled Commons in Entrepreneurship. The Social Economy in Practice

Τwo days event for Social Economy entitled "Commons in Entrepreneurship. The Social Economy in Practice", is held by the Region of Crete - Regional Development Agency of Crete (PANETAIK) SA, on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 May 2022, at the Cultural & Conference Center of Heraklion, under the auspices of the Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs, in collaboration with the Regional Observatory of Social Inclusion.

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12 Feb

European project ''FILO''. Good practices on community approach for fighting lonileness of the elderly

The European "FILO" (ERSAMUS +) project introduces good pracitces on community intervention for fighting lonileness of the elderly, with the Region of Crete (Regional Observatory for Social Inclusion) as a Partner.There are good practices from Crete (Heraklion Municipality) (Greece), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Marseille (France), Venice (Italy), Nacka (Sweden) and Roeselare (Belgium).

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