Social Solidarity Economy

The Greek Social Entrepreneurship Forum co-organized with Heinrich Boell Foundation Thessaloniki Office in Greece a roundtable on Public Policies for Social Solidarity Economy at the Office of the European Parliament in Athens, on 15/3/2019, 11:00-15:00.  

Our new educational platform for Social Solidarity Economy kalomathe.gr is ready  

The Social Entrepreneurship Forum is organized for the fifth year in the row in Athens with the participation of initiatives and enteprrises active in Social Solidarity Economy, on 23-25 November 2018.

Heinrich Boell Foundation in Greece, in cooperation with Heinrich Boell Foundation in Serbia, Montenegro and Kossovo, co-organize a study tour for the exchange of ideas and practices between Social Solidarity Economy initiatives from Greece and social enterprises from Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina.

What is the value of self-management as an idea and practice? How is self-management materialized in different areas of activity? Which are the emerging challenges? These and other interesting questions will be explored in common by members of active initiatives from the field and the wider scientific community in Rapsani at 31st of August and 1-2 of September 2018. 

This documentary explores how a new generation of cooperatives is formed in the wider region of Karditsa Greece. The documentary presents the new initiatives being formed and the ecosystem they are trying to develop.

How do we inform citizens about setting up an energy cooperative? What training needs arise as citizens become prosumers? These are some of the questions that will be discussed at the workshop "Setting up and strenthening of energy cooperatives in Greece" that will be held on Friday 1 December, in Athens. 

After the success of the first cycle or seminars in Athens, Heinrich Boell Foundation Greece co-organizes a new educational seminar in Thessaloniki, 5-22 of October. Applications up to 17/09/2017!