Category: projects

YOU ARE WELCOME is a collaborative project of 13 partner organisations which endeavours to connect new arrivals, third country nationals residing and native citizens. The aim of WELCOME is to deconstruct the process of migrants’ stigmatization, help communities involved overcome stereotypes and develop counter narratives for more accurate perceptions of migrants and refugees stemming in participating countries, especially in the UK, Central Europe and countries along the Balkan-route.

https://youarewelcomeproject.wordpress.com

https://www.facebook.com/You.Are.Welcome.EU/

The project is supported by:

Strand 2: Democratic engagement and civic participation 2.2: Network of Towns

YOU ARE WELCOME: European Network for Integration of Refugees at Local Level and Combating Hate Speech

start date: 01/03/2017 – end date: 31/12/2018

PARTNERS:

1)  Jugend- & Kulturprojekt e.V., Dresden (DE) – Lead partner

2)  Municipality of Dresden (DE)

3)  Memorare Pacem e.V., Dresden (DE)

4)  Glaser Jakab Foundation, Budapest (HU)

5)  Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Oldham (UK)

6)  Othernessproject, Helsingor (DK)

7)  Civil Centre for Sustainable Development – EGRI, Kriva Palanka (MK)

8)  Institute for Regional Development, o.p.s., Prague (CZ)

9)  AddArt NGO, Thessaloniki (GR)

10) Municipality of Thessaloniki (GR)

Survey:

In English: https://goo.gl/forms/thRxFH1TOJqzeHJo2

På dansk: https://goo.gl/forms/yx9rINC9GsanOpS63

1st TRANSNATIONAL MEETING: April 2017, Dresden

Talks and presentations by:

Christian Bart, representative of the Municipality of Dresden

Myrto-Helena Pertsinidi, coordinator of the project

Sarah Haubold

Marie Neumann, student of Sociology

Felix Müller 

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photos by Olga Yocheva

Training course organized by Jugend- & Kulturpoject e.V. (Germany), in cooperation with othernessproject (Denmark), Creativity Platform & YET (Greece), CESIE (Italy), Stowarzyszenie Moje Marzenia Spełniają Się MMS (Poland), Stichting Caracola (the Netehrlands), Biznosova (Serbia), Kulturno Izobraževalno Društvo Pina (Slovenia) and GoEurope (Spain), subsidized by the EU.

Time: April-September 2016:

1. Dresden and Berlin – training and study visits;
2. Thessaloniki – training and study visits;
3. Dresden – reflections, further planning.

• creating a platform of experiences, best practices and knowledge of entrepreneurial and social innovation activities;
• understanding the structural differences between Dresden, Berlin and Thessaloniki concerning the environment for startup ventures;
• developing entrepreneurial attitude and practical skills;
• fostering intercultural and interdisciplinary cooperation;
• developing an international network of creative entrepreneurs.

From othernessproject: Pil Josefine Nielsen and Rita Sebestyén.

Project coordinator: Myrto-Helena Pertsinidi

Representative of the orgnizer: Stefan Kiehne

1. session: Dresden/Berlin, Germany – 29.03 – 06.04.2016

Trainers: Peter Schmiedgen and Toni Kiel.

Facilitator: Myrto-Helena Pertsinidi.

• innovative businesses that solve social problems;
• creative and co-working spaces based in former
  abandoned buildings
• cross-sectoral cooperation.

2. session: Thessaloniki, Greece – 10.06 – 17.06.2016

Trainer: Dimitra Zevraki

Facilitators: Olympia Datsi & Myrto-Helena Pertsinidi.

Project development:

• marketing research and strategy
• design thinking
• customer development and management
• communication with partners and establishing an international network
• using social & traditional media
• product and service development.

3. session: Dresden, Germany

• fundraising and pitching
• creating an international network
• final presentation of the results of the work
• evaluation of the meeting.

Main topics: Entrepreneurship, Creative Economy & CCIs, social innovation, urban development, cross-sectoral cooperation.