19 Ioustinianou str
62123 Serres
Greece
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Heritage
- Human rights
- International/Cultural relations
- Youth and education
Club Serres for Unesco is an NGO based in Serres, encompassing the main UNESCO values in promoting non formal education, awareness-raising for social and environmental issues, encouraging active citizenship and social entrepreneurship. It is run by a 9-member Board which convenes on a monthly basis and changes on a bi-annual basis. The Board oversees the activities of more than 50 volunteers. There is no membership fee nor any sort of revenue for the organization, save from selected projects proposals submitted for funding under EU Calls for Proposals, which cover specific project cycles.
Since its establishment in 1996, Club Serres for UNESCO has participated in several mobility and EVS projects comprising of exchanges, seminars and trainings and has a long experience in awareness-raising events and campaign organization. Its main area of interest involves awareness-raising activities targeted to students and young adults, focused on multiculturalism as well as the promotion of European identity and youth empowerment. The organisation is involved in the promotion of elementary education, protection of nature and the protection of cultural heritage, organisation of camps of research and study, production of periodical form with informative documents., translation and/or adoption in the national and local languages of basic texts and documents of UNESCO and United Nations as well as youth exchanges, campaigns on International Days as they are nominated by the General Assembly of United Nations and the UNESCO, awareness-raising activities, promotion of EU identity, organization of seminars, trainings. Basic documents of reference: The statute of “Club Serres for Unesco”, the Chart of United Nations, the Chart of Human Rights, the Statement for the Rights of Child etc Through our activities we provide support and know-how to local actors such as the Municipality of Serres, schools, academic institutes, the local Museum of Natural History, etc.
Indicative actions in 2013-2014 include: • Youth empowerment activities including educational programs, launch of campaigns, trainings • Events/campaigns celebrating the International Volunteering Day, the 20th Anniversary of Human Rights’ Day 1993-2013, the European Forest Week, the World Aids Day, the World Day of Philosophy for Inclusive Societies, World Week for Science and Peace, World Day against Fascism, World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, World Cultural Heritage day etc. • Campaigns on awareness-raising on: SayNo-UNiTE to End Violence Against Women, FARE-UEFA-UNESCO: Say No to Racism, e-campaign for World Illiteracy Day, • Educational programs for schools on environmental issues awareness-raising • Prize awarding to schools for participating in UN and Unesco Campaigns • Launch of National Contest for schools participating in International Year for Water Cooperation 2013 under the auspices of Greek Ministry of Education • Participation in IPA European Territorial Cooperation Program Interreg Greece- Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on delivering pre-school alternative services on health and education
Act as multipliers of the Network members' projects and campaigns, initiate or participate to projects, contribute with know-how and capacity building for new organisations.
We strongly believe in the added value generated by networks, especially so when the members are located in countries which are challenged by political, financial or social crises. We share the values and goals of the ALF Network and believe that we could contribute with our experience, as well as gain from the important experience of other members.