Hellenic Youth Participation

HYP has focused in the creation of networks of young people who want to contribute to the social change of citizens of Athens. Through the promotion of non-formal differentiated learning, we create teams that work for 8 months (October to May). Each team meets twice per month for 8 hours and focus on their common goal. In May they all collaborate in one common event that is created by the young people for young people.
INNOVATION:
HYP is creating a non-formal education library to give the opportunity to people (leaders, youthworkers, volunteers and educators) to have access in quality activities of different topics in English, Spanish and Greek.
LOCAL YOUTHWORK:
The active local groups are 10 and the total young people who participate in them are 200:
1) Teenagers (13-17 years old) who form part of the “Teen Team of Empowerment” (Supporting teenagers through the transition to adulthood).
2) Young Adults (18-30 years old) who form part of the “Young Adults Team of Empowerment” (Empowering young people to live as active members of the local and national community).
3) Leaders Academy (18+ years old) (Training youth leaders on the non-formal education framework).
4) Educators (Teachers, Educators, Trainers, Coaches) who form part of the Non-formal Education Academy (Training teachers to use non-formal methodology to formal teaching).
5) Mnemosine Art Group: adults (20-35 years old) who focus on self-awareness and personal development through art.
6) HYP International Relations: adults (22-35 years old) who use non-formal education methodology to approach the global political events.
7) People, Places, Partnerships: young adults (18-30 years old) who attempt to support social change social change based on the community needs of Athens.
8) Young Entrepreneurship in Greece: young adults (18-25 years old) who conduct research on young entrepreneurs and create a report of youth employability in Greece.
9) Mind your Mind: adults (25-40 years old) meet in open spaces in Athens and attempt to connect to nature through mindfulness.
10) Mentors: adults (22-35 years old) who support our local volunteers and EVS with their local projects and activities.
We also implement a great variety of seminars and workshops about self-awareness, emotional intelligence, personal development, finding your passion, conflict management, mindfulness and teaching techniques.
INDEPENDENT YOUTH INITIATIVES:
2019: “Escape Room of Human Rights”: our youth team organized 2 escape rooms of human rights in order to raise awareness on the history of human rights and the refugee crisis. More than 150 young people participated in the event and spread the importance of human rights today.
2018: “The universe and I”: our youth team in collaboration with the Athens Observatory organized an afternoon with interactive activities where young people could come closer to the science, understand the universe and connect to their peers. More than 200 young people participated in the event and spread the importance of life long learning.
2017: “Playing under the Athenian sun”: our youth team organized a small fair to celebrate the European Youth Week and spread the European mobility in the centre of Athens. More than 200 young people participated in the event and learned in an experiential way more about the European opportunities.