Greece

MORE THAN 35 MAJORS INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITIONS AMONG WHICH:
-"BREAKIGN THE VEILS : WOMEN ARTISTS IN TEH ISLAMIC WORLD" PRESENTED IN MORE THATN 25 EUROPEAN AND aUSTALIAN MAJOR MUSEUMS AND ISTITUTIONS CURRENTLY TOURING IN THE USA.
-" BRIDGES " GREEK TURKISH WOMEN ARTITSTS
-"COURANTS D'ART" IN LEBANON WITH MORE THAN 100 ARTISTS AROUND THE WOLRD
-"CULTURES SOLIDAIRES"IN MAROCO WITH 16 MEDITERRENEAN COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
-"DIALOGUES" GREEK CYPRIOT TURKISH CYPRIOT
-SERIES OF PEACE EDUCTIONS PROGRAMS FOR LEBANESE EDUCATORS IN ORDER TO HELP THE CHILDREN OF LEBANON OVERCOME THE POSTWAR TRAUMA .

MAIN ACTS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION
The “Family and Child” actions focus initially on the coverage of the basic survival needs of a family. This is accomplished by providing them with food, cooked meals, breakfast, all sorts of clothing and footwear and utility items. Next the association aims at strengthening the parents and mobilizing them so that they become able to integrate into the labor market. To achieve this goal the association arranges free foreign languages lessons and craft workshops in order to enrich the CVs of the members. While at the same time it has created a special room with technical equipment to educate them on how to write and email a CV. Additionally, it schedules career orientation seminars where parents are informed about subsidized programs, jobs and their requirements. Meanwhile the association is aware of the crisis that our society faces which directly affects the mood of the parents and in turn it disturbs family harmony. Hence it takes care of their psychosocial condition by supporting them through parent counseling so that they become capable of managing the difficulties they encounter without letting stress be reflected on their children.
Furthermore, the association supports even more vulnerable social groups such as elderly, people with disabilities, people with addictions, immigrants, homeless etc. This takes shape through the collaborations that the association develops with other organizations, as well as through the external actions that it systematically schedules. Distributing food to homeless people, providing emergency supplies to individuals being in addiction cessation programs, organizing career orientation seminars in order to inform unemployed people, offering sanitary goods to correctional institutions, clothing and footwear to hosting centers for immigrants and providing food to the Mess are only some of the “Family and Child” actions.
Concluding, “Family and Child” association aims at informing and sensitizing our fellowmen, the organizations and generally the society for the benefit of the individuals being in need. This is accomplished by using the internet, through speeches to the members of the society (e.g. school speeches) and events where local community can actively participate.

-Oral history documentation
-Art&history excibition
-Hospitality
-Crop and protect the local products

Youth free time activities.
Educational programs with schools: intercultural learning, human rights education, arts, environment, etc.
Intercultural projects: international and European youth exchanges, European Voluntary Service, European training courses and seminars, anti-racist campaigns.
Training course: for European volunteers and trainees, youth workers, educators, responsible of associations.
Environmental education and action: in the region of Kryoneri and Stymphalia.

Fora etc. regards dance as an open field that can incorporate a multitude of means of expression, not easily categorized under other art forms. Also, it regards art as a medium of social awareness and civil action.
Both the founders of the company Manolis Andriotakis and Medie Megas consistently write articles in various cultural publications, in which they reflect on social and cultural phenomena. They wish to incorporate this frame of thought into their artistic practice, which is aimed to have a definite social content.
Fora etc. considers collaboration and mobility within various (Medieterranean, European, Worldwide) contexts as a necessary condition in order for the Greek artistic scene to revitalise itself. The company throught its varied actions and especially through Medie Mega’s position as member of the board of DBM (Danse Bassin Mediterranee), intends to promote this practise.

The field of Fotoessa’s main concerns are:  Democracy, democratic governance and the promotion of Citizens' Rights  Social Involvement and related training  Human Rights  Mass media and citizens' access to information  Sustainable Development  Intercultural Dialogue and Education  Social Entrepreneurship and Economy  International Relations and Politics Our activities include:  Research programs and related publications  Education, Information and Training  Seminars, Symposia, Lectures and Meetings for the Dialogue  Actions aimed at increasing responsible citizenship  Student Exchange and Student Mobility Programs  Social Offer  Increase the skills, competencies and skills of NGO executives  Training in Project Management We address:  Young people of all ages  Academics and activists around the world  Anyone who wants to be more involved in social, collective activities and become an active citizen

• I International Conference, “Mediterranean Cooperation and Development”, Kalamata, 1996.
• II International Conference, “The New Economic Era (Mediterranean - Balkans - Black Sea)”, Kozani, 1997.
• III International Conference, “The Perspectives of the New Economic Era Beyond the Year 2000 (Mediterranean - Balkans - Black Sea)”, Alexandroupolis, 1998.
• IV International Conference, “Citizens – Sustainable Development – Environment, (Mediterranean – Southeastern Europe - Black Sea)”, Athens, 2002.
• Twinning between: Kalamata(Greece) and Bizerta(Tunisia)
-The Prefecture of Messinia(Greece)
and Lattakia(Syria)
• “Artistic flair from Greece”: exhibition of Greek paintings in Syria
• “Artistic flair from Syria”: exhibition of Syrian paintings in Greece

? Medi@terra International Art and Technology Festival co-organized by Fournos and supported by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture.
? RESEARCH Fournos conducts research on new forms of art, entertainment and training and continuously develops a cultural network of artists, centers, researchers, philosophers, technologists, activists.
? CURATING & RESIDENCIES Fournos supports and promotes the international media art in Greece and the Greek media art abroad. EDUCATION AND TRAINING Fournos organized a number of workshops, presentations and seminars.
? FOURNOS STAGE A Fournos hosts and co-produces performance, theatre plays, screenings , lectures round tables on art / new media.

ince 2017, we have taught over 1100 sessions, with almost 3200 participants from our mobile skatepark. Of these, 39% are female and are from more than 62 different cultural backgrounds, all living in Athens.

FMS is designed to give access to the highest quality, sports based, trauma-informed youth work from trained professionals in the safest environment to marginalised youth. We meet the highest level of organisational competence and capacity as we are registered in both Greece as AMKE and the UK as a CIO under the Charity Commission, meeting the strict compliance regulations of both.

Our mobile skatepark gives crucial access to positive recreation to disadvantaged youth, allowing us to provide free equipment, trauma informed youth work and community building in a safe space. We deliver sessions in four different neighbourhoods throughout the week. This enables us to achieve three core aims:

1. Wellbeing: Skateboarding is mindful exercise, in which focus is necessary to learn new tricks, championing physical and mental health.
2. Empowerment: We create spaces in which women, people of colour, LGBTQI+ and other groups feel safe to develop their skills on and off the board.
3. Social Cohesion: Through the supportive, communal act of skateboarding, diverse youth share more than just space and build community.

Beyond public sessions, we implement an Edu-Skate curriculum, which teaches vital life skills to our participants, like persistence, respect, and courage.

We further help build and widen community by hosting events that brings the FMS community together with the wider local skate scene and others. Some smaller events are aimed at introducing new experiences and excitement to our participants.

Moreover, we are committed to advocacy work, continuously working to highlight and raise awareness about the challenges and realities faced by our community and the neighbourhoods we work in. This is an ongoing effort that highlights our dedication to making a lasting and meaningful impact.