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Supported by Erasmus + Programme

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Open Digital Europe

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Out of the Box International develops a tailor made open data model and policies based on open digital environment which is transparent, accountable and secured.

Social Businesses

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Out of the Box International works with already existing hubs, various local and national stakeholders and social entrepreneurs in order to further develop and promote successful social entrepreneurship policies and practices.

Solidarity Europe

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Out of the Box International delivers expertise in the field of cohesive policies by using cross-sectorial approach and non-formal  education, in a global perspective.

European Project

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Out of the Box International  works further to enhance current cooperation in South East Europe region and actively supports the integration of all European countries in common European project.

TranslatEU project tackles the lack of adequate information regarding the benefits of EU policies and European citizenship for the citizens of the accession states. Citizens see EU as something obscure and distant due to misinterpreted information they receive paired with complicated language that everyone involved in this process is using. The lack of understanding brings suspicion and suspicion creates euroscepticism. This is why our main aim is to familiarise the citizens with the process of EU integration,  help them understand the direct benefits they will personally have from the EU integration and make them realise how EU reforms can influence their lives. We believe that there is no one closer to citizens than local authorities that are constantly in contact with them.

Participants will undertake the task to participate in creative workshops and, through different audio-visual forms, translate various fields of EU policies into language understandable to everyone. This content will be presented to the citizens in public spaces during Municipal manifestations in order to open it for discussion. Having different nationalities present at Municipality manifestation will provide a sense of what European diversity really looks like and what it means to live all together in Europe. Through experiential learning we would like to offer citizens and all participants of this event to experience European diversity while talking about European future.

The project in co-funded by Europe for Citizens Programme.

Why Out of the Box International

The seemingly ever-lasting depression of European economies has shaken the very foundations of many European societies. The shear rate of unemployment in Europe and the omnipresent environmental crisis coupled with the often frustratingly slow process of decision making in the EU, are calling for civil society actors to step in and fill the void.

In the aftermath of the 2008. economic crisis, the apprehension of falling under the spell of apathy of economic depression across the continent has not been easy to shake off. However, pinpointing the culprits for the current state of affairs on any particular EU decision maker is not the answer. Nonetheless, the fact remains that the current approach to the economic and environmental crisis hasn’t yet shown the affected citizens the light at the end of the tunnel.

As representatives of the civil society we feel the need to make our voice heard in the midst of the current debate on economic crisis. Being a social enterprise we offer new and feasible ideas in education and community work, creative cross-sectorial cooperation among different actors and strong networking coalitions to turn these dire economic challenges into possibilities through social entrepreneurship initiatives which aim at benefiting wide range of citizens, particularly vulnerable groups and those affected by the economic crisis.

Social entrepreneurship is a simple concept that has been put into practice by civil society actors for the benefit of a specific social group or people, and this is precisely what we want: to create projects and initiatives with fresh ideas in different policies, educational programs or tools, support businesses, empower cultural initiatives and offer different solutions to individuals, corporate bodies, everybody who believe that we can have more Creative, Innovative and Cohesive Europe.

 

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