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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.

CESIE organized two workshops “EU for All!’’ gathering 76 participants. The first workshop was held at the University of Palermo in May while the second workshop took place in Palermo Youth Centre in June 2023. Students, professors, University staff members and young people were debating, and analysing their doubts and knowledge about the European Union and were provided information about the upcoming European elections, the levels of territorial governance and participatory strategies for Europe. Furthermore, among the topics that were raised were the importance of active citizenship Multilevel Innovation Governance Framework and tools of democracy, the rights the EU provides and lastly the opportunities the EU offers to students.

Regional Development Fund – RDI, Greece, organised the “EUNITE! United in Europe, Institutions and opportunities in the European Union’’ event in the Komotini Music Hall in September 2023. The 85 participants in the age range from 15 to 78 were informed about the work and structure of the EU institutions, the European Parliament elections and the opportunities available through the EU.

In May 2023, the Forum for Freedom in Education (FFE), Croatia, organized the  “EU for all!” events in the House of Europe & the Forum for Freedom in Education, in Zagreb which gathered a total of 96 participants. During these two days of education, topics such as: How the European Union functions; Opportunities for young people in the European Union; Elections for the EU Parliament in 2024; and EU values were covered through workshops, interactive lectures and activities.

Pistes Solidaires, France – 4 “EU for All’’ events were organised on the 20th of April, 23rd of May, 21st of June 2023, and 27th of June 2023 gathering a total of 76 participants. The participants comprised 68 young volunteers, coming from a wide range of personal and educational backgrounds and 8 adults who were vocational secondary school teachers. Topics like “How the EU works? What if the European Union didn’t exist? European mechanisms and mobility opportunities in Europe for young and adults were explored through activities like workshops and roleplaying.

VIVES University of Applied Sciences, Belgium

A European Artistic Tour Through Kortrijk: “Collective knowledge about Europe, European institutions and opportunities’’ events organized in June 2023, gathered a total of 124 participants with diverse backgrounds. The artistic participatory approach resulted in 4 ‘shared’ artistic stories about what Europe means, 3 monologues that were put together in a movie, and 2 poems which later on received a place within the city of Kortrijk. The poems ended up in the library, monologues in a bar, an artistic map of Europe with a conservatory, and collected puzzle pieces within an organisation for youngsters.

If you want to know more, visit:

https://eunite4citizens.eu/

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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