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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.

Projects

FRESH IDEAS FOR SOCIAL COHESION / ICALL

ICALL: Inclusive communities for all project aims to develop high-quality, flexible learning path for adults and evidence-based, scalable models for creating and sustaining inclusive local communities where persons with disabilities (PwD) can live full social life and access all services offered to the public.

The project intends to deliver the following deliverables:

Report on the state of play of inclusive communities in Europe

Collection of promising practices of inclusive communities

Training Manual on how to create and sustain inclusive communities

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)

Workshop: Training for trainers

Key recommendations for national and local authorities on how to promote inclusion of persons with disabilities in local communities

National Roundtables for promotion of recommendations among key stakeholders

The Consortium: European Association of Service provider for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD), European Network of Cities and Regions for the Social Economy (REVES) and Out of the Box International (Belgium), IRMÁK Nonprofit KFT (Hungary), Eudajmonia Foundation (Poland), Parents Association for Supported Living of the Mentally Impaired – “PETAGMA” (Greece) and Tukena Foundation (Finland).

The ICALL project is funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ Programme, Cooperation Partnerships for European NGOs (Call: ERASMUS-EDU-2023-PCOOP-ENGO). Project Number: 101133870.

Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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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