A Meal of Joy: A collaborative initiative supporting vulnerable communities in Thessaloniki
Odyssea, in collaboration with Lidl Hellas, is proud to announce the launch of the "A Meal of Joy" social kitchen initiative at the Odyssea Youth Center in Thessaloniki. This action is designed to provide nutritious meals to our homeless fellow citizens and families in need, while fostering a culture of conscious food consumption and sustainability. Lidl Hellas
EVBB INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2023 “New Technology for Smart VET: experienced strategies”
On the 8th and 9th of June, Odyssea had the honor of participating in the international conference organized by the European Association of Institutes Vocational Training (EVBB) in Uppsala, Sweden. Α representative of our organization joined professionals, institutional leaders, and governmental representatives from across the globe to explore the transformative power of innovative technologies in vocational
Jai Mexis on Alpha Radio 98,9
Last monday, on the 8th of May, Odyssea founder and CEO Jai Mexis spoke with Charis Digridakis for Alpha Radio about Odyssea's vision and mission. In an ever changing society, Mr Mexis presented Odyssea's holistic model that aims to empower vulnerable youth through vocational training, aiming at their integration in the labor market. Catch the full interview: OdysseaNGO
Migrant women on the move: From the field to the EU projects and back again!
Our founder Jai Mexis delivered a fascinating presentation at EPLO -European Public Law Organization Final conference EU project “Voices of Immigrant Women” (VIW). You can see the complete presentation here.
Changing the paradigm of humanitarian work
In this very interesting TED talk Jai Mexis & Lucas Oikonomakis, explore how key challenges of the humanitarian ecosystem, such as monitoring, transparency and scalability can be addressed by harnessing the power of technology and data-driven approaches.Humanitarian work does not need to be obsolete but can rather be a driving force utilizing the power of innovation
Harnessing the power of knowledge for employment and personal development: meet Odyssea
Recently, Odyssea became an associate member of EAEA. Odyssea is a non-profit organisation based in Athens, Greece, that supports young vulnerable people in gaining access to employment opportunities in society. Programme Manager Thodoris Kostoulas gives insight into the main activities of the organisation and its future plans. Odyssea provides tailored vocational and life skills training combined with
INTERCULTURAL CRAFT project ERASMUS+
Odyssea is glad to announce that INTERCULTURAL CRAFT project is awarded for a grant within the ERASMUS+ programme. The 33 months project will be carried out by a consortium of 7 organisations from Greece, Italy, Spain, and Slovenia. The project aims to promote social innovation and intercultural dialogue with a new training path that can map and enhance migrants, social workers and local artisans' craft skills, relating
Undocumented children, children in danger. Until when…?
The recent case of Saidou, a young refugee from Guinea, has starkly illustrated the problemof unaccompanied children who, despite being in the country under the care of the State, lacka long-term legal protection framework.This case has shed light on the systemic lack of a protection regime that ensures unhinderedaccess to all children's rights such as housing,