Odyssea & SolidarityNow empower European workers with AI skills with the support of the Google.org AI Opportunity Fund
The project aims to reach 300 individuals, through upskilling for the digital age Odyssea and SolidarityNow are proud to announce that they have been selected by the Centre for Public Impact to receive funding from the Google.org AI Opportunity Fund: Europe, and training to equip underserved workers with the AI knowledge and tools they need for long-term
Eureka Job Fair: Breaking barriers and stereotypes, Creating Futures
Over two days this January, Athens played host to the fourth consecutive Eureka Job Fair—a gathering that proved to be much more than a conventional recruitment event. Held at Technopolis City of Athens on January 18 and 19, the fair emerged as a dynamic arena where aspirations met tangible opportunities, and where meaningful connections between job
The countdown for the 2nd Blue & Circular Economy Hackathon has already begun!
Odyssea proudly presents the 2nd Blue & Circular Economy Hackathon, a three-day innovation marathon dedicated to creating sustainable solutions for the blue economy. Join us this December in Athens as we bring together passionate individuals, industry experts, and creative minds to shape the future of sustainability. What Is It About? The Hackathon is being implemented in the context
The transnational partners meeting of SENSE. project has been completed
Odysseas’ team participated in the SENSE project partners meeting. funded by the Horizon Europe programme of the European Union. The meeting took place in the first week of October in Tbilisi, Georgia and was hosted by our partners WECF.The initial topic of discussion was the completion of the third work package aimed at highlighting STEAM education
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
EAEA in Brussels welcomed Odyssea as a new member
EAEA is the European Association for Education of Adults and its General Assembly and Annual conference were held in Μechelen, close to Brussels, the 30th and 31st May respectively.Odyssea joined the association as an associate member during the general assembly with the positive votes of all the other members. Our very own Loukas Oikonomakis, representing Odyssea, received the membership
Venture Impact Awards 2021
https://youtu.be/Oz0OH91apEo We are very happy to announce that Odyssea is one of the winners of this year's Venture Impact Award, part of The Hellenic Initiative program and the Helidoni foundation providing support to Greek startups and nonprofits. Our 10,000 € prize will be equally spent to cover ten beneficiaries’ scholarships and will be used to support the
ODYSSEA GOES VIRAL for all the right reasons
The most major news outlets around the world are publishing our story and our efforts helping thousands migrants with skills training in the past five years. AFP News Agency, MSN, France24, courrierinternational, yahoo, fi.fr , A big big thank you!