STORIES
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
Odyssea at Delphi Economic Forum
Odyssea recently had an incredible opportunity to showcase our work and the challenges facing vulnerable groups at the Delphi Economic Forum. We were honoured to be part of a panel focused on “Youth empowerment through inclusive education, skill building and employability”. Our panel was expertly introduced by Mr. Christos Megalou, the CEO of Piraeus Bank, and
“TALENT DAY” – 10 March 2023 – Annual event of educational and professional opportunities
On March 10, 2023, Odyssea organized a TALENT DAY at Technopolis, of the Municipality of Athens. It was a day of varied professional and educational opportunities, where talented individuals had the opportunity to network with companies and gain valuable knowledge of job readiness and skill development. The goal of the event was for company executives
“You have a second chance”
An innovative Odyssea program for prisoners and released former drug users in collaboration with KETHEA EN DRASEI. Odyssea in collaboration with KETHEA EN DRASEI, with funding from the Ioannis S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation, is implementing an innovative program for the reintegration of former drug users who are in custody or have recently been released from
“The Greek Diaspora supports the professional rehabilitation of young people in Greece”
Odyssea and the Hellenic Youth Initiative (THI) join forces for young people. Odyssea in collaboration with the Hellenic Initiative (THI) launches an innovative programme aimed at integrating vulnerable young people into the labour market. More specifically, the Hellenic Initiative, which brings together and allocates resources to the Greek society and economy from the Greek diaspora
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
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
ODYSSEA IS A NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS AWARDS RUNNER UP
We are super excited to tell you that Odyssea (from more than 1,100 applications applicants from EU and the only Greek entry!), is the runner-up and won EUR 20,000 and a communication package in the category “Prioritising the places and people that need it the most“ in the prestigious New European Bauhaus Prizes: https://bit.ly/3OamMli Commissioners Gabriel
