PARTNERS

CARE Driven Innovation for Gender mainstreaming in Home, Micro-Enterprises & Micro-CSOs

CHALLEDU’s mission is to empower communities and learners by creating impactful innovative educational solutions that raise awareness, inspire action for positive change and create a sustainable, inclusive and equitable world for all. We envision a more sustainable, inclusive, equal and just world where everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow, and become active contributors to a better future in the community and worldwide. Our key values are:

Creativity-Innovation-Sustainability: We embrace creativity, cutting-edge technologies, including game-based learning, in alignment with 17 Sustainable development goals (SDGs) to transform education and create long-term, positive, and impactful solutions that promote environmental protection, social justice, and human rights
Collaboration- Inclusion: We are committed to fostering inclusion, equity and accessibility, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive
Education – Empowerment :We believe in the transformative power of education to empower individuals and communities by providing them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to take control of their futures, contribute to their communities, and drive positive change in society

The focus areas of our projects are:

Gender Equality & Mainstreaming; We promote gender equality through non-formal education and game-based learning, ensuring equal opportunities for all
Inclusion & Diversity; We foster inclusive education and co-creation methodologies for diverse groups, including people with disabilities, NEETs, Seniors, people with health problems (eg. dementia), to meet their needs and aspirations
Entrepreneurship & Quality Employment; We empower young people, NEETs, and adults, including the disadvantaged ones, to develop entrepreneurial skills or/and access quality employment
Active Citizenship; We provide inclusive educational opportunities for diverse groups promoting democratic participation
Human Rights & EU Values and History; We emphasise on promoting human rights and EU values, fostering dignity, equality, and respect for all
Mental Health & Wellbeing; We create supportive environments to foster resilience and wellbeing
Environment & Green Skills; We equip individuals & communities with green skills and environmental awareness through interactive learning promoting 17SDGs
Personal & Professional Development; Through non-formal approaches and game-based learning we empower individuals, from students to professionals, to develop skills for growth and success
STEAM & ICT; We engage students, with these topics and a focus on gender equality, fostering their skills to thrive in a technology-driven world
Intergenerational Learning; Through cross-sectoral approaches, we encourage collaboration between generations, fostering mutual understanding and shared knowledge

OUR ACTIVITIES include:

Research and development of methodologies of formal, non-formal education and informal education to tackle social, educational and environmental problems
Development of tools for synchronous and asynchronous learning for making education more effective, entertaining and motivating
Raise awareness, inspire and motivate individuals and communities supporting the 17SDGs through advocacy campaigns, events, festivals, workshops, dialogs,seminars, etc and diverse channels online and offline

Website: challedu.com

WHEN is an organization that aims to empower women professionally and promote gender equality in the workplace. It focuses on individual empowerment through mentoring, training, community building, career and legal counselling, as well as on bringing about positive change in the social, work and economic environment in which we all grow, learn and work. To this end, it provides consulting and training to companies and organizations, conducts research to better understand the needs of women and the gaps in gender equality in Greece, formulates policy proposals and creates campaigns to raise awareness about the obstacles that women still face today in their equal participation in public life. In 2024, the organization created the WHEN Hub, the first hub for women’s empowerment and gender equality in Greece, which, among other things, provides creative play services for children 0-12, while their parents use the space to get trained, work, network and build their financial independence.

Website: when.org.gr/en/

The Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) is a non-profit organization affiliated to the University of Nicosia that promotes and contributes to projects of social, political, and economic themes relating to gender with an emphasis on the Mediterranean region. The Institute recognizes the multi-layered levels of discrimination against women and accepts that this discrimination takes different forms. It is committed to the elimination of this discrimination using a combination of research and analysis from a feminist and gender equality perspective, advocacy and lobbying, as well as trainings, conferences, and other activities.
In the framework of promoting women’s rights in Cyprus over two decades, MIGS has consistently implemented projects aimed at a) strengthening women’s participation in political and public decision-making, b) bolstering and mobilising civil society to promote gender equality priorities, and c) promoting civic participation among diverse groups of women, such as women of migrant background. MIGS also carries out research studies and analyses commissioned by European and international bodies including the UNHCR, the Council of Europe, the European Parliament, and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), among others.

MIGS, as the only independent feminist NGO in Cyprus, remains at the forefront of women’s rights activism in Cyprus, with a critical and strategic role in keeping gender equality issues on the political agenda, and is also an active member of numerous civil society networks and advisory bodies at the national and European level.

Website:medinstgenderstudies.org/

Women’s Issues Information Center (WIIC) is a leading women’s non-governmental organization in Lithuania, committed to promoting gender equality and providing support to individuals affected by gender-based violence. WIIC mission encompasses informing and educating society on gender equality issues, reducing gender-based violence, shaping gender policies, and implementing them in Lithuania.

WIIC offers various programs and services, including:

Training Programs: We conduct training sessions on gender equality topics for companies, professionals, policymakers, youth and organizations, tailoring over 30 different programs to meet specific needs.
Specialized Complex Assistance Center: Providing free, confidential, and specialized comprehensive assistance to individuals who have experienced domestic violence.
Women’s Helpline: Offering free, confidential, and anonymous emotional support via telephone and online platforms 24/7.

Through these initiatives, WIIC strives to create a society where gender equality is the norm, and all individuals can live free from violence and discrimination.

Website:https://lygus.lt/

The National Business Development Network (NBDN) is an association of 42 business centres and business incubators established under the JOBS project, with the support of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of Bulgaria and the local municipalities.

Its mission is to create a new entrepreneurial culture, to improve the standard of living through various forms of support for the development of small and medium businesses and ensuring greater employment opportunities in the rural and lagging behind areas of Bulgaria.

NBDN supports its members in the design and management of international projects in the areas of employment encouragement, increasing the competitiveness of the Small and medium-sized enterprises in the country, professional training and re-qualification in the fields of tourism, agriculture, protection of the environment, etc.

It offers high quality services that empower entrepreneurship and local economies, improve citizens’ quality of life and preserves and promotes the local, regional and national cultural and natural heritage.

The NBDN also has its Vocational Training Center (VTC), which was established in 2003 as a training entity to provide vocational training and is licensed by the National Agency for Vocational Education and Training.

Website:nbdn-bg.org