The project “Social integration, Youth Employment and Poverty Reduction-Skills on Demand” is being implemented under the program “Local Development and Poverty Reduction” of the European Economic Area (EEA Grants), by the Athens Development & Destination Management Agency S.A.
About EEA Financing Mechanism
Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway signed a cooperation agreement with European Union in 1992, creating the European Economic Area. The EEA Financing Mechanism, better known as EEA Grants, is a financial assistance tool that was created by these three countries and is available in 15 member-states of the European Union, including Greece. More information: www.eeagrants.org & www.eeagrants.gr
About Program I: Local Development and Poverty Reduction
The “Local Development and Poverty Reduction” programme in Greece with a total budget of 6.5 million euros is financed by the European Economic Area (EEA Grants) 2014 – 2021. The program aims to contribute to the enhancement of social cohesion and the reduction of economic and social inequalities. The Fund Operator for the “Local Development and Poverty Reduction” programme in Greece is SOL Crowe S.A in partnership with HumanRights360. More information: https://www.asylumandmigration-eeagrants.gr
About Fund Operator
The Fund Operator for the program “Asylum and Migration” in Greece is SOL Crowe S.A. in partnership with HumanRights360.
About SOL
The firm SOL Consulting S.A. was founded in 2002 by the largest company of certified auditors in Greece, with the main objective of providing consulting services to private sector companies as well as public entities and organizations. The company’s personnel exceed 70 consultants offering Management, Financial, Tax and Accounting Services under ISO 9001:2015 by the Swiss Approval Technische Bewertung. The company’s Information and Data Security systems are certified ISO 27001:2013 by the Swiss Technische Bewertung S.A. certification agency. In 2017 – SOL Consulting became a member of the international network of Crowe Global adopting the name SOL Crowe. More information: https://solcrowe.gr
About HumanRights360
HumanRights360 is a civil society organization established in Greece. Its mission is to protect and empower the rights of all, with no discrimination, giving special focus on the most disadvantaged and vulnerable populations. The cornerstone of its action is the belief that the social inclusion may be achieved only through the protection of the individual, political and social rights of the entire population, and that through wider alliances, both in Greece and internationally, open and tolerant societies can be built, rejecting the Far-Right rhetoric, the extremism and xenophobia, and encouraging the participation of all citizens. The main pillars of HR360 activities is integration services (mainly in refugees’ field such as legal aid and borders monitoring), reintegration services and support of vulnerable people (homeless, ex-prisoners), combating hate crimes through recording incidents for the Network of Racist violence, promoting campaigns, participating to researches, reports, editions and providing legal support to victims of racist crimes, strategic communication and advocacy for human rights protection, and management of regranting programmes. More information: https://www.humanrights360.org
