Duration: 01/03/2022 – 28/02/2024 EMYS – Engaging Marginalised Youth for Sustainability – EMYS/ΕΜΕΙΣ Engaging Marginalized Youth for Sustainability is a two-year project which aims to trigger the motivation and enhance the capacity of young people to take actions and implement initiatives on local, regional, national and European level. By doing so, young people will become change makers equipped to advocate and deal with the challenges they face in their communities but also on a European level. Objectives: – Create networks and coalitions among youth organizations, young people and activists in youth movements across the EU – Foster and develop increased opportunities for young people, by supporting them in creating grassroots …

Duration: 01/09/2020 – 31/08/2023 School Adapt: School adaptability as the key to develop a child’s potential COMCY participates in the Erasmus + project School Adapt which proposes to develop, test and implement a comprehensive system supporting the adaptability of school-age children (6-14 years old) in a new school environment with the collaborative participation of schools, experts and parents. The main objectives of the project are to: – Foster adaptability and learning potential of school-age children (6-14 years old) to meet the requirements of educational system of new school environment – Reduce social isolation and perceived barriers to full integration among migrant children – Prepare primary and lower-secondary educators and teachers to …

Duration: 01/11/2020- 31/10/2022 SenQuality – Preparation for later life COMCY participates in the Erasmus+ project SenQuality that deals with the ageing society and targets at middle-aged people in order to make them aware of the necessity of getting prepared for later life, to motivate and support them to take concrete steps. The project outcomes will be based on nine different domains that will develop a preparation tool to support well-being in later life in different important fields. The nine domains are: Finances, Mental and Physical Fitness, Emergencies and Exceptional Circumstances, Housing, Looks and appearance, social relationships, Health, Leisure activities and lifestyle, Work and employment. The main results of the project are: …

Duration: 01/10/2020 – 30/11/2022 TuDOrs: Turning the Learning Disabilities into Opportunities COMCY participates in the Erasmus+ project TuDOrs that aims to improve the knowledge and skills of teachers/trainers of foreign languages (FL) in teaching people with learning disabilities (LD). The project focuses on the deficient knowledge of learning disabilities, and on the promotion of a common framework, suitable teaching methods and available tools for teaching foreign languages to people with LD. The main objectives of the project are to: – Increase awareness of teachers/trainers of FL about LD; – Learn innovative teaching techniques, approaches, methods and tools, in order to teach people with LD; – Understand and improve the needs of teachers/trainers …

Duration: 01/11/2020-31/10/2022 Co-education in Green COMCY participates in the Erasmus+ project Co-education in Green that aims to promote environmental community education through project-based learning, led by adult educators but counting on the participation of learners, including those with special needs, and the local education community. The general objective of the project is to better the competences and leadership skills of adult educators, and foster issues such as inclusion, participation and environment awareness, in the process of collective transformation of shares space into greener and more educational areas, using content and tools specific to education for sustainable natural development. The main objectives of the project are: – Reinforce adult educators competences on …

Duration: 01/09/2019 – 31/05/2022 E-learning platform for up-skilling in fund-raising practice, financial digital literacy in NGO management- e-PATTERNS The E-learning platform for up-skilling in fund-raising practice, financial digital literacy in NGO management- e-PATTERNS project aims to up-re-skill adult SNGOs practitioners (30+ years old) on supporting their work in fund-raising and development of ICT skills through new technologies. Main Outputs of the project: A step-by-step framework on fund-raising & digital financial literacy; A training material for small NGOs leaders/fund-raisers/practitioners; A training toolbox & guidelines for small NGO operators; A self-assessment tool to analyse the status of digital skills/practices within a non-profit organisation; The e-PATTERNS e-learning platform. The project consortium is composed by six partners from six countries. Along with COMCY (Cyprus), the …

Duration: 01/11/2019 – 31/12/2021 InclEUsion – Promoting social inclusion of immigrants with disabilities in Europe through improving competences of adult educators The “inclEUsion – Promoting social inclusion of immigrants with disabilities in Europe through improving competences of adult educators” project aims is to tackle multiple discrimination faced by immigrants with disabilities in Europe and combat it through development of new approaches and tools to support educators working with immigrants with disabilities. Main Outputs of the project: The “ACCESS” database that will provide essential information for adult educators to use as guidance; An online training course that will provide a set of tools and training modules based on the skills gaps of adult educators. Six partners from five …

Duration: 31/01/2019 – 30/01/2021 motivatEyoUth: Preventing the Early School Leaving phenomenon in the EU through practical and innovative solutions COMCY participates in the motivatEyoUth Erasmus+ project that aims to support professionals working with young people (14-24), and build their capacity through competence oriented learning in preventing and reducing ESL as well as inspiring youth to continue on viable progression pathways. The main objectives of the project are to: – create an identification, prevention and intervention programme for ESL through innovative tools and activities – provide opportunities for continuous education to professionals directly involved with youth through open education and innovative practices – build high-quality training materials and methodologies for professionals – motivate youth with …

Duration: 01/11/2018 – 31/10/2020 Special Intimacy Needs Educator – Assisting differently abled people with the improvement of their emotional and sexual needs COMCY participates in the Erasmus+ project TuDOrs that aims to improve the knowledge and skills of teachers/trainers of foreign languages (FL) in teaching people with learning disabilities (LD). The project focuses on the deficient knowledge of learning disabilities, and on the promotion of a common framework, suitable teaching methods and available tools for teaching foreign languages to people with LD. The main objectives of the project are to: – Increase awareness of teachers/trainers of FL about LD; – Learn innovative teaching techniques, approaches, methods and tools, in order to teach …

Duration: 01/01/2017 – 31/12/2018 South Eastern Europe Women Business Angels Network – S.E.E.W.B.A.N Main aim of the project is the development of Women Business Angels (WBA) Networks in countries which have little or no experience in the field; Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria. The above aim is to be satisfied through various activities which are being implemented in all partner countries as well as at EU level: Identification of the success factors, the challenges and obstacles that women are facing to become business angels Implementation of a strategy and proposal of concrete measures to tackle these obstacles and increase the number of WBA in the regions of the consortium fostering …

Duration: 01/01/2021 – 30/04/2022 Knowledge exchange – exchange of good practices for young people The Knowledge Exchange project aims to increase the competences of professionals coming from institutions from the Lublin region working with young adults who are at risk of social exclusion, as well as families experiencing difficulties providing care and education. Project objectives: – Develop methodology for working with young people – Focus on educational, therapeutic, socialization, rehabilitation work – Supporting their families and the foster care system The process of the project is to organise 8 groups of 40 education professionals to travel to Cyprus and the COMCY- CENTER FOR COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT CYPRUS for 5-day study visits. They will be …

Duration: 01/09/2020 – 30/04/2021 Πρόγραμμα για την ανάπτυξη της επιχειρηματικής δικτύωσης γυναικών The project is implemented under the grant program “Paths of Cooperation – support for institutions implementing international cooperation” under the Operational Programme Education and Knowledge Development 2014-2020 Axis IV. Social innovation and transnational cooperation, Measure 4.3 Transnational cooperation The project was developed as an extension of the project “A woman’s success – version II” implemented by the OIC Poland Foundation. The main objective of the project is to increase the level of entrepreneurship and professional activity of the residents of Lublin in Poland, creating conditions for establishing and running a business. To complete the offer of the project …