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SHANNARA COOPERATIVE has as main statutory purposes the promotion of the rights of the child, the promotion of family and community well-being, the provision of services housing for minors victims of intra-family violence, removed by order of the Judicial Authority and unaccompained foreign minors (UFM). The activities at Shannara Cooperative can be summarized in the following macro-areas:
SHANNARA Cooperativa sociale
- HOSPITALITY: Our residential shelters hosting Italian and UFM aged between 13 and 18 years of age, in accordance with the provisions of the Campania Regional Regulation 4/2014, and cases up to the age of 21 with the authorization of the Juvenile Court.
- MULTIDISCIPLINARY SERVICE: In each shelter a multidisciplinary staff follow the social integration path of minors. The staff includes personnel with degrees in Educational Sciences, Social Services, Clinical and Community Psychology, youth workers supported by external supervisors.
- INCLUSION: A quarterly Individualized Educational Project (IEP) is drawn up for all host minors by the community team, together with the minor’s reference social worker and the minor himself; the latter, in fact, is made an active protagonist of his own life project, which is verified and designed from time to time according to the needs and desires of the minor.
- ACCOMPANIMENT TO AUTONOMY: We support the growth of minors, taking care of their emotional and social relationships; promoting their inclusion and social integration (resumption of school and/or vocational training through, for example, training courses and job placement internships); favour, where possible, the rapprochement and/or reintegration into the family of origin, or favour paths of accompaniment to housing autonomy.
Christos Stelios Ioannou Foundation started operating in 1983 as a private law institution. The founders were the deceased Stelios and Elli Ioannou, who paid for the construction and the equipment of the Foundation. The Government took over its operating expenses and it has an active role in its Board of Directors.
Christos Stelios Ioannou Foundation
The Foundation provides services to adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, based on modern perceptions of education and social rehabilitation, aiming to develop all potential of the individual to the greatest extent possible and to offer opportunities for a better quality of life.
The Foundation offers a variety of services and programs aimed at developing the capabilities of its trainees to the maximum extent possible, creating the appropriate conditions for their preparation and vocational rehabilitation, preparing them for supported living and improving their quality of life.
The Foundation offers services in various fields:
- The Admissions department assesses the trainees’ abilities and needs as they join the Foundation, as well as their social and professional skills, with a view to their integration into the community and their future professional development.
- The Employment – Rehabilitation department is comprised of ten Workshops (eight creative workshops, one basketmaking and one production – assembly), the three Social Character Enterprises (Bakery, Café and Gardening), the Trial Employment program and the Supported Employment program.
The Creative Workshops seek social and professional preparation for integration into the open labour market as well as the creative employment of people who cannot be integrated into the open labour market. The Social Character Enterprises aim in the training and acquisition of vocational skills specific to the enterprise’s different tasks. The Traineeships program seeks to provide trainees with on-the-job support and the Supported Employment program aims at vocational rehabilitation of trainees in the open labour market with guidance when needed.
Within the framework of the multidisciplinary approach, the Foundation offers a wide variety of therapeutic programs. It is staffed by specialists such as psychologist, social worker, nurse, physiotherapist, occupational therapists, musician, home economics instructor, an agricultural instructor and special physical education teachers.
There are 216 adults with intellectual disabilities on the Foundation’s register. Of these, 17 trainees attend the Foundation’s educational services, 101 attend the creative workshops, 26 are employed in the social character enterprises and 72 work in the open labour market (supported employment program). The Foundation has 59 employees (both monthly and hourly staff) with varied specialties and expertise.
AMICOS is a non-profit association based in Galicia (Spain) providing support to people with intellectual disabilities and their families, from early childhood to adult life since 2000.
We run a Special Education Center for children and young adults, a Day Care Center, an Occupational Center and a residency for adult people with severe disabilities. Our Special Employment Center attends over 1000 people in risk of social exclusion situation every year, offering counselling, assessment and training opportunities to foster their social inclusion and insertion in the labor market.
Asociación AMICOS
Confederation of European Firms, Employment Initiatives and Cooperatives (CEFEC)
Social Firms Europe CEFEC is a participative and integrative network, working across all the EU member states to promote the model of Social Firms and social co-operatives at EU, national and regional levels. The mission of SFE CEFEC is to initiate and stimulate any development of cooperatives, social firms and social enterprises or any social economy initiative supporting the rehabilitation, training and employment of persons which face mental health problems, disability or other vulnerability and therefore suffer under social exclusion.
Social Firms Europe CEFEC has been in existence for more than 35 years. It is a well-established and respected network which has the following VISION: social firms and social co-operatives are in every European town and country. By leading this movement, Social Firms Europe CEFEC helps individuals who otherwise face stigma and discrimination, to overcome their social and economic exclusion through employment.
Social Firms Europe CEFEC has over 80 members from 30 countries from Europe and Asia, more than 1500 professionals working in the field of social inclusion and social economy sector and more than 200.000 final beneficiaries of job employed by SFE CEFEC members.
The DIGITAL HUB FOR INCLUSIVE SUSTAINABLE LEARNING (DIGI-HUB) comprises of a team of facilitators, and learners who believe in the transformative power of inclusive and sustainable education and digital learning.
DIGITAL HUB FOR INCLUSIVE SUSTAINABLE LEARNING
Although a newcomer in the EU world, DIGI-HUB has its roots in the Covid-19 period, and especially during the period where F2F learning stopped, and the needs of students, professionals and citizens for continuous life-long learning (LLL), were growing. During the Covid-10 isolation time, various individual and community-based initiatives emerged offering distance learning (e-learning mainly). DIGI-HUB was one of them which has gradually developed into an organisation that offers distance-digital learning while combining benefits of various methods; hybrid, self-learning, asynchronous and synchronous, e-learning, which has now been enhanced with gamified learning approaches and personalised-learning paths empowered by AI-tools.
Established in 2011, GAL Napoca Porolissum is a dynamic local partnership dedicated to the sustainable development of rural communities in its area of operation.
ASOCIATIA GRUPUL DE ACTIUNE LOCALA NAPOCA POROLISSUM
By implementing a Local Development Strategy using a bottom-up approach, we actively involve local communities in the decision-making process, ensuring tailored solutions that address their real needs. Our mission is to promote social inclusion, community cohesion, and economic growth by funding and implementing innovative projects that tackle local challenges.
Our values:
- Innovation and sustainability
- Partnership and collaboration
- Inclusion and diversity
- Respect for local traditions and culture
With a vision centered on collaboration and solidarity, GAL Napoca Porolissum facilitates partnerships between public authorities, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector, becoming a catalyst for positive change and sustainable development in the region.
Through our work, we are committed to building a vibrant, resilient, and prosperous rural community.