The Partners

Action Synergy S.A. is an training and knowledge- based applications organization which is actively involved in the development of education technologies, training methodologies and the development of e-learning training courses. Action Synergy S.A. disposes a long experience in the management and coordination of European Projects. Since its foundation in 1986 the organisation has participated in a considerable number of EU educational projects, such as COMETT, PETRA, SOCRATES, LEONARDO DA VINCI, ADAPT, TEMPUS, PHARE, Distance learning, LLP, ERASMUS+. Key areas of expertise: – Organisation of education activities for the social inclusion of vulnerable target groups – Organisation of teacher trainings in relation with innovative training methods – Management, organisation and planning of transnational European projects focusing on education and training – Creation of links between Universities and enterprises aiming at the technological and regional development – Organisation of Mobility Projects – Organisation of e-learning and online learning courses – Organisation of courses related with the development of the employability of young people – Promotion and organization of Life Long Learning and continuous training programmes – Development of synergies at local, national and transnational level – Learning needs analysis – Development of courses and modules making use of innovative methodologies such as: open/flexible learning methodologies such as open/flexible learning methodologies, e-learning ICTs – Quality Assurance. Our organisation is working a lot with the people with disabilities and especially for their inclusion in the labour market. Here you can have a look at the recent projects we have implemented in the field.

Center for Special Educational Support is a new type of organization in the field of special education in Bulgaria which was established in 2016 by the law of Ministry of Education. According to this Act schools for students with SEN passed an accreditation and checks and many of them were transformed into Centers for special educational support, giving the possibility to students with SEN to be offered not only educational but also therapeutic service. School for children with special needs “D-r Peter Beron” as the only one in north-western district – Vidin with fifty years of professional development in that sphere was also reformed as CSOP. 43 students from 1st to 12 grade with different mental and physical disorders are educated in 2018/2019 school year. The staff of CSOP consists from 11 special teachers and three therapeutists – speech therapist, physiotherapist, ergoterapist and physiologist. The staff from CSOP creates Individual Educational and Therapeutic Plan for each student in accordance with the needs and peculiarities of students’ development. The strategic goals of CSOP envisages achieving new competences of the teaching stuff in the sphere of educational didactic activities, modern teaching tools which to reveal students skills for social inclusion.

EUPRAGIA is an Urban Non-Profit Company which was founded and staffed by people with extensive professional experience in the Fields of Education, Sports, Culture and Technology. Our goal is the development of National and International collaborations and the participation in networks of Education, Culture, Folklore, Local Development, Environmental Protection and Sports. We design, study and implement infrastructure projects that contribute to the exercise of sports development activities. We organize and implement programs of sports camps, camps and sports academies, of all sports. We develop and support sports activities for the disabled and socially vulnerable groups by supporting Training Seminars on Sports. We raise awareness of citizens on issues of environmental protection, energy savings, use of RES, consumer habits, nutrition, health, traffic education. We prepare and implement research and technology programs for the development of Local Areas with the utilization of new information and telecommunication technologies. We contribute in the framework of Social Protection and Solidarity, in the Design and Implementation of Programs and Initiatives with our participation in programs and actions for the integration of Roma, repatriated expatriates, immigrants and refugees and in general citizens and social groups at risk of social exclusion , economic and cultural life of the local community. We participate in actions aimed at supporting and social care of infants, children and the elderly as well as vulnerable social groups. We develop folklore research and support actions to promote folklore and art.

The Mantovani Castorina Foundation was founded in 2007 by an alliance between doctors and professionals of the DAMA, (Disabled Advanced Medical Assistance) department of excellence of the San Paolo Hospital in Milan, dedicated to the care and hospital medical reception for people with severe intellectual and neuromotor disabilities, and a group of families who have faced and are facing the challenge of severe and very serious disability. Together, they decided to use their skills and energies to generate cultural change and to tackle disability in a new and integrated way. FMC adopts the same multidisciplinary intervention approach outside the hospital, embracing all areas of life of frail people. An innovative model, where at the center is the “person” with a disability, of course, but a person with their own needs. The challenge is to move the axis of protection of disability from mere medical assistance to an overall action, to try together to overcome the fragmentation of services that characterizes the world of disability.

The Organization for Promotion of European Issues (OPEI) is an educational, extrovert, and innovative NGO located in the region of Paphos, Cyprus which pays attention on the issues such as social inclusion, education, culture and youth. OPEI has in recent years provided its expertise and assistance to enable local communities to overcome social and economic disparities of disadvantaged social groups by developing specific and innovative OPEI constitutes of several professionals such as psychologists, social workers, teachers and other associates that contribute towards achieving the organisational main objectives. These associates offer volunteering and training services in soft skills and support the welfare services of the rural communities, especially when these include Individuals, Groups, and Communities. Through the development of our volunteering activities, we have enabled people to develop skills and capacities in which under different circumstances they would not have the ability to do so, as they have managed to develop the feeling of belongingness, inclusion, innovation, and creativity. The organization also has experience in hosting students from EU countries and operates a hosting facility where students can come and have a comfortable and safe environment during their stay. We host more than 500 people every year in Paphos in different EU projects. OPEI established in 2017 a cooperation agreement with the European Capital of Culture in order to promote the work of PAFOS 2017 in our Region and abroad. OPEI is a member of European Network of Innovation for Inclusion and has in recent years participated in several EU and national projects, such as the CoE “All Different All Equal” campaign, Youth exchanges, Grudntvig and Leonardo Mobility lifelong learning projects and strategic partnerships. Currently we support many ERASMUS + KA1 and KA2 projects. OPEI is a member of the Cyprus national network of Anna Lindh Foundation for the dialogue among cultures and cooperates with national research centers and academic institutions. We are proud of the development of our strong media contacts which has enabled us to work closely with several contemporary stakeholders such as www.pafosnet.com, from where we can disseminate project results and information campaigns. The exchange of experiences, the identification of the best methods and practices in this project would play a pivotal role in solving the core issues, where cooperation among European partners becomes invaluable. OPEI has implemented in the last few years a social responsibility program, called “SOCIAL SOLIDARITY”, supporting more than 40 families in need.