KEMOP - Greece

The KESYY KEMOP “PLATO” was founded in 1992 and it is recognized by the Greek Government as a philanthropic institution providing social services to special groups of the population, such as: Unemployed women, people with special needs, elderly, ROM, long term unemployed, single parent families.

KESYY KEMOP “Plato” is based in Nafpaktos Greece and provides services to the whole Western Greece, covering the prefectures of Aitoloakarnania, Ahaia, and Ilia.
EXPERIENCE

KESYY KEMOP “Plato” has materialized several projects financed by the Greek government as well as the European Union.
Some of these projects include:

1993-95 professional training of unemployed women in child care and family help.

1994 provided consultancy and home care to elderly people in the prefecture of Aitoloakarnania

1994 provided professional training (office assistants) to people with special needs under the supervision of psychologists and educators.

1995-1999 student exchange programs, parent schools.

1996 organized registration of Rom population in the area of Antirrion Greece, providing preventative health services such as vaccination and check ups

1999 organized five day international seminar with eight transnational partners to set curriculum for parent schools.

1999-2001 participated in training programs for:
 “Automobile and motorcycle technicians” in Pyrgos Greece
“Musicians” in Aitoliko and Pyrgos Greece
“Data entry and new technologies” Agrinio Greece
“Desktop publishing” in Aitoliko Greece
“Office clerks” in Aitoliko, Partas, Agrinio and Pyrgos Greece
“Entrepreneurship” in Agrinio Greece
“Floriculture and garden maintenance” in Nafpaktos and Patras Greece
“Graphic arts” in Patras Greece
“Sawing of carnival costumes” in Patras Greece
“Pottery making” in Pyrgos Greece
“Building cleaning” in Pyrgos Greece
“Catering” in Agrinio Greece
 
In 2001 KESYY PEMOP “Plato” participated in “Daphne” project fighting child and women abuse. The project was funded by the European Union.
 
In 2002 KESYY PEMOP “Plato” participated in Cameo Mentoring project against employment exclusion.
 
In 2002 KESYY PEMOP “Plato” participated in EQUAL project “social entrepreneurship against labor exclusion”
 
In 2003 KESYY KEMOP “Plato” coordinated a project funded by the Greek government and the European Union to provide supportive Social and Psychological Services (SYY) in the area of western Greece.
 
In 2004 KESYY KEMOP “Plato” is the coordinator of 14 partners, in the prefectures of Aitoloakarnania, Ahaia and Ilia, under the project “Egrigorsi” against the employment exclusion of women.