"I’m thinking about starting a company to prepare gravies and sauces. It will be a small business in the beginning. I want my daughters to be inspired by my initiative; I want them to realise that being a woman is not a disadvantage. I discovered the world of "cooperatives" here, and I would like to work with other girls and women who have been forced to give up. I don’t want to give up anymore.

"I came back to Sicily with the desire to find a way to continue living here, with an innovative idea of economy that brings people forward. I'm lucky enough to live on a very large estate with a huge historical garden: it inspired me!"

Réduire le gaspillage alimentaire commence avant la phase d'achat des produits alimentaires tout en réduisant l'usage du plastique et les emballages. Découvrez dans cette première vidéo, réalisée par COSPE Tunisie en collaboration avec Municipalité de Mahdia, l'Association Tunisienne du Droit de l'Environnement et ZERO WASTE Tunisia, les astuces de Chadhlya de Mahdia et ceux de Chaïma d'Ariana.

Retour en images et témoignages sur le BootCamp organisé par l'incubateur Lab'ESS: 14 projets « finalistes » de l'appel à projets MED-InA avaient été présélectionnés par le Lab’ESS et invités à participer à un « bootcamp » (un atelier participatif, les 8-9 novembre 2021). Pendant 2 jours, les 14 projets (21 participants) se sont rencontrés dans une belle ambiance, ce qui leur a permis d’identifier des synergies entre eux, et de s’encourager mutuellement entre acteurs d’une économie circulaire encore « de niche » à Tunis.

Creating opportunities and promoting social inclusion in a rather difficult historical period is the great challenge that HELIOS is facing in all the territories involved in the project. Even more in the Gaza Strip, HELIOS acts to offer opportunities for unemployed young people and women.

The main mission of HELIOS project is to do it in Mediterranean region through the Blue and Circular Economy channels.

HELIOS project looks at Circular Economy as an opportunity to strengthen Social Inclusion of young people and unemployment women in the Mediterranean Region.

How Circular Economy can create new job opportunities?  

Let's ask to HELIOS trainees!

Watch the video and enjoy Maria Teresa and Alberto's interview, two participants in the first edition of the HELIOS "Blue and Circular Economy, Entrepreneurship and Soft Skills" course held in Sicily (Italy).

Dr. Hani Hayajneh, UNESCO Chair for Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) at Yarmouk University, delivers a presentation on the UNESCO Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in the framework of the Jordanian iHERITAGE Living Labs Program, covering its aims, organs, lists and registry, operational directives (ODs), fund, obligations, and benefits.

Short description of highlights, innovative aspects & challenges of MedTOWN project "Co-production of social policies with social and solidarity economy (SSE) actors to fight poverty, inequality and social exclusion" for the International Seminar on Social Innovation & Inclusion (26th January 2022).

More info: https://cop.acpp.com/medtown-international-seminar-social-innovation-inclusion/

The world is changing and HELIOS project believes in the new opportunities offered by this change, that is a means to create social inclusion of NEETs (Not engaged in Education, Employment or Training) and unemployment women, in the Mediterranean basin.

After two years of preparations, the TEC-MED project is at its pilot stage.