More than ever, co-production makes stronger & more resilient societies, more just & inclusive. Thank you for your commitment & support! See you at our Community of Practice.

MedTOWN partners have launched 6 experimental social policy initiatives (demo actions) and 10 pilot projects in Mediterranean communities. T…

Six demonstrative actions were developed to test different co-production initiatives on social & solidarity economy to support local com…

Read about our successful co-production initiatives by Social and Solidarity Economy actors in collaboration with local public authorities!

The iniciative is a pilot project, funded by a MedTOWN grant, has been developed in the Tunisian region of Mahdia by two local non-profit en…

The first Spanish round table, held in Seville, was an exchange of ideas from different perspectives, such as NGOs, academia, trade unions a…

The tools and innovative initiatives focused on sustainable consumption, social economy and co-production, were presented during the 2nd national round table on 8th November 2…

It will be held in Seville, Spain, from 7th to 10th November, organise…

The local community, organizations & SSE co-create their own initiatives to enhance the value & opportunities at Bela Flor (Campolid…

Among these pilot porjects there is the recycling of old clothes and beekeeping boxes.

To fight against the digital divide in vulnerable neighborhoods of Seville, the social pilot project "I Can Too" was granted

These projects cover thyme production, manufacturing wig and hair extension and training in marketing.

Explore the "environmentally friendly bee" project in Beitlo, developed through a MedTOWN pilot project.

The incubator is run by the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) and its premises are hosted by the Ministry of Social Dev…

This social pilot project developed by Beitlo Ladies Charity Association exemplifies the power of community-driven initiatives

On May 28, 2023, the Palestinian Hydrology Group (PHG) and the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC) in cooperation with the Environmental Quality Authority (EQA) o…

Deadline to apply: 7th June 2023 at 12.00 (Tunis time).

The second edition of the Lingare Festival was organised by the TCSE - Centre Tunisien de l'Entrepreneuriat Social (Tunisian Centre for…

The festival takes places on 27th May in Tunis.

This event planned on 28th May 2023 will be an opportunity to exchange different experiences and ideas about waste management.

The proposal shall be applied in the Bela Flor pilot area in Lisboa. Deadline to apply: 31/05/2023

ACPP, as the Lead Beneficiary of the MedTOWN project, seeks to hire a Junior Project Manager to strengthen the Project Management Team for MedTOWN and MedRiSSE. The Junior Project Manager will support the Senio…

Another training course for teachers is being prepared to be delivered in the coming months.

Read how our coproduced demonstrative actions are consolidating & affecting real people; and how our subgranting of coproduction experiences are developing, and in turn, g…

The Tunisian partner of MedTOWN project, Tunisian Center for Social Entrepreneurship TCSE has published a…

The project partner PP3 of MedTOWNproject, Palestinian Agricultural Association (PARC), has published a call for applications to grant a tot…

The open talk will focus on co-production of public spaces in the city, in particular for sustainable agriculture; and Time Banks as a strat…

About 150 students took part in 2 sessions.

Deadline to apply: 22 February 2023.

Yo tambien puedo (I can also do it), is one of MedTOWN´s subgrant to address digital divide in Seville.

The 20 selected women will benefit from training and support to better know their economic and labour rights, be more competitive as social entrepreneurs and become financiall…

“In our daily work, sometimes we focus on our frustrations and difficulties, and when we meet, suddenly we can also see the potential, the human potential in all what we do.”

The project hosted an International Exchange Event for professionals coming from the Social and Solidarity Economy sector from Palestine, Tunisia, Jordan, Greece, Portugal and…

To know more details about the call, please connect on the online meeting on 27th December 2022 at 1.30 p.m Jordan time. The NEW deadline is on 5th January 2023.

Both pilot projects approved for funding intend to strengthen existing multi-lateral parternships between the SSE entities and the public se…

20 people, 95% women, participate in this group of trainees, beneficiaries of the demonstrative action's first phase developing in our …

The trip to Greece has been featured on July 2022 newsletter edition of Asamblea de Cooperación por la Paz (ACPP), lead beneficiary of MedTOWN.

Discover how MedTOWN project is going to provide digital skills to Tunisian women and support them to become cooperative members and social entrepreneurs

It was an opportunity for partners to learn from each other on how to improve the approach of social and solidarity economy.

MedTOWN´s team visited the Social Enterprise Incubator implemented in Jordan and how the complementary currency to promote citizen's involvement in waste management in Pa…

Deadline: ⏰ 20th June 2022, 12:00 Palestine time Related to the implementation of a system to promote citizen's involvement in waste management in Beitillu village.

The call open until 4 july 2022, will fund co-production pilot projects on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in the provinces of Seville a…

MedTOWN field visits in Greece during May 2022 allowed exchanges on local digital currencies and promote collaboration between entities to co-produce social policies.

Apply NOW! Deadline ⏰ 06/06/2022 at 14.00 pm CET time

With these two questions, our project´s workshop has started on 'Complementary currencies & social policies' in Athens' at Panteion University.

Through the national workshop, the project intends to impulse change in the co-production of social policies at local & national level

Apply NOW! NEW Deadline ⏰ 31/05/2022

Discover how MedTOWN applies these concepts in Jordan, Portugal and Tunisia

The seminar held on January 26th, has been featured on the front page of the March 2022 newsletter edition of Asamblea de Cooperación por la…

The call, aimed at funding social and solidarity economy pilot projects was presented on March 10th to local entities in Seville focused on social intervention in disadvantage…

With an available budget of 300 000 euros, MedTOWN partners agreed on the conditions to launch its calls for subgrants

MedTOWN team visited two initiatives dedicated to women's empowerment and entrepreneurship.

MedTOWN Social Business Incubator in Jordan started the training for people with disabilities (PWD), women & refugees from Al-Koura &…

See how we are fostering debates on improving social & environmental policies and their impact on local economies

MedTOWN online ‘International Seminar on Social Innovation and Inclusion’, on 26th January 2022 was attended by more than 200 participants f…

Bela Flor Agroforest uses collective intelligence and social innovation to co-produce the recovery of a degraded urban space involving the whole community in a syntropic proje…

The high level discussion focused on co-production & social innovation as important elements that have positive impact in local communit…

Co-producing a new community of solid waste management system based on a circular economy model, in the municipality of Beitillo (Ramallah, …

Complementing MedTOWN Greek demonstrative action, that will support the survival of small local businesses while increasing the employment & entrepreneurship of vulnerable…

Apply NOW! Deadline ⏰ 11/03/2022.

Apply NOW! Deadline ⏰ 11/03/2022 at 2 p.m

Discover projects which have already found solutions implemented by the social innovation & inclusion

The topic was discussed in 'Social innovation & public policies in the Mediterranean' panel at MedTOWN International Seminar o…

The International Seminar on Social Innovation & Inclusion explored in depth this important issue for the future of the SSE in the Medit…

Mikael Leyi, Secretary General of SOLIDAR & SOLIDAR Foundation, was in charge of the 'Keynote speech' at the International Seminar on Social Innovation & Inc…

NEW deadline for submission of bids is 24th February 2022.

The success of Bela Flor Respira is based not only on environmental sustainability but also on community sustainability. Read more about MedTOWN pilot in Portugal.

Online, Wednesday 26th January 2022 (10am Greek time) How do social innovation models affect public policies? Is our projects’ experimentation being able to change the deliv…

May the new year bring peace, solidarity and happiness for all humanity. 

The training for our Lead Beneficiary personnel, based on The Phoenix Journey formative programme aims to encourage participants to incorporate co-production concepts & to…

The programe, submitted at Eskura Summit 2021, aims to provide the training to trust co-production instru…

The main intention of Bela Flor Respira Agroforest in Campolide is to promote this reciprocity, neighbourliness & cooperation - which should flourish in any neighbourhood.

“It is time to discuss together what to prioritize and where to invest energies, looking for synergies [in the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) sector]”

MedTOWN project in Portugal engaged a group of volunteers through Bela Flor Agroforest. One of them told us about the experience.

The project has been selected as a good practice to promote a just transition in Europe & Worldwide.

Two economic studies about innovative concepts related to the project as Co-production of public policies with social and Social and Solidarity Economy actors & Local Econ…

Most of MedTOWN National Workshops training programme have been successfully completed. Read more about it in the newsletter of Asamblea de Cooperación Por la Paz (in Spanish…

The final trainees are being selected from more than 200 applicants through interviews taking place since the last week of June at the incub…

Deadline for submission of tenders is ⏰ 12th April 2021.

See how our project's activities & tools are gradually taking shape + our upcoming National Workshops

In the shops of the Cerro-Amate district of Seville it will soon be possible to pay with a public Complementary Currency, a way of generating the empowerment and sustainability of the local economy.

The National Workshops aim at reinforcing and initiating co-production processes to improve public policies and social services so they respond to the needs of people in their…

The Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) has started its first steps to establish an Incubator in AL-Koura District (Jordan) that will focus on supporting en…

Thanks to MedTOWN, neighbours got together to transform wasted wood in benches that allow children to have learning sessions outdoors, or seniors to breakout the home isolation and meet outside safely.

It has been a wonderful opportunity to overview the highlights of our project so far & for each partner to share what has been accomplished, what's underway, and chal…

The only way to generate a real deep social transformation based upon social, economic & climate justice, is by generating formulas for the democratic & social constru…

We hope the new year brings peace, solidarity and happiness for all humanity.

Deadline for submission of tenders is ⏰ December 27th 2020.

NEW Deadline for submission of tenders is ⏰ January 28th 2021.

Deadline for submission of tenders is ⏰ November 29th 2020.

The launch of MedTOWN's Training of Trainers, has marked the beginning of the implementation phase at local level of a project that aims to transform the local economy and social policies through co-produc…

On October the 5th, Seville hosted the Launching Conference of the EU-funded MedTOWN project, an online meeting with more than 500 participa…

Deadline for submission of tenders is ⏰ October 31st 2020.

Join the Virtual Launching Conference for MedTOWN project on the 5th of October from 10.00 to 12.00 CET, followed by the start of the journey of our capacity building programm…

What have we learned so far about the benefits of using local currencies? ACPP-Assembly of Cooperation for Peace has been experimenting for years with the use of complementary currencies to improve social polic…

Deadline for submission of tenders is ⏰ 14 July 2020.

JOHUD, partner of MedTOWN project, has supported 4,000 vulnerable individuals from 800 families across Jordan since April through its family relief fund.

Deadline for submission of tenders is ⏰ 22 June 2020.

Both MedTOWN and MoreThanAJob projects focus their efforts on Social and Solidarity Economy as a way to promote social inclusion and fight poverty in the Mediterranean area.

The online tools currently developed by MedTOWN project will serve as a platform for sharing good pratices in social innovation and co-production of social services.

The Ossetana complementary currency is the successful model implemented near Seville which has inspired the Spanish demonstrative action of the MedTOWN project. 

Presenting the pilot action of the MedTOWN project in Portugal.

AFTURD, MedTOWN's Tunisian partner, has opened a new emergency shelter for women in need of protection in coordination with the Ministry of Women, Family, Children and Se…

COVID-19 is hitting specially hard in the Mediterranean region, and vulnerable communities are due to suffer the health and econiomic even harder.

The deadline for sending bids is 10th of June 2020.

The deadline for sending bids is 30th of May 2020.

The deadline for sending bids is 22nd of May 2020.

Update: The deadline for sending bids is 18th of June 2020.

The deadline for sending bids is 6th of March 2020.

The deadline for sending bids is 15th of March 2020.

The deadline for sending bids is 18 February 2020.

MedTOWN project aims to provide citizens and local authorities with tools to foster the transition towards fairer, more resilient and sustainable societies in the Euro-Mediter…