Non-Profit Organization
Acronym
MoveIt
Founded in
2020
Address
Giannitson 31, 54627, Thessaloniki
Phone number
+30 6944 95 07 97
Webpage
Organization's page in other social networks
https://www.facebook.com/move.it.ngo
https://www.instagram.com/move.it.ngo
Description of the organization
"MoveIT is a non-profit civil partnership, established in 2020 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Our main goal is to raise awareness of young people and other citizens in developing activities related to modern societies, focusing on humans, sciences and the environment. Driven by the fundamental human values, solidarity, respect, collective effort, as well as by our strong belief in the power of creativity and entrepreneurship, MoveIT has begun its journey towards social development, self-improvement and personal or collective progress, through passion, hope and strong will for hard work.
Our greatest motivation is no other than our valuable partners with great experience in the field of national and international projects, who are ready to offer the best results in society of the future, by making substantial changes in the society of today. Their work is supported not only by scientific, business and social stakeholders, but also by their own cognitive and empirical expertise.
Young people play a key role in our activities, as they are always willing to offer their fresh and clear perspective in our initiatives and become our best allies in our effort.
Free of the stereotypes of dry formal education methods, armed with the vividness of informal and non-formal learning models and unconventional training mechanisms, we are heading towards a bright future!
OUR VISION: Moving forward, stepping into the future!
OUR MISSION: To activate young people and citizens to develop activities related to modern societies focused on humans, sciences and the environment.
Actions that the organisation has organised or in which it has actively participated
MoveIt has a rich portfolio of activities related to young people and their concerns about society and their future. Following the principles of respect to humans and equality, Moveit has participated in the “European Living Library” project of the Europe for Citizens Programme of the E.U., aiming at breaking stereotypes, promote solidarity and interaction among people from different countries: the “international living books” shared their stories with “readers’ from across Europe, exchanged views and explored the world through the eyes of others. The project’s activities were hosted in Greece, N. Macedonia, Serbia, Spain and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Another hot topic for the future is definitely the energy transition and the changes it brings in our lives. MoveIt, in cooperation with Young Leaders in Energy and Sustainability Greece (YES-Europe Greece) and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Youth Network – Black Sea (SDSN Youth Black Sea) organized the youth event “Energy Transition: A pathway to the future” with the aim to raise awareness among young people about energy and energy transition, the connection between energy and sustainable development, environment and climate change and the Greek and European policies and institutions active in the energy sector. With great sensitivity towards this topic, MoveIt is currently organizing the international photography contest “enEARTHgy: wounds & blooms” with the topic of presenting the connection of Humans and Nature through the art of photography and under the prism of energy transition.
Of course, when talking about youth, sports cannot be left out of the colourful portfolio of MoveIt, who is the coordinator of the project “ACRoSS - Age: Connecting & Revitalizing thrOugh SportS», supported by the Erasmus+ program, and aiming at promoting intergenerational dialogue through sports. Along with our partners from Serbia and N. Macedonia, we mapped the tendencies of children and seniors in sports, explored their reaction in the perspective of such initiatives and developed a concrete guide for youth organizations and sports clubs who wish to involve such activities in their regular planning. Now it is time for the pilot activities to test the guide, with the participation of sports clubs from Thessaloniki, Skopje and Belgrade in April!
Last but not least, our modern approach towards youth issues, is revealed by our participation as partners in the project “Digital YOu”, cofounded by Erasmus+ Programme, with the aim to facilitate the digital transition of youth organizations. Along with our partners from Belgium, Serbia, Spain and Slovenia, we explored the challenges that youth organizations face in the process of their digital shift and we developed a digital platform to support them in this journey. Of course, we did not do it on our own! 40 young people from all over Europe cooperated and worked together in the framework of a huge Hackathon Event which was held for this reason.
In other words…everything for young people, WITH young people!
Volunteering opportunities provided by the organization.
There is not much needed to become a volunteer in MoveIt!
If you are:
• interested in initiatives that might change the world!
• a fan of travelling and gaining new experiences!
• Willing to make a difference and reach your vision for the future!
• Full of fresh ideas and you wish to share them to the world!
Then you definitely much our profile!
Our volunteers are able to share their ideas, be creative, have an active role in our activities in Greece and abroad, explore the things they like and make a difference, regardless of their age, gender, nationality or religion!
You can become one ,throughout the whole year, with no deadlines, simply by filling out the relevant form on our website!
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