Jun 06 2021
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Welcommon Hostel, one of the best civil society initiatives of the Euro-Med Region

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“Long Night of Ideas”
O Άνεμος Ανανέωσης και το Welcommonhostel μεταξύ των 6 καλύτερων Ευρω-Μεσογειακών πρωτοβουλιών της κοινωνίας των πολιτών (best of) που θα παρουσιαστούν από τους Euromed Citizen Reporters, ζωντανά σε μια διαδικτυακή εκδήλωση από τη Γερμανία στο πλαίσιο της “Long Night of Ideas”, την Δευτέρα 7 Ιουνίου, στις 21.00 (CEST) (22.00 στην Αθήνα)
Συνδεθείτε εδώ: https://mediapool.expo-ip.com/stand/36
Θα παρουσιαστούν
– Welcommon Hostel και Άνεμος Ανανέωσης (Ελλάδα)
– Banlastic Egypt (Αίγυπτος)
– Sustainable Cooperation for Peace & Security (Ιταλία)
– Youth Dialogue Platform (Λιβύη)
– KITABI (Μαρόκο)
– SΕPT (Λίβανος)
Οι Euromed Citizen Reporters (We are still here! EuroMed Citizen Reporters” είναι ένα πρόγραμμα του Γερμανικού Δικτύου Anna Lindh Foundation (για τον διάλογο των πολιτισμών Ευρώπη-Μεσόγειο) Anna Lindh Stiftung και του ιδρύματος Candid Foundation gGmbH που υποστηρίχθηκε από το Γερμανικό Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών Auswärtiges Amt
– Το Welcommonhostel (Αθήνα) είναι ένα καινοτόμο #hostel βιώσιμου τουρισμού αλλά και κέντρο για την προώθηση της κοινωνικής και πράσινης καινοτομίας, της κοινωνικής ενδυνάμωσης και ένταξης, της δράσης για το κλίμα και της ενεργειακής μετάβασης, που δημιουργήθηκε από τον Άνεμο Ανανέωσης
– Η δράση Banlastic Egypt είναι μια πρωτοβουλία στην Αλεξάνδρεια Αιγύπτου για την απαγόρευση των πλαστικών μιας χρήσης στη χώρα, προσφέροντας εναλλακτικές λύσεις πράσινων προϊόντων και ευαισθητοποιώντας ευρύτερα με εργαστήρια και καθαρισμούς ακτών
– Η Sustainable Cooperation for Peace & Security @SustainableCoo (Ιταλία) είναι μια πρωτοβουλία για την προώθηση της βιωσιμότητας, της ειρήνης και της ασφάλειας, με έμφαση στις γυναίκες και τη νεολαία
– Η Youth Dialogue Platform @YDPLibya (Λιβύη) είναι μια πρωτοβουλία που προωθεί την ενδυνάμωση των νέων μέσω του διαλόγου μεταξύ των Λίβυων και πέρα από αυτούς
– Η KITABI (Μαρόκο) είναι μια βιβλιοθήκη για παιδιά
– Η SEPT (Save Energy Plant Trees) όπως λέει ο τίτλος της “εξοικονομήστε ενέργεια, φυτέψτε δέντρα) (Λίβανος – Βηρυττός)
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“Long Night of Ideas” #civilsociety is contributing a lot to overcome challenges of our times its Best Of will be livestreamed on June 7th!
The premiere of #EuroMed Citizen Visions” during the #lndi21 by Auswärtiges Amt
with
– Sustainable Cooperation for Peace & Security @SustainableCoo
– KITABI
– @YDPLibya
– SEPT
Monday 7th of June, on 21.00 Central European Summer Time (CEST) (22.00, Athens time 22.00)
– Welcommonhostel is an innovative hostel for sustainable tourism open to all the travellers, as well as a centre for social and green innovation, social empowerment and inclusion, art, intercultural dialogue, climate action and energy transition
– Banlastic Egypt aims to ban single use plastic in Egypt by offering alternative green products and by spreading awareness through workshops and beach cleanups
– Sustainable Cooperation for Peace & Security @SustainableCoο Sustainable Development Goals through UNSCR 1325 “Women Peace and Security” and 2250 “Youth Peace and Security”. From Italy to the Earth globe
– Youth Dialogue Platform @YDPLibya is an initiative that promotes Youth empowerment through dialogue among Libyans and beyond (online and offline) #UNSCR2250
– KITABI (Morocco) is a children’s library
– SEPT (Save Energy Plant Trees) (Lebanon- Beirut). Neighborhood help in Lebanon www.sept-ngo.org
June 7th, 9 p.m. CEST –
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“Lange Nacht der Ideen” #twitterchallenge Mit unserer Idee wird die Kreativität und Innovationskraft von interkultureller Zivilgesellschaft sichtbar. Am 7. Juni um 21 Uhr in der 20min
Welcommonhostel Banlastic Egypt @SustainableCoo KIBATE SEPT @YDPLibya
Show “EuroMed Citizen Visions” unter https://mediapool.expo-ip.com/stand/36
Diese „Best-of-Show“ zivilgesellschaftlicher Initiativen der euro-mediterranen Region zeigt, wie neue kreative Formen des interkulturellen Dialogs, der aktiven Bürgerschaft und der gesellschaftlichen Partizipation an der Basis und lokal initiiert und gestaltet werden – trotz teilweise geschlossener physischer Grenzen und eingeschränkter Bewegungs- und Begegnungsmöglichkeiten vor Ort.
Die „Citizen Reporters“ aus Libyen, Ägypten, Italien, Griechenland und dem Libanon kommen selbst zu Wort und präsentieren lokale Aktivitäten und Initiativen, die Hoffnung, Solidarität und Visionen von einer aktiven, vielfältigen und agilen internationalen Zivilgesellschaft vermitteln.
Das Format setzt das Projekt „We are still here! EuroMed Citizen Reporters“ fort und findet in Kooperation mit der Anna Lindh Foundation statt.
Die 20-minütige Show wird am 7. Juni um 21:00 Uhr live gestreamt.
Die Premiere während der „Langen Nacht der Ideen 2021“ ist zugleich der Startschuss für die Publikation einer Vielzahl von zivilgesellschaftlichen Initiativen auf der Website.
#lndi21 @zak_kiτ @EuroMedCR

 

May 14 2021
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Combining Green Roofs with Solar Power and Cooling

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by Hartwig Berger,

Sekretariat für Zukunftsforschung

As a result of their study-trips in Berlin, the EUKI-YESclima teams from Athens and Cádiz have elaborated the general proposal “Smart Roofs” for cities in Southern Europe.

In our home regions we have to take care to reduce greenhouse gases and also for climate adaptation, in particular during extreme heat periods. Thus, our proposal is to combine the roof-greening of buildings with solar panels moving with the course of the sun, so giving more power during the day. The roofs shall be cultivated with plants, which are resistant against dryness, sowed in a soil mixed with material conserving rainwater, for example by extended clay. At the same time, the green zone on the top insulates the building to a certain extent and cools in hot periods the environment via the evaporation of the plants.

Because of serious periods of water scarcity to be expected in the near future, in the outside of the buildings we recommend “rainwater harvesting”: to collect the rain in artificial lakes of subterranean stores, to irrigate trees and plants in the surrounding and, more sophisticated, also for water flushing in toilets.

We think of combining the green solar roof with an innovative system of cooling buildings, which was elaborated and is at present tested by scientists in the universities of Sevilla and Cádiz. This system, named “CAVE” , seeks to exploit the possibilities of cooling by evaporation and ventilation, combined with a thermal insulation of the roof. This same concept was applied in the energy-audits which are elaborated by the YESclima team of Cádiz for schools in towns of the province. Now we think to propose it for urban buildings in general.

The cities in our home regions offer great opportunities, but have also to cope with dangerous weeks in summertime. The opportunity is the power of sun, giving much better results in generating electricity than in Northern European areas. The danger consists in extreme heat periods causing serious water crisis. Let us combine the fight against the growing climate crisis with our activities for better life quality in our cities.

Let´s go ahead.
Adelante.
Emprós

Photo: Sebastian Stragies: Students of the YESclima project with Hartwig Berger

Project

YESclima – Young experts for climate-friendly schools in Mediterranean countries

Project website

Responsible for the content is the named author / organisation: YESclima, Hartwig Berger

Apr 26 2021
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HOSCARs 2021: Welcommon Hostel is named Most EXTRAORDINARY Hostel Hero in the world 

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HOSCARs 2021: Welcommon Hostel is named one of the best hostels in the world / Welcommon Hostel is named Most EXTRAORDINARY Hostel Hero in the world

Hostelworld announces the winners of its 19th annual HOSCAR awards

26 April 2021: Welcommon Hostel in Greece, was recognised as the most EXTRAORDINARY Hostel Hero by leading Online Travel Agent (OTA) focused on the hostel market, Hostelworld

For 19 years, the HOSCARs (Hostelworld Customer Annual Ratings) have acknowledged hostels from all four corners of the globe with the highest customer reviews and ratings. This year, with the world in lockdown and travel put on hold, the awards have been restructured to recognise the incredible work hostels have been doing in their communities, and to support the industry, during the global pandemic.

Representing Greece, Welcommon Hostel was crowned most EXTRAORDINARY Hostel Hero by a panel of expert travel judges and more than 20,000 votes by hostel travellers all around the world.

Why WELCOMMON HOSTEL was named as the most EXTRAORDINARY Hostel Hero: As of June 2020, even the sustainable tourism collapsed and at the same time thousands of recognized refugees and asylum seekers in Greece were left homeless in the midst of a global pandemic, we decided to host a number of refugees, the most vulnerable between them, such as survivors of sexual violence, torture and ill treatment, the elderly, people with chronic diseases, pregnants and mothers with new borned babies. From 2016 on we offer interactive, inclusive, intercultural, non formal education and courses (language lessons, art, environmental and climate awareness, music) and green and social economy workshops open for all: volunteers, refugees, migrants, travellers, nomads workers, Erasmus. locals with the suport of more than 340 volunteers from all over the world. The vision for the Welcommon Hostel is to be a sustainable solution to host all the travellers. If you’ve ever come into the Welcommon you probably felt that it is a special place, a place where you can meet people, learn from them… it is a community. Special place, people, values.

Fabrizio Giulio, Chief Supply Officer at Hostelworld, said: “This year’s HOSCARs not only commemorate a difficult year for the hostel industry, but allow us to celebrate the incredible efforts our hostel partners have taken during this time. Hostels around the world have used this time to focus on becoming more sustainable, supporting their local communities or renovating their hostels to be as safe as possible for when travel resumes — we wanted to recognise all their achievements.

The HOSCARs are equally valuable to our community, as they provide a trusted way for our customers to identify the experience they want from their travels, and where to find it. It was important that our customers were still a crucial part of the awards and involved in selecting the hostels that deserve to be recognised for their excellence and extraordinary efforts.”

You can find full list of winners here: www.hostelworld.com/hoscars

Notes to editors 

The HOSCARs (Hostelworld Customer Annual Ratings) have been running since 2002 and are usually determined based on reviews from millions of customers made over the previous 12 months. Due to COVID-19 and the impact on travel the awards feature a new set of categories and a different judging system in comparison to previous years.

About Hostelworld 

Hostelworld, the leading global Online Travel Agent (OTA) focused on the hostel market, inspires adventurous minds to experience new places, meet new people and come back with extraordinary stories to tell. Hostelworld customers aren’t your average travellers; they are driven by the need for unique experiences, social connections and empowering adventures. It’s the social nature of hostels that turbocharges their global adventures and enables them to Meet the World.

Hostelworld has over 20 years’ experience, with more than 13 million reviews across 17,000+ hostels in 179 countries, making it the leading online hub for social travel. Its website operates in 19 different languages and mobile app in 13.

The Hostelworld Group went public in November 2015, listing on the main London and Dublin stock exchanges. Headquartered in Dublin, Hostelworld has offices around the world in London, Shanghai, Sydney and Porto.

About Welcommon Hostel

The WELCOMMON HOSTEL is a seven-floor facility building in the center of Athens that offers accommodation for people of all ages and places, a hostel for sustainable tourism, a proposal for accommodation of social, cultural and environmental active groups and persons during their stay in Athens. Our moto is “sleep for dreaming, be active for cultural, social and environmental /climate issues”. The WELCOMMON HOSTEL is run by the social cooperative Anemos Ananeosis / Wind of Renewal, established in 2014 for the promotion of social and green innovation, sustainable tourism, environmental and climate potection, energy transition, social inclusion and intercultural dialogue.

The WELCOMMON Hostel is something more than just a nice hostel with social impact. It is also a place for social gathering and experiment, a center for innovation and art, as well as a centre for social and green innovation and economy, for social and job integration for Greek locals, migrants and refugees.

Our guests are all different travellers (tourists, volunteers, erasmus students, nomads-workers, newcomers, refugees). Our vision is to bring close people from all over the world without discrimination, to enable them to communicate, to be entertained and to explore the creative side of Athens. Our guests have the opportunity to participate directly and indirectly in green, social, humanitarian and inclusive – intercultural projects, events and activities. They can also contribute with their ideas and experience. WELCOMMON Hostel means welcome in common – together.

The hostel highlights the positive impact that sustainable tourism – and cooperatives and social enterprises – have on communities, revitalizing neighborhoods, making bridges between communities, social groups, newcomers and local people.

Judging Panel 🔮 of HOSCARS Awards 2021

If you would like to learn more about us and support our project, please visit:

You can contact us: windofrenewal@gmail.com

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