Jul 27 2016
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Social Cooperatives International School

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Social Cooperatives International School – SCIS2016

Naples (Italy), 20-23 October 2016

The CECOP Italian member Federsolidarietà – Confcooperative, the biggest federation of social cooperatives in Europe and in the world, organizes the second edition of the Social Cooperatives International School – SCIS2016, in Naples (Italy) from 20 to 23 October 2016. The School, with a high entrepreneurial profile and specifically addressed to cooperatives’ managers, is renewed this year after the successful editions held in Bertinoro (2014) and Milan (2015). Since last year, the School has become international, extending the participation to social co-operators from all over the world. This responds to the increasing need to give social cooperation an international space for debate and exchange.

The Social Cooperatives International School will be a unique learning space, where theoretical discussions will be accompanied by exchanges on practical issues, allowing a mutual understanding among the participants and encouraging networking.  The School expects to host 40 people, 20 of whom will be Italian and 20 from other countries. The working language will be English.

You will find attached the programme of the School with the description of the different training modules. To attend the School, apart from travelling costs, candidates must pay a participation fee of 220 euros € (VAT included) which includes lectures, workshops and teaching materials, coffee breaks and lunches, and accommodation in double rooms in Naples (20-21-22 October). For those who wish to stay in a single room, it will be possible by paying a fee of 385 € (VAT included). The participation fee also includes the visit to the Catacombe di San Gennario at Rione Sanità in Naples, a project of the social cooperative “La Paranza” (www.catacombedinapoli.it/en).

Candidates should fill in the attached form and send it to Valerio Pellirossi at Federsolidarietà (pellirossi.v@confcooperative.it) with copy to Elisa Terrasi at CECOP  (elisa.terrasi@cecop.coop) on 15 September 2016 at the latest. They should also have transferred the registration fee for that date. The registration is considered confirmed after the transfer of the participation fee and the transmission of the payment receipt topellirossi.v@confcooperative.it.

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Ecole internationale sur les coopératives sociales – SCIS2016

Naples (Italie), 20-23 octobre 2016

Le membre italien  de CECOP Federsolidarietà – Confcooperative, la plus grande fédération de coopératives sociales en Europe et dans le monde, organise la deuxième édition de l’Ecole internationale sur les coopératives sociales 2016 – SCIS2016, à Naples (Italie) du 20 au 23 octobre 2016. L’école, avec un profil entrepreneurial élevé et adressé spécifiquement aux gestionnaires des coopératives, est renouvelée cette année après le succès des éditions précédentes de Bertinoro (2014) et Milan (2015). Depuis l’année dernière, l’Ecole est devenue internationale étendant la participation aux coopérateurs sociaux provenant du monde entier. Cela répond à la nécessité croissante de donner à la coopération sociale un espace international pour le débat et l’échange.

L’Ecole internationale sur les coopératives sociales sera un espace d’apprentissage unique, où les discussions théoriques seront accompagnées par des échanges sur des questions pratiques, permettant une compréhension mutuelle entre les participants et encourageant la mise en réseau. L’Ecole prévoit d’accueillir 40 personnes, dont 20seront italiennes et 20 provenant d’autres pays. La langue de travail sera l’anglais.

Vous trouverez ci-joint le programme de l’Ecole avec la description des différents modules de formation. Pour assister à l’Ecole, les candidats doivent payer, en dehors des frais de voyage, un droit d’inscription de 220 euros € (TVA incluse) qui comprend l’accès aux cours et ateliers et le matériel pédagogique, ainsi que les pauses café et les déjeuners, et l’hébergement en chambre double à Naples (20-21-22 Octobre). Pour ceux qui souhaitent rester dans une chambre individuelle, ceci sera possible en payant un droit d’inscription de 385 € (TVA incluse). Le droit d’inscription comprend également la visite à Catacombe di San Gennario à Rione Sanità à Naples, un projet de la coopérative sociale “La Paranza” (www.catacombedinapoli.it/en).

Les candidats doivent remplir le formulaire ci-joint et l’envoyer à Valerio Pellirossi à Federsolidarietà (pellirossi.v@confcooperative.it) avec copie à Elisa Terrasi à CECOP (elisa.terrasi@cecop.coop) le 15 Septembre 2016 au plus tard. Les frais d’inscription devraient également être payés pour cette date. L’inscription est considérée comme confirmée après le paiement et l’envoi de la confirmation de paiement à pellirossi.v@confcooperative.it.

Nous vous invitons à diffuser l’information auprès de vos coopératives membres et à nous tenir au courant de toute expression d’intérêt à participer!

 

Elisa Terrasi

Development and Studies Officer

CECOP – CICOPA Europe

The European confederation of industrial and service cooperatives

105 Avenue Milcamps

BE – 1030 Brussels

Tel: + 32 2 543 10 38

Jul 01 2016
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2nd WORKSHOP ON: “Energy Poverty in Greece and the contribution of green and social innovation to address the problem”

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Energy poverty constitutes a serious social problem in many European countries with multiple effects both on health and on the overall poverty, and affects more than 100.000.000 European citizens. In 2015, about 10% of EU citizens, experienced delays in the payment of public utilities bills (37% in the most affected member states). In 2014, 12% of EU citizens lacked sufficient heating in their homes 2014 (60% in the most affected member states), while 16% of the EU population resided, in accordance with the SILC statistics, in houses with dripping roofs and wet walls (33% in the most affected member states).

On Wednesday 29 June 2016, the 2nd workshop took place within the context of the development of the Policy Paper: “The status of Energy Poverty in Greece and the contribution of green and social innovation to address the problem”. The main objective of the workshop was the exchange of views and ideas with national and EU stakeholders.

This initiative is the result of cooperation between the Heinrich Böll Foundation Greece, the social cooperative “Wind of Renewal” and the Institute for Zero Energy Buildings, which are active in the fields of ecology, energy efficiency and sustainable development, while both the first and the second workshop were supported by Athens Resilience and Sustainability office.

During the first part of the workshop the available national and European programs and innovative financial tools that could help to overcome energy poverty were discussed, in the light of social and green innovation. A significant number of experts and scientists dealing with this issue accepted the invitation – both from Greece and abroad. More specifically in the first part presented:

• Ada Ámon – E3G
Energy efficiency as infrastructure and its role in alleviating fuel poverty

• Adrian Joyce – Director of the Renovate Europe Campaign
Energy Poverty – The view from Brussels

• Michalis Goudis – Housing Europe
Warm homes for all; How to tackle the challenge of our generation

• Dr George Koutitas (CEO) – Gridmates Inc.
The smart giving of energy

• Dr Kostas Konstantinou – Anatoliki A.E.
Energy Services Companies in Greece

• Alexis Panagiotopoulos – Ministry of Economy, Development & Tourism
Sources of financing in the context of the programming period 2014-2020

• Nikos Gonis– Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Innovative financial tools and successful examples of their exploitation

• Dr Evangelos Marinakis – National Technical University of Athens
Enhancing energy efficiency in buildings: needs and priorities for innovative investment tools

• Evi Tzanakaki – Center for Renewable Energy Sources and Savings
Local authorities as a catalyst in tackling energy poverty

• Constantinos Liveris – Employees Association of Social Housing (OEK)
Utilization of social housing in Greece

In the second part of the workshop the draft of the Policy Paper was presented and an open discussion followed with the participation of representatives from universities and municipalities as well as researchers, students and citizens.
Emphasis was given on the contribution of the green and social innovation in dealing with the phenomenon and proposals and comments on the draft were submitted.

The discussion was coordinated by Nikos Chrysogelos, president of social cooperative “Wind of Renewal”, Alice Corovessi and Eleftheria Touloupaki from the Institute of Zero Energy Buildings, Olga Drossou and Kyriaki Metaxa from the Heinrich Böll Foundation Greece.
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Jun 14 2016
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2d workshop: Energy Poverty in Greece and green – social innovation

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Invitation to the 2nd Workshop on “The status of Energy Poverty in Greece and the contribution of green and social innovation to address the problem”

The Heinrich Böll Foundation Greece, the social cooperative ANEMOS ANANEOSIS / Wind of Renewal and the Institute for Zero Energy Buildings, which are active in the fields of ecology, energy savings and sustainability, joined forces with the aim of publishing a policy report on “The status of Energy poverty in Greece and the contribution of green and social innovation to address the problem”. Within this context we organised the 1st workshop in Athens, in April, which had as its main objective the exchange of views and good practice in dealing with energy poverty. See more here

The 2nd Workshop is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 29 June 2016, in the Alkioni Hall of the Electra Palace Hotel (N. Nikodimou 19-20, Athens) from 14:00 – 20:30.

The first part of the workshop will be organised as a round table and it will focus on financial tools to deal with the energy poverty through social and green innovation.

An open event will follow, where the draft of the Policy report we are working on will be presented and with the proposals include in the draft as a starting point, the discussion will focus around the contribution of green and social innovation in dealing with the phenomenon.

Registration: windofrenewal@gmail.com, info@gr.boell.org, inzeb@inzeb.org

 

It would be our great honor if you were to accept this invitation as we believe that you can contribute greatly to the success of the event thanks to your knowledge and experience on financial tools. Please inform us on your availability as well as on your short input (title and content) not later than 17 June. In addition, we would like to invite you to participate actively in the discussion during the open event which will follow. Finally, we would appreciate your comments and suggestions for improvement in writing on the draft text of the policy report which we will send to you by 23 June.