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Athens Network Of Collaborating Experts
National Network
Greece
Address
15a Miaouli str., 105 54 Athens GreeceCountry
GreeceCity
AthensStreet address 2
15a Miaouli str., 105 54Telephone
+30 210 8215343E-Mail (2)
ance@ance-hellas.orgWebsite
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1996Contact Person1
Ms Kelly Bimpiri (General Manager)Contact Person 2
Xenia KoutentakiOrganisation Type
Non-Governmental OrganizationFields of Activity
Democracy and community developmentGeneral Information
ANCE (Athens Network of Collaborating Experts) is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organisation based in Athens, Greece. It was established in 1996 by a group of Greek experts in international cooperation and today has succeeded to create an extensive network of collaborators and volunteers for the promotion and the implementation of humanitarian aid and sustainable development programmes. ANCE is collaborating with other non-governmental organisations, local development agencies, local authorities, Universities and research centres in Greece and abroad (Turkey, Serbia, Ukraine, Egypt, Thailand, Sri Lanka, ecc.). ANCE' s donors include the EUROPEAN COMMISSION, the HELLENIC MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, the MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL PROTECTION, the EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND, OTHER NGOS and PRIVATE SPONSORS.Mission and Objectives
ANCE's main objective is to support developing countries and vulnerable social groups. More concretely ANCE: • supports populations affected by natural disasters and wars • supports entrepreneurship and sustainable economic development in areas of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America • implements income generating projects for the weakest and most disadvantaged groups of society • promotes environmental protection and preservation of cultural heritage • promotes democracy and the protection of human rights • is against all kinds of racism, xenophobia, marginalisation and social exclusionMain Projects / Activities
ANCE' s activities focus primarily on the following areas: • Integration of socially vulnerable groups into the labour market • Mobility of the elderly in Europe • Active citizenship • Women employment and entrepreneurship • Youth cultural exchanges • Access to education for all the children • Public awareness on the interdependence between North and South of the world • Training of unskilled workers and inexperienced graduates • Development of small and medium enterprises and regional entrepreneurship • Support to the economic development and social coherence of the developing countries.