PRAXIS

PRAXIS is an NGO founded in 1995.

Thus, it has been active for 30 years in the fields of youth development through volunteering & active participation in

community engaging activities and non-formal learning projects, and as coordinator in S&H EVS/ESC org.

PRAXIS works without exclusion, involving young people from all walks of life to numerous activities and projects

with social impact.

We support Young People' personal, social and educational development, in ways designed to help them improve a range of

skills and competencies and empower them to acquire a voice, so that they may influence their place in society as they

transition from adolescence to adulthood.

We provide capacity building for personal and social development of youth using non-formal education methods.

Our main methodological approaches are based on: - Creative thinking and art methods - Experiential learning –Cooperation

and learning - Outdoor activities - Local society engagement.

PRAXIS Greece integrates AI tools into its operations to optimize production and enhance efficiency. Recently, a seminar

was organized to explore the practical applications of AI in the nonprofit sector, focusing on how these technologies can

improve decision-making, resource allocation, and program impact. The organization is eager to further explore AI’s

potential and its role in advancing its mission.As part of the Master's thesis of PRAXIS IT, in Computer Science, the focus

was on the development of an AI-based image captioning system using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and Long

Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks.

PRAXIS’ AIMS

Quality Youth Work.

Youth development through volunteering & participation in NFL.

Supporting young people’s personal, social & educational development, designed to improve a range of skills &

competencies & empower them to acquire a voice, so that they may influence their place in society as they transition from

adolescence to adulthood & independence.

Implementing & evaluating educational programmes that aim to support & enrich the personal & social development of YP

& YPFO, without exclusion, through their voluntary participation to a number of activities & contributions to projects with

social impact.

OBJECTIVES

Support the active participation of youth.

Create & maintain inclusive & comfortable environment for YP.

Strengthen youths’ critical thinking and social competences.

Empower the youth leaders of tomorrow.

PRINCIPLES

Equal access in EU opportunities for all & hence for YPFO

Transparency & Accountability at all levels

Linking the youth field, civic participation & labor market

MAIN ACTIVITIES

Local Youth Work.

EVS, ESC/Volunteering since 1997.

Integrates AI tools into its operations to optimize production and enhance efficiency

INTERGENERATIONAL SOLIDARITY - Retired Professionals Key to Youth Employability & Entrepreneurship

International Campaigns, Projects & Events to raise awareness on social inclusion, interculturalism, and tackling

discrimination in society & sports.

Running a local Youth Information Center.

We have successfully implemented more than 90 separate projects as leaders (getting the highest scores from the evaluators),

and many more as partners.

We have built up a partnership network across Europe, with more than 400 organizations, & maintain a strong regional,

interregional and EU-wide presence allowing the realization of internships, seminars and youth projects, among other things.

Strategic cooperation projects.

Cooperation with Local associations for promoting theater, theatrical events, theatrical performances .

Creation of tools and outputs that can be used by Youth Workers’ Organisation and young people for better learning &

competences, e.g., Mobile Apps & Digital Enabling Technologies.

Youth Lifelong Learning through NFL on: Media, RADIO, Inclusion & Human Rights, Digital tools, Citizenship,

Sustainability.

TARGET GROUPS

PRAXIS works with & for young people, underprivileged youth and youth workers/trainers/volunteers.

It is a for-purpose organisation working with youth & communities in need in Europe, and has developed strong & close

relations to the local community at two levels:

1.At the level of actively engaging the local community, through our projects, actions, activities, campaigns, whose actors

are the youth but beneficiaries are all members of the community itself. And,

2.At the level of collaborating with other local actors, such as NGOs, Our work strengthens the links between different

stakeholders in the society, e.g., civil society organizations, local authorities, decision-makers & media.

The basic tank of PRAXIS’ staff, are young leaders & former volunteers with international experience, who have

participated in previous EU projects themselves about NFE methods, human rights initiatives & activities for youth and have

developed skills & competencies required for their Youth Work.