Capacity Building 2025

Capacity Building 2025

July 10-11 2025 — The Demos Center, Athens, Greece.

On July 10-11, the event took place in Athens, co-organized by garagErasmus together with Youthmakers Hub and the Demos Center of The American College of Greece.

A brief recap of these days: the two-day training was designed to bring together representatives of our gE4Cities network to deepen advocacy and lobbying strategies, focusing on building self-funding capacities and long-term sustainability at the local level.

The training sessions included interactive workshops on effective communication, techniques, and practical approaches to developing strategies. Participants also engaged in case studies and group discussions that helped enhance their skills.

It was a training that saw active participation from our network. These were intense days full of idea exchange, discussions, and personal and professional development.

A big thank you to our trainer, Adéla Smejkalová, for her professionalism and expertise. Special thanks also to all participants and collaborators from all over Europe

Capacity Building Material

gE Capacity Building 2024 Photo Gallery

Minutes gE Capacity Building 27-28 June 2024

AGENDA

Day 1 - Thursday 10 July 2025
From 9:30

Welcome coffee & registrations

10:00 Opening

Greetings from Fabrizio Bitetto – President of the Foundation

Greetings from Mary Cardaras – Director of The Demos Center garagErasmus Foundation

10:20

Setting the ground

10:40

Navigating the Power Map

13:00

Networking Lunch

14:30

Strategy before action

16:00

Coffee Break

16:30

From insight to impact

17:30

Shaping the future of garagErasmus

18:00

Closing of the first day

20:30

 Networking Dinner – Lithos Tavern garagErasmus Foundation

The event took place at the following location:

Location: The Demos Center — Ipitou 17, Athina 105 57, Greece.  garagErasmus Foundation

Day 2 – Friday 11 July 2025
Starting from 9:30

Registrations

10:00 – 11:00

Rethinking sustainability

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 – 13:00

Business Model Canvas for NGOs

13:00 – 14:30

Networking Lunch

14:30 – 16:00

Integration Lab and informal closing of the training

16:00 – 16:15

Short break

16:15 – 18:00

 Free time

18:00 – 21:00

 Dinner with live music – Tavern Klimataria garagErasmus Foundation

This event was co-funded by Erasmus + and the Erasmus+ Student and Alumni Alliance. Views and opinions expressed are those of the authors only and do not reflect those of the European Union or the granting authority

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