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“Social and professional reinstatement of People with Disabilities and ROMA through reuse and recycling of Waste from Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in Greece”. General information. Partners: ARV IS Environmental Enterprises of Greece SA (Coordinator) University of Thessaly
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“Social and professional reinstatement of People with Disabilities and ROMA through reuse and recycling of Waste from Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in Greece”
General information Partners: ARVISEnvironmental Enterprises of Greece SA (Coordinator) University of Thessaly Aristotle Un. of Thessalonica Technological Institute of Western Macedonia Developmental Municipal Enterprise of Tyrnavos Hliahtida NGO (Mutilini, Lesvos Island) Ydalios Damos NGO (Mutilini, Lesvos Island) Commercial Chamber of Samos Developmental Municipal Enterprise of Karlovasi (Samos) Electronic Appliances Recycling SA Volos Municipal Organization for Vocational Training (DEOV)
Main project objectives Creation of a social enterprise (SE) concerning recycling of WEEE in Tirnabos municipality This SE will be staffed by ROMA Expansion of the existing SE in Mitilini municipality - Ydallios Damos) concerning WEEE recycling. The SE will employ people with dissabilities Two Vocational Training Programmes Social Managers ROMA people For each SE a pilot preliminary stage of 6 months will be taking place (after the fulfilment of the vocational training programmes) Formation of a business plan for each SE
TODAY Completion of all relevant studies: Greek and European Legislation Recycling Methods Training Material Website (www.e-wasterecycling.gr) Completion of Social Managers Vocational Training
Now Starting Vocational Training of ROMA people Establishment of Social Enterprise in Tyrnavos Extension of business activities of Social Enterprise Ydalios Damos in Mitilini (collection and storage of WEEE) Establishment of WEEE Exhibition Park (Tyrnavos) 6 Dissemination Conferences throughout Greece (Thessalonica, Samos, Mitilini, Tyrnavos) Pilot Stage of both Social Enterprises
Private – individual users EEE Import of EEE Producers EEE End of life EEE SE’s projection SE’s information By a telephone line Collection of EEE in a specific place Collection of EEE Gypsies’ cars EEE’s recycling Social Enterprises’ (SE) proposed operation in project’s frame
New Factors Extension of National Project until March 2008 A new extension is expected until June 2008 (project was originally going to end at December 2007)
Problems Regarding Transnational Cooperation Greece is the Leading Partner of Business Training (BT) WG Greece will have concrete results of the Social Enterprises in 2008 Italy needs some more time too Final product of BT WG cannot be ready earlier than 2008 It seems necessary to have at least one more meeting