Odyssea is a Greek non-profit organization founded in early 2016 by Jai Mexis. Our mission is to empower excluded and vulnerable refugee, migrant and local communities in Greece by bridging global and local resources in open innovation, vocational education, employability services and entrepreneurship.

Odyssea offers 4 main services:

- The Academy: Our Academy’s goal is to help people develop new skills and find work. The Academy process includes vocational training courses in a variety of subjects, as well as soft and digital skills education. The courses are intensive and hands-on, taking place at our new, state-of-the-art training centre equipped with the latest technology and training tools.

- The Employability office: Our Employability office enables self reliance and accelerates efforts towards a more inclusive society through employment. We believe that true, long-lasting integration for vulnerable groups can only be achieved when they are assimilated across social, political and economic strands of life. The fastest and most efficient way to do this is through permanent, meaningful employment.

- The makerspace: Astrolab is our fabrication laboratory or makerspace. It is the branch of Odyssea that provides technological education, mentorship and open access to hi-tech tools and skills to help catalyse positive social change. Through its offerings, we seek to serve makers, students, organizations, and entrepreneurs.

- The Entrepreneurship scholarships: Our Business Incubation Scholarship, in partnership with Alba Graduate Business School, helps beneficiaries set up their own start-ups and new businesses in Greece. We believe that entrepreneurship and business creation are vital to true, long-lasting integration of vulnerable groups across economic, social and political dimensions. We support hard workers with big ideas, original thinkers, dreamers and businesspeople to develop their concepts and realize their potential regardless of their racial, social or economic background.