Organization Earth is a Greek, non-governmental organization founded in 2010. Its goal is to consolidate the concept of Sustainable Development, as defined by the 17 World Goals of the United Nations, providing experiential non-formal education for all ages. Through experiential experiences, actions and learning, the Organization offers the stimuli for modern man through his daily activity, to identify and adopt attitudes and behaviors that contribute to the preservation of the environment and contribute to the collective well-being and improvement of the quality of life of all. with the ultimate goal of cultivating and disseminating the concept of Environmental & Social Intelligence, ie a new collective perception and behavior on contemporary environmental, social and economic issues.
Organization Earth programs are implemented in many different locations within the urban fabric of Athens, with an emphasis on Schools, Refugee Accommodation Structures and the Model Center for Environmental Learning created by the Organization in Ilion-Attica, called "Center of the Earth". For their implementation, the Earth Organization has established partnerships with companies, local governments, academia, charities, and a number of Civil Society organizations inside and outside Greece.
The actions of the Organization evolve on 3 main axes:
-Environmental Action & Learning Programs
-Social Integration Programs for Immigrants & Refugees, People with Disabilities, Long-Term Unemployed
-Starting & Support Programs of Social & Beneficial for the Earth and Man Entrepreneurship
In 2016, the International Union for the Protection of the Environment (IUCN), among 107 nominations from 42 countries, named the urban-biological-collective-educational vegetable garden of the Earth Organization in Attica, as the best initiative to connect man with nature worldwide (# Nature4all). In addition to the Center of the Earth, # Nature4all programs are also implemented in the Scaramanga Hospitality Structure in the Organization's greenhouse for children and adults with the ultimate goal of environmental awareness, creative engagement, skills development and further socialization.
In January 2018, the Panhellenic Association of Paid Footballers of Greece, awarded the Board of the Organization for the initiative "Athletic Hope of Refugees", the 1st sports association consisting of athletes in the capacity of refugee or asylum seeker in Greece. Athletic Hope Refugees was created in November 2016 by the Earth Organization and is an adult football team consisting of refugees and asylum seekers living in organized accommodation structures and apartments in the greater Attica area. The ultimate goal of the Earth Organization is the smooth social integration and integration through sports programs for both adults and children.
