DEvEA's primary objective is to develop employability skills for young people through actively participating in voluntary environmental activities. DEvEA seeks innovative ways to transfer skills gained from volunteering to be formalized in employable opportunities. Partners in the project include:
Groundwork London (Lead Partner, UK)
Groundwork London supports communities in need, working to im
prove the quality of people’s lives, their prospects and potential. We operate locally, regionally and nationally in the UK, as well as across the European Union and internationally. Our vision is of a society of sustainable communities which are vibrant, healthy and safe, which respect the local and global environment and where individuals and enterprise prosper. We work alongside communities, public bodies, private companies and voluntary sector organisations to deliver projects and programmes that benefit:
- People: Creating opportunities for people to learn new skills and become more active citizens through work experience and skills training programmes based around environmental action that are directly relevant to the DEvEA project
- Places: Delivering environmental improvements that create cleaner, safer, greener neighbourhoods
- Prosperity: Helping businesses and individuals fulfil their potential
www.london.groundwork.org.uk
Fundacja Partnerstwo dla Srodowiska
(Polish Environmental Partnership Foundation)
The mission of the PEPF is to support practical action for sustainable development through partnerships, civil society development, proposing new solutions, as well as promoting tried and tested environmental projects and initiatives. Partnership is not just the philosophy that underlies the work of the PEPF, it is also the principal approach or method for designing and delivering programmes, which include: schools for sustainable development, clean business, greenways and an environmental information centre. The PEPF nurtures and scales-up community-based initiatives and projects so that they have greater and more lasting impact by mobilising and bringing together resources, know-how, expertise and organisational capability from civil society, business and the public sector. Three principles of transparency, equity and mutual benefit guide PEPF partnership work. www.fpds.pl
Stadsdeel Amsterdam Nieuw-West
The Nieuw-West City District of Amsterdam (Stadsdeel Nieuw-West) is the local authority of the ‘Western Garden Cities’, which were built as a post war ‘New West’ expansion of the City of Amsterdam. The City District is characterised by numerous green spaces and is dominated by typical post-war middle- and low-rise buildings. The District has a growing, multicultural population. Of the 132.974 inhabitants over half of the residents are categorised as minority groups. Poverty and social exclusion are widespread within Nieuw-West. In order to combat these problems, the city-district is focussing on social inclusive development strategies on a neighboorhood scale. Economic empowerment of inhabitants is an important part of these strategies. Therefore, the City District has developed several employability programmes which enhance skills and knowledge of the communities of Nieuw-West. These programmes increase the chances of residents on jobs or participation in society in general. www.nieuwwest.amsterdam.nl
Gienal (Sevilla, Spain)
Based in Andalucia in southern Spain, Gienal dedicates its activities to installation and training in the sector of renewable energy. Specifically in the fields of Solar PV, Solar Thermal, Biomass, underfloor heating and cooling. Gienal is part of a Europe wide network of training and installation providers and is the single provider of multinational training and installation group Vaillaint for Andalucia. Through these networks and training contracts with local authorities in Spain, Gienal looks to widen these networks in the DEvEA project. www.gienal.com
http://www.devea.org/home/4574658247
