ETHOS is an independent association of individuals and groups that are actively involved in social changes and challenges in different parts of our world. Since 2010, we support various community initiatives and innovative local solutions in India and Greece, particularly targeting poverty and migration through education, women and youth empowerment and development of social cooperative economies.

By bringing together skills and resources that enable local communities to develop capacity and means of production, we supported the creation of Aakriti social cooperative and the establishment of 2 garment production and training facilities in Sonepur and Balangir areas of Odisha state, India.

In 2015,as the refugee crisis escalated in Europe, we started a protective co-housing program for homeless refugee teenagers and several meaningful community interventions that equally support the needs of refugees, migrants and local vulnerablepeople in an ethical and empowering way.

Our association is also developing social and educational activities that regenerate community relations and public spaces through social cooperation and community solidarity actions. Since 2018, together with the community of Pervolarides we maintain a social kitchen, urban gardening, beekeeping activities and share ecological methods of food cultivation and sustainable food processing.

Based on the needs of the community and in relation to eco-sustainable practices, we provide adult education (both for locals and refugees) and facilitate training events and activities that create sustainability and employment possibilities (cooking, food processing, gardening and beekeeping). Together with people from diverse local and refugee communities, we plant the seeds for social innovation, cross-cultural synergies and community resilience.