ΕΥΡΩΠΑΙΚΟ ΕΘΕΛΟΝΤΙΚΟ ΚΑΙ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΙΚΟ ΚΕΝΤΡΟ

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About

EVROPAIKO ETHELONTIKO KAI EKPAIDEFTIKO KENTRO (EVEC Athens) is a non-profit organisation based in Athens, Greece, working at the intersection of urban sustainability, sustainable food systems, and social innovation.

The organisation designs and implements practical urban farming and microgreens pilots, applying circular economy principles, low-cost production models, and community participation. EVEC focuses on translating policy goals into real-life local actions, engaging citizens, youth, migrants, and local stakeholders.

EVEC has experience in pilot projects, community-based initiatives, capacity building and international cooperation, and regularly collaborates with municipalities, NGOs, schools, VET providers and social enterprises.

Within Horizon Europe Missions, EVEC is particularly interested in contributing to Climate-neutral and Smart Cities, Soil Health, Climate Adaptation and sustainable food-related initiatives, offering local implementation, citizen engagement, testing environments and replicable models for mission-driven consortia.

Mission: 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030

HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-CIT-01: Energy efficient urban and sub-urban public transport, complemented by shared mobilityHORIZON-MISS-2026-04-CIT-02: Transition to low-temperature heating solutions in multi-apartment buildings

Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe

HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-01: Living labs to enhance soil health in managed forests and in natural/semi-natural landsHORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-03: Monitoring soil health in practice: equipping stakeholders to sample, analyse, and interpret soil health indicatorsHORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-04: Boosting EU competitiveness: advancing food system transformation through innovative soil health solutions

Eu Missions' Joint Calls

HORIZON-MISS-2026-06-01-CIT-NEB-B4P: Introducing circular economy models in the construction sector, from buildings to city scaleHORIZON-MISS-2026-08-CLIMA-SOIL: Joint demonstration of solutions to build soil resilience to extreme weather events and support food security

Mission: Adaptation to Climate Change

HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-02:Actionable solutions for climate adaptation to the knowledge of the regions and local authoritiesHORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-04: Bridging the gap between disaster risk management and climate adaptation

Representatives

EU Projects Director – Green & Social Innovation

ΕΥΡΩΠΑΙΚΟ ΕΘΕΛΟΝΤΙΚΟ ΚΑΙ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΙΚΟ ΚΕΝΤΡΟ

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Project cooperation
Urban farming & sustainable food pilots for Horizon Missions
Implementation partner offering urban farming, microgreens, circular economy pilots and citizen engagement for Horizon Europe Missions.
Completing the consortia
Offering Expertise to Consortias
Design - setting the project scope
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-04: Bridging the gap between disaster risk management and climate adaptation
HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-CIT-02: Transition to low-temperature heating solutions in multi-apartment buildings
HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-CIT-01: Energy efficient urban and sub-urban public transport, complemented by shared mobility
HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-01: Living labs to enhance soil health in managed forests and in natural/semi-natural lands
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-02:Actionable solutions for climate adaptation to the knowledge of the regions and local authorities
HORIZON-MISS-2026-06-01-CIT-NEB-B4P: Introducing circular economy models in the construction sector, from buildings to city scale
HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-04: Boosting EU competitiveness: advancing food system transformation through innovative soil health solutions
HORIZON-MISS-2026-08-CLIMA-SOIL: Joint demonstration of solutions to build soil resilience to extreme weather events and support food security
HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-03: Monitoring soil health in practice: equipping stakeholders to sample, analyse, and interpret soil health indicators
Author
EU Projects Director – Green & Social Innovation at ΕΥΡΩΠΑΙΚΟ ΕΘΕΛΟΝΤΙΚΟ ΚΑΙ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΙΚΟ ΚΕΝΤΡΟ
Athens, Greece
Project cooperation
Citizen engagement, dissemination & uptake for Horizon Missions
NGO partner offering citizen engagement, dissemination, co-creation and local uptake of Horizon Mission results.
Completing the consortia
Offering Expertise to Consortias
Design - setting the project scope
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-04: Bridging the gap between disaster risk management and climate adaptation
HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-CIT-02: Transition to low-temperature heating solutions in multi-apartment buildings
HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-CIT-01: Energy efficient urban and sub-urban public transport, complemented by shared mobility
HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-01: Living labs to enhance soil health in managed forests and in natural/semi-natural lands
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-02:Actionable solutions for climate adaptation to the knowledge of the regions and local authorities
HORIZON-MISS-2026-06-01-CIT-NEB-B4P: Introducing circular economy models in the construction sector, from buildings to city scale
HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-04: Boosting EU competitiveness: advancing food system transformation through innovative soil health solutions
HORIZON-MISS-2026-08-CLIMA-SOIL: Joint demonstration of solutions to build soil resilience to extreme weather events and support food security
HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-03: Monitoring soil health in practice: equipping stakeholders to sample, analyse, and interpret soil health indicators
Author
EU Projects Director – Green & Social Innovation at ΕΥΡΩΠΑΙΚΟ ΕΘΕΛΟΝΤΙΚΟ ΚΑΙ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΙΚΟ ΚΕΝΤΡΟ
Athens, Greece