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The Smile of the Child:
taking into consideration:
•the needs of children in Greece
•the use of technology as a key educational tool
•the endless possibilities new technologies offer by eliminating distances
introduces:
“Odysseus”
“Odysseus”:
•1st & only Multi Educational Mobile Unit in Greece•13 metres long and 6.5 metres wide•50 m2, 35 work-stations fully equipped•2 offices: counselling room
broadcasting room•Satellite Internet• Estimated capacity: 200 people/per day
“Odysseus” aims to:
• offer interactive, Information & Education sessions for students, parents &teachers• deliver seminars & trainings to professionals working with children
•Topics covered: Good & bad use of technologyBullying / Cyber-bullyingAbuse & ExploitationChildren’s Rights
•Promote the National Helpline SOS 1056 & 116000
•“Odysseus” will also be able to function as a Mobile Crisis Management Unit in any area necessary, as it is fully equipped to do so, should the need arise(satellite internet, work-stations)
Already scheduled destinations:
•Thessaloniki•Kavala•Larisa•Chalkida•Athens•Patra•Pyrgos•Kalamata•Tripoli
More to follow: aim is to reach communities, all over Greece
YouSmile: an innovative communication platform to reach children everywhere
• established by The Smile of the Child in 2012
• Giving voice to children and acknowledging their “right to be heard”
• Safe online interactive environment
• Learning and skill development through media & new technologies
• Raising awareness for the National Helpline SOS 1056 & 116000
• Ethics of Volunteerism
YouSmile Tools:
•Teen’s website
•Web Radio
•Web TV
Eliminating Distances,
Technology at its best:
anyone can participate from anywhere by:
working on collaborative projects
Submitting articles, videos, music etc
Talk to a professional when in need
YouSmile in numbers:
• 260 live web TV & radio shows• 17 reportages• 47 interviews
11 public speeches &media appearances for issues related to: children’s rights, teenage runaways, bullying and child abuse
The YouLearn platform:•Interactive platform for educational purposes
•Free of charge
•Target groups:
Students
Schools/Educators
Parents
•MoU signed with the Ministry
of Education
Interactive preventive interventions on:
•School Violence / Bullying
•Domestic Violence / Abuse
•Internet Safety
•Proper use of new technologies
National Helpline for Children SOS 1056 promoted
Intervention model adjusted according to the age of the participants
YouLearn has already reached:
•Corfu
•Samos
•Folegandros
•Milos
•Orestiada
•Pyrgos Ilias
•Nafplio
•Astypalaia
among others
Learning Sessions with Greek schools in Toronto & Brussels