IRSAM was founded 160 years ago in Marseille on the initiative of Father Louis-Toussaint Dassy that was concerned about people with sensory disabilities. He then created the Religious Congregation of the Sisters of Mary Immaculate. IRSAM supports people with disabilities, mainly those with sensory impairments, in specialized (sheltered) workspaces, in mainstream settings, as well as, in learning and training centers. IRSAM manages 25 facilities and services in Provence Alpes Cote d’Azur, Rhone-Alpes and Reunion. IRSAM currently supports more than 1350 children, adolescents, adults and other people with disabilities. It employs more than 1000 people at the equivalent of 830 full-time positions.
The Turin Institute for the Deaf in Pianezza is an organization with ancient origins, founded in 1814 in order to take care of the education of deaf children and to train their teachers. The institute is a non-profit Foundation. In our services we can count: special needs teachers and educators service in mainstream schools (from kindergarten to university) supporting students in collaboration with the local services and school authorities; training program for multi-impaired deaf and deafblind people and students with different disabilities; vocational training and vocational guidance for young deaf (cooking and gardening); training for teachers, speech therapists and educators; specialized library and documentation center for teachers and parents; special projects for the inclusion of deaf people in society in view of universal accessibility., with a focus on museum and cultural institutions; projects with the Universities in the field of research, language rehabilitation and social services; housing for deaf adults; European projects; speech therapy and SLI programs; kindergarten (with national ID as formal school); a sensorial Garden language and classes in Italian, English and sign languages.
Web2Learn (W2L) is a business partner that offers high-quality digital learning and professional training solutions and services, mostly targeted to the VET and Higher Education sector. The company is located in Thessaloniki, Greece, and the team is comprised of six highly qualified people in the areas of expertise described below.
The company specialises in two areas of activity, openness and social connectivity.
IASIS NGO is a non-governmental, non-profit organization active in the field of Social Inclusion, Mental Health and De-institutionalization, which actively participates in the psychiatric reform promoted by the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity and the European Union. IASIS has an official registration as Private Non-Profit Organization and a Special Registration in Voluntary Non-Governmental Organizations Lists handled by the General Directorate of Welfare. The organization also has a Management Competence System certified by the Special Service / Department of Health and Social Solidarity. Organization’s main objective is to provide psychosocial support and education to people who either belong to the range of or are at risk of exclusion, and to adult learners in the humanitarian field.
Citizens In Power (CIP) is an independent non-profit, non-governmental organization from Cyprus that addresses the needs and demands of people through their involvement in social and civic life, by simultaneously providing them innovative material and free trainings related with a variety of fields, such as education (including on-line education), inclusion, entrepreneurship and business, culture, labour market and lifelong learning.
CIP mainly aims at the development of education, entrepreneurship and lifelong learning in Cyprus and abroad. To achieve these targets CIP has an ongoing collaboration with the leading universities, schools, NGOs and research organizations in Cyprus for the development of projects, trainings and educational material. CIP retains a valuable network of professional trainers and educational experts experienced in both formal and non-formal education.
Research Institute for Technological Evolution (RITE) is a recently established non-for-Profit Research and Development organization, located in Nicosia-Cyprus. RITE has been created as a result of the collective experiences of distinguished scientists, -Academics, innovators and social entrepreneurs- who have been working for years in high-level Universities and Research Institutions, both in Cyprus and abroad. The mission of RITE is to contribute to the conduction of scientific and applied research with the aim to reinforce innovation, technology transfer, knowledge consolidation and policy reform, as main catalysts for the production of social value.
RITE’s five units are designed to provide open-minded professionals and collective groups -from educators, innovators and researchers to educational and policy making institutions, civic society organizations and start-ups- with holistic product solutions that employ cutting-edge technological innovations; while creating a fertile ground for the exchange of knowledge, scientific views and pioneering ideas, capable of leading to the contextualization of interdisciplinary approaches.