11 project ideas win Advocate Europe idea challenge

These are our winners

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How do we want to live in future? What is the ‘culture of welcome’ we should extend to refugees arriving in Europe? What is the future of social services and welfare systems in Europe? These are some of the questions that the winning project ideas of the Advocate Europe idea challenge are trying to answer.

Out of 575 submitted proposals, the expert jury has selected ten winning projects which use innovative means to foster cohesion and connection in Europe. Together with the winner of the Community Award – the project Localization of the best European MOOCs for Ukrainians by the Ukrainian NGO Prometheus – these are the eleven winners of the Advocate Europe idea challenge.

Refugees for Co-creative Cities responds to the need for a new ‘culture of welcome’ for refugees in Europe through an exciting mixture of local intervention and cross-European exchange. Refugees Welcome addresses the difficult living conditions facing refugees in collective housing arrangements. Kitchen on the Run creates a space where refugees and local residents can meet one another, relax and exchange experiences.

POC21 wants to deliver the proof of concept that a different and more sustainable way of life is possible. Funding the Cooperative City explores visions for the city of tomorrow, where social services are provided by citizen networks and where cooperative urban development prevails.

Growth Initiative - Municipalities for a Strong Europe sees potential for cooperation between European cities which are experiencing similar structural problems. JobActEurope enables and empowers individuals to face the complex demands of youth unemployment.

Thumbs of Europe offers an easy and visually appealing online platform, which acts as an entry point for understanding complicated EU policymaking processes. FutureDocs aims to ensure that human rights stories are told in today’s Europe. The film project Maidan the Aftermath enables young people to share authentic stories from the Maidan.

Find out more about the winners.