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Cell of Alternative Youth Activities

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	Cell of Alternative Youth Activities
Organization's acronym:	KEAN
Address:	57, Patroklou Str. 13122 Ilion Greece
Phone:	+30 210 26 92 880
Email:	info@kean.gr
Web site:	www.kean.gr
Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages:	Greek Modern Turkish English French Spanish German

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Social Development: Employment Indigenous issues Information and Communications Technologies Poverty Social policy Youth Sustainable Development: Agriculture Climate change Education Energy Forests Health International cooperation for an enabling environment Partnerships Poverty Protecting and managing the natural resources Waste Management
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	United States of America Greece
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Improve maternal health Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	To succeed in our goals, our strategy is to pursue a range of activities using a variety of methods while placing the highest possible degree of creativity and innovation. In KEAN we believe that we can only be effective by focusing on more than one type of activity and thematic field. Moreover, we understood early on that each geographical area and each different youth-group, has its own priorities and needs to which, we try to respond. As such our recent activities include the organization of a Mediterranean conference on the “Environment and New technologies”, the production of a multi-tasking table-game called “Planetbook” which raises awareness on ecological issues as well as promoting the activities of environmental NGOs, the issuing of a monthly newspaper devoted to environmental and cultural questions that concern local societies and the organization of several competitions for youth and activities such as reforestation, visits in natural sites and NGO networking events. Since our establishment, we have also been trying to broaden our geographical reach outside our headquarters in Athens, and when possible, outside Greece. That is why, today, we have local active offices in eight other areas of Greece and we have organized several seminars and actions with participants from Greece and Europe. To reach its goals KEAN has established partnerships with many similar international societies and clubs that are inspired by the same values and goals. However, today we wish to become even more active in cooperation with organizations in our immediate neighborhood. That is countries from the region of the Mediterranean and the Balkans. We aim to cooperate with organizations with an established record of activities, whether these are large or smaller ones. Moreover, we are open at cooperating with local authorities – which we have done so in several instances in the past – in order to increase the level of penetration to local audiences.
Year established (YYYY):	2004
Year of registration (YYYY):	2005
Organizational structure:	The Society is Managed by a Board of Directors (B.D.) consisting of five (5) members comprised of the President, Vice-President, General Secretary, Treasurer and one member who along with the equal numbering replacement members are elected by the General Meeting by secret ballot for a three-year term.
Number and type of members:	100
Affiliation with NGO networks:	United Nations DPI NGO, Anna Lindh Foundation national network
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Fees for education and training services Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:	Indigenous people Workers and trade unions Scientific and technological communities Children and youth Non-governmental organization
Involvement in UN Partnerships:	Yes
If yes, explain in detail:	KEAN has been recently recognised an associated member of United Nations Department of Public Information, NGO Relations.
Affiliation with other organizations:	KEAN is a member of the Anna Lindh Foundation national network which brings together NGOs at a national and European level.
Publications:	"Kitaro" magazine which means "Cell" was published by KEAN in 2008-2010, every month.

Social Development

Affiliation with other organizations:	KEAN is a member of the Anna Lindh Foundation national network which brings together NGOs at a national and European level. KEAN supports the international non-governmental organisation Love146, for the creation of a campaign in Greece against child trafficking and exploitation. KEAN has created many partnerships with other NGOs nationally and internationally in relation to Planetbook activity. Some of the organisations are Worldwatch Institute Europe, Greenpeace, WWF, Earth Day Network, Connect4Climate-World Bank, Tree People, Student Environmental Action Coalitions, Trees for the Future, Ecologists in Action, Hellenic Ornithological Society and other. The above mentioned organisations, have provided for the scientific validity of Planetbook. Also, KEAN has been collaborating in activities and projects with the European Parliament in Greece.
Publications:	"Kitaro" magazine which means "Cell" was published by KEAN in 2008-2010, every month.
Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members:	There are two types of membership: 1. Simple Member - Supporter By registering as a simple member - supporter, someone has the following privileges at KEAN: Immediately receive e-mail account in the form xxxx@kean.gr, without restrictions on its use, in order to have a stable channel of communication between the KEAN and the member. Receive a newsletter twice a month to stay informed about KEAN's activities. Receive free shipping on Planetbook in the address provided. Someone has the right to participate in voluntary actions KEAN. 2. Regular member The members have all the privileges of an ordinary member plus: Participation in the annual scientific conference of KEAN. Right to participate in European mobility programs. Right to vote and stand for election to the Board of KEAN. Right to establish working groups for the implementation of a program.

Other UN Entities

Accreditation with other UN Entities:

DPI