{"id":1341,"date":"2025-11-20T13:42:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/desmos-for-the-youth\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:36:31","slug":"desmos-for-youth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/building-a-better-future\/desmos-for-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Desmos for Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Desmos for Youth<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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We create opportunities for young people. We empower society. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “Desmos for Youth” program was launched in 2016 with a twofold goal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To offer unemployed young people the opportunity to gain meaningful professional experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To support non-profit organizations by providing them with valuable human resources, enabling them to expand their work and increase their social impact without bearing the cost of employment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Since 2016, 5 cycles<\/strong> of the program have been implemented, creating 61 jobs across 59 organisations <\/strong>and directly or indirectly benefiting over 91,500 people<\/strong>. To a large extent, these positions would not have been created without the program\u2019s intervention<\/strong>. Desmos fully covers the young people\u2019s payroll costs for one year, allowing organisations to expand their work without financial burden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

To illustrate the program\u2019s progress and consistency, here is a summary of the results from all cycles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cycle I (2016\u20132017):<\/strong> 15 jobs, 100% funding from private individuals (over 14,000 donors),<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle II (2017-2018):<\/strong> 11 jobs, 40% funding from private individuals and 60% from companies and foundations,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle III (2021\u20132022):<\/strong> 14 jobs, 6 of which addressed needs arising from COVID-19,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle IV (2023\u20132024):<\/strong> 10 jobs,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle V (2024\u20132025):<\/strong> 11 jobs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The program is best illustrated through the stories of the people<\/strong> involved. In the recap video<\/a>, new employees and their host organisations share their experiences and the impact their work has had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Impact Study of the \u201cDesmos for Youth\u201d Program (Deloitte, May 2025)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The study showed that for every \u20ac1 invested in the program, \u20ac11.7 returns to the Greek economy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The story behind the campaign that launched the program<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

How a crowdfunding campaign launched the “Desmos for Youth” program.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Marilia Tsopela<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

5th cycle – Community Manager at the Crisis Response Training program \u2013 Dogs’ Voice<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Orestis Siakis<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

3rd cycle – Physiotherapist \u2013 “Nosilia” Association<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Angeliki Frangou<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

5th cycle – Psychologist for the “Mental Health Support Hotline for Pregnant Women and New Mothers” program \u2013 Fainareti AMKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Stella Koumpiadou<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

5th cycle – Communications & Networking Manager \u2013 \u0391\u039d\u0399\u039c\u0391<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Eirini Mpalaska<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

5th cycle – Communications with Community Officer \u2013 Irida Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Eleni Panopoulou<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

5th cycle – Administrative Support in the Field \u2013 Promitheas<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Desmos for Youth We create opportunities for young people. We empower society. The “Desmos for Youth” program was launched in 2016 with a twofold goal: To offer unemployed young people the opportunity to gain meaningful professional experience. To support non-profit organizations by providing them with valuable human resources, enabling them to expand their work and … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1562,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1341","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1341"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5114,"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1341\/revisions\/5114"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}