Athanasia Karamerou

About:

I am Athanasia, I am a sustainability trainer with experience in both businesses and NGOs. I am an eco freak as my colleagues call me. If you don't find me writing a project, organising one or facilitating one you will find me volunteering In Zero Waste Athens and supporting others to become more sustainable. My mission is to support people to become more sustainable by empowering and training them in sustainability and climate change.

Athanasia Karamerou has 3 references for past work as a trainer.

Athanasia Karamerou

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Current occupation

Sustainability trainer

Work experience

I have 11 years of experience in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the environment and I have supported more than 26 projects with more than 5000 beneficiaries. I have 4 years of experience as a trainer in European and local projects, in writing and Project Management of European Erasmus+ in the field of sustainability with 475 training hours with 323 participants. I coordinate Zero Waste Athens, manages the Leeds Greek alumni community in Athens, I am coach and a mentor of the Leeds School of Earth and Environment and I am part of the EIT Climate-KIC's Network of Climate Coaches. My expertise lies in climate change, zero waste, women empowerment and supporting people and organizations to be more sustainable.

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Educational pathway

I have a Bsc in Business Administration from the University of Piraeus, an MSc in Sustainability (Business, Environment & Corporate Sustainability) from the University of Leeds (UK) and a Certificate of Pedagogy from the School of Pedagogical and Technological Education in Athens.
I have been trained in training coaching and I have done the TOT from Salto in 2021-2022 along with a summer school in climate change from Climate KIC and other workshops about social entrepreneurship and sustainability.

Fields of training expertise

  • (advanced) Campaigning & Awareness Raising
  • (intermediate) Change Management
  • (beginner) Citizenship Education
  • (advanced) Coaching & Mentoring
  • (beginner) Communication Skills
  • (intermediate) Crisis Management
  • (expert) Environment & Ecology
  • (expert) Entrepreneurship (Social)
  • (intermediate) Financial Management
  • (intermediate) Fundraising
  • (advanced) Gender Awareness & Mainstreaming
  • (advanced) Leadership Development
  • (advanced) Organizational Management
  • (advanced) Outdoor & Experiential Training
  • (advanced) People Management & Cooperation
  • (advanced) Personal Development & Empowerment
  • (expert) Project Management
  • (intermediate) Training of Trainers
  • (expert) Youth Exchanges
  • (advanced) Youth Participation & Initiatives
  • (advanced) Youth Policy
  • (expert) Youth Worker Training

Knowledge about institutions and programmes

  • (expert) Erasmus+ (KA1) Youth Exchanges
  • (advanced) Erasmus+ (KA1) Training & Networking
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA2) Transnational Youth Initiatives
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA2) Strategic Partnerships
  • (advanced) Erasmus+ (KA3) Youth Policy Meetings
  • (advanced) European Solidarity Corps Volunteering
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (lifelong learning, non-youth)
  • (beginner) European Institutions
  • (beginner) Private Foundations
  • (beginner) United Nations

Working with specific target groups

  • (intermediate) Children
  • (intermediate) Marginalized & Excluded Youth
  • (advanced) Women's Issues & Groups

Experience with specific geographical regions

  • (expert) Eastern Europe and Caucasus
  • (advanced) Euro-Mediterranean Co-operation
  • (advanced) European Cooperation
  • (advanced) South East Europe

Language Skills

  • (fluent) English
  • (good) French
  • (fluent) Greek

Trainer references

  • Climate Changemakers

    Validated (2022-08-04)
    The training activity took place
    in Hopeland, Argos, Greece
    organised by Hopeland
    27/04-6/05/2022
    Reference person

    Atanas Genkov

    (co trainer)
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  • Aeiphoria

    Validated (2022-09-01)
    The training activity took place
    in Hopeland, Argos, Greece
    organised by Hopeland
    30/09-9/10/2021
    Reference person

    Despoina Rafailidou

    (Organiser)
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  • No box

    Validated (2022-09-01)
    The training activity took place
    in Hopeland, Argos, Greece
    organised by Hopeland
    2-8/10/2019
    Reference person

    Despoina Rafailidou

    (Organiser)
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This profile was last modified on 2022-08-03

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