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At RECONNECT, we aim to provide valuable resources and insights for those affected by hikikomori. Our mission is to foster understanding and connection through shared experiences, educational content, and engaging podcasts. Join us on this journey to support one another and create a community where everyone feels welcome.
Introducing Our Team
We’re here to share our passion for education and support those navigating similar paths.
Consorzio Co&So
Italy
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Co&So is a consortium located in Florence which includes 11 cooperatives working in the social, educational and cultural field. Co&So has 27 permanent employees who provide a wide range of services to the associated. The main services are: administration, calls monitoring and, as a consequence, calls submitting – most on public procurement aimed at providing services in the different social fields and offering European opportunities in order to promote innovation among the cooperatives. Indeed, in Co&So there is a special office working exclusively on European projects planning and management with a very skilled staff who has more than 20 years of experience in the field.
Co&So has 30 years of experience in educational services and it currently manages 118 services aimed at adolescents. There are 8 cooperatives working in the educational field in the area of Florence, Pistoia, Lucca, Prato, Pisa and Grosseto, all together they count approx. 1200 qualified staff and the number of beneficiaries is more than 9600. These cooperatives provide services addressed to children, adolescents and their families, including nursery and primary schools, youth centers, prevention projects addressing early school leaving and risky lifestyles, individual home education support, family centers, pre- and post-school services, day care centers and training courses for educators. Most of the services are managed on Public Procurement.
E.N.T.E.R. GMBH
Austria
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E.N.T.E.R. was founded in 2005 and is a European networking organisation that supports EU strategies through the dissemination and exploitation of project results funded by European programmes. With many years of experience in the field of European project work (Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, Creative Europe, AMIF, CERV) and a large network spanning across Europe, E.N.T.E.R. has a vast command of tools and expertise to contribute to the successful implementation of EU projects. Our expanding network has a reach of over 2000 persons and organisations, with currently 292 active members and 521 projects from 38 countries on our platform. E.N.T.E.R.’s own international online platform for exchange and networking enables its members from all over Europe to share relevant information about their projects and their results to a broad variety of interested businesses, non-profit organisations, and public bodies as well as individuals.
La Salle-Buen Consejo
Spain
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Colegio La Salle-Buen Consejo was founded in 1904 as a small school for elementary students of the workers of a naval factory. Currently it has up to 630 students aged from 3 to 18 years old distributed in the three levels of education (kindergarten, primary and secondary) and a total of 47 teachers. La Salle-Buen Consejo is an open school to the needs of the neighbourhood with the contribution of its own associations working with the Youth.
The mission of the school is the human education of children and young people with a special sensitivity towards those supportive societies with the aim of developing a critical and committed social conscience in all the members of the Educational community, students, teachers, staff, parents and associated members of the school. The formal education curriculum at the three levels of education is a bilingual curriculum (Spanish-English) with a holistic STEAM approach called New Context of Learning (NCA). Students are engaged in the development of the interiority, the human quality, the spirituality and their personality through an integrative approach that includes the mind, the body and the movement. This proposal breaks the traditional classroom organization to promote creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration between students to help them to construct their thoughts, the reflection, the self-regulated behaviour and the activity.
Hikikomori Italia
Italy
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Hikikomori Italia ETS is an association founded in 2017 by Hikikomori Italia Genitori Onlus, the Italian national association dedicated to supporting parents of young people experiencing voluntary social withdrawal. The Association aims to counteract and reduce voluntary social isolation (hikikomori syndrome) and all potentially related mental health issues (such as social phobia, school dropout, dependency on new technologies, and anxious-depressive syndromes) through informational and awareness-raising initiatives, direct support, counselling, and training.
Associazione Hikikomori Italia was founded with the specific aim of creating a national network of professionals and organizations interested in the issue of chronic voluntary social withdrawal among young people. The association operates throughout the country and benefits from the collaboration of approximately 60 affiliated psychologists (who are continuously trained internally), who support individuals in the challenging task of countering social withdrawal through an approach based on the social and multifactorial origins of the phenomenon — a phenomenon that today affects over 100,000 young people in Italy, in a context marked by insufficient political and institutional engagement in recognizing and addressing the issue. Furthermore, we offer free psychological support to withdrawn youngsters who wish to break out of isolation. Approximately 600 parents participate in the activities of Hikikomori Italia ETS.
Spectrum Research Centre CLG
Ireland
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Spectrum Research Centre (SRC) is a not-for-profit research organisation dedicated to bridging the gap between research and local action, ensuring that educational innovations and community-focused solutions are tested and validated in realworld contexts. Through our work, we empower educators, schools, and communities with the tools, resources, and knowledge they need to tackle social challenges, drive educational transformation, and support sustainable development.
Our Thematic Focus Areas:
- Education Policy – Addressing the shift towards hybrid learning models that balance digital and in-person engagement; designing serious games to enhance learning outcomes; unlocking cross-sector funding to drive education innovation; embedding game-based learning (PXD) to increase engagement; and leveraging AI to personalise learning experiences.
- Social Policy – Developing school-based mentorship programmes; addressing inclusion challenges in schools and youth settings and implementing anti-bullying and cyberbullying prevention strategies to create safe, inclusive learning environments.
- Environmental Policy – Supporting schools in adopting circular economy principles.
SRC has a strong track record of working directly with schools, educators, and students to create high-impact educational initiatives that address key challenges in rural communities.
Directia Generala de Asistenta Sociala si Protectia Copilului Harghita
Romania
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The General Directorate for Social Assistance and Child Protection of Harghita County is a public institution, a sub-entity of the Harghita County Council. It is nestled in one of the ethnically diverse regions of Romania with a majority of Hungarian population.
The Directorate is responsible to implement welfare measures ensuring the protection of the rights of children, youth, families, elderly, persons with disabilities, as well as of any other individual in need of assistance; and develops social strategies in order to prevent and combat social exclusion and poverty.
As the major social service provider within the county, with more than 800 employees, the Directorate: 1) provides family-type (e.g. foster care) and residential care for around 900 children and young adults; 2) it runs specialized residential care centers for persons with disabilities (children and adults); 3) sheltered homes are provided for care-leavers – supporting transition from care to independent adult life – and for victims of domestic abuse; 4) offers counseling, crisis intervention to direct beneficiaries, maintains case management services for other care providers.
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