A fruitful European Sustainability Workshop for FUTURE-ART

Aigio, 12 November 2026

On 12 November 2026, InnoPolis – Centre for Innovation and Culture took part in the Joint European Sustainability Planning and Practice Workshop of the Erasmus+ project FUTURE-ART. The online workshop was organised by IPS – Innovative Prison Systems (Portugal), task leader for sustainability.

The workshop brought together the partners of the consortium from France, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Türkiye and Greece, members of the project’s Advisory Board, and guests working on trafficking, youth, education and inclusion. Its aim was clear: to explore how FUTURE-ART’s educational resources, tools and networks can stay useful to young people, educators, youth workers and policymakers after the project ends in 2028.

All the presentations were very interesting and gave rise to a lively exchange of ideas. The contribution of The Smile of the Child (Το Χαμόγελο του Παιδιού) stood out in particular. It presented its long experience in sustaining the fight against trafficking in human beings and in involving young people, including the Cyber Tipline Hellas online reporting platform. Participants also learned from the experience of another European project, SafeBorders, and its five good practices that help results last. Its central message was that sustainability is designed in from the start, not added at the end.

InnoPolis was represented by its President, Ms Katerina Sotiropoulou, who presented the importance of the Liberté Legal App. This free, safe app helps young people recognise situations of exploitation, understand their rights and find help quickly in their own country. It needs no account and collects no personal data. The app was designed in cooperation with InnoPolis’s associate partner TET (Jordan). It is now entering its testing phase with the partners and the Advisory Board, and it will be available soon.

The recommendations collected during the workshop will form the basis of the FUTURE-ART Sustainability Kit. National sustainability workshops will follow in each partner country, including Greece, where InnoPolis will bring together local organisations, schools and services to plan how the project’s results can continue to protect young people.

FUTURE-ART (KA220-YOU-03F83046) is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.