With nearly five decades of expertise in social service provision, KMOP is proud to lead an innovative initiative that aims to enhance and transform ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฌ across Europe.
The Challenge: Recognizing the True Value of Social Services
Traditional economic indicators often fail to capture the full societal impact of these services, leading to underestimation of their true value. Through the development of innovative methodologies and tools, we aspire to create a holistic framework that quantifies the ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ, moving beyond financial metrics alone.
Empowering Policy and Decision-Making
Our mission is to support policymakers, stakeholders, and researchers in gaining a deeper understanding of social service provision, empowering them to ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐.
Kick-Off Meeting in Athens
The initiative officially launched on January 8โ9, 2025, with a successful kick-off meeting hosted by KMOP in Athens. Representatives from leading organizations and institutions gathered to set the foundation for this ambitious project.
Our Team
This groundbreaking project is made possible through collaboration with:
- University College London
- Headway
- webLyzard technology
- Universitat Autรฒnoma de Barcelona
- EASPD (European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities)
- Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza
- Support Group Network (SGN)
- Oxfam Italia
- EthosLab PC
Discover more about our new initiative BENEFITS and stay connect with us to learn more about how we aim to strengthen social services and policies across Europe.
The project is being implemented under the European Unionโs “HORIZON Europe” programme.
