ADR Hellenic Training Hub

We started with a dream to educate people The ADR Hellenic Center, is a non-profit organization that was established in Thessaloniki – Greece in 2012, on an initiative of a group of experts in the field of justice and mediation with the aim of providing a high level of mediation services and training services in mediation and conflict resolution, both in Europe and internationally. What we do Our main areas of intervention have been: ·lobbing and advocacy for establishment of the legal framework for mediation in Greece, establishment of mediation networks in the main cities of Greece. ·worldwide awareness-raising in the areas of mediation, negotiation, facilitation, reconciliation, restorative justice, peer mediation, etc., tailored to the needs of state institutions, civil society actors, local government and schools, ·capacity building through administration of training programs in ADR/Mediation at basic and advanced level. Why we do it A simple understanding of fundamental mediation principles points to the unlimited potential of mediation in all kinds of disputes. We believe that the institution of mediation has already started paving the way to a new standard in the conflict resolution paradigm of our society. The future generations are those who can take the next step to this world-changing shift. That’s why our mission is contributing to the promotion of alternative dispute resolution and especially mediation in the areas of civil, commercial, medical / bioethics and family law, while also training as many young people as possible in the ways of mediation. HOW WE DO IT We have created pioneering training programs in the fields of mediation, workplace conflict, family mediation, negotiations, advanced mediation, peer mediation, mediation in healthcare, empathy and soft skills in clinical settings, and more. ·Closed groups of 4-8 people.