This led to the development of charitable institutions, such asthe National Technical University of Athens in 1836, where working class young people could train in vocational occupations.
Despite this heritage, there is still no official definition or legal framework for youth work in Greece, nor any specific education or training for professionals in the sector.
In the aftermath of the global financial crash of 2008, municipalities closed most of the youth information centres as public-sector spending plummeted.
In this policy and practice vacuum, community-led organisations such as Social Youth Development, KANE have been established to support young people to articulate what issues they are concerned about and how these should be solved.
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