The High Mountains
is a Social Cooperative Enterprise (SCE) based in Eastern Zagori, dedicated to the repopulation and sustainable integrated development of mountainous areas. Founded in 2016, its mission is to provide support to those living and producing in mountainous regions, as well as to cultural associations, communities, and mountain municipalities. Additionally, it aims to assist individuals considering a new life in the highlands of Greece.
Our organization focuses on creating a network of mutual support that promotes local and collective interests while strengthening social cohesion. This is achieved through actions such as fostering deurbanization, promoting local mountain products, developing alternative forms of tourism, and advancing cultural and environmental heritage.
We operate as a Social Cooperative Enterprise, embracing the principles of the Social and Solidarity Economy. This means that all our efforts and activities are oriented towards achieving our social mission, rather than maximizing profit. For us, "profit" means increasing quality job opportunities, creating appropriate infrastructure, and solving the challenges that will lead to the formation of sustainable, thriving communities in the high mountains.
Η ομάδα μας
Θάλεια Παντούλα
Βασίλης Νάκκας
Χριστίνα Παπακυρίτση
Πάνος Λυμπερόπουλος
Areas of Action
Our Tools
Networking
Social Innovation
Social & Solidarity Economy
Worth-living Integrated Development
Cosmolocalism
Peer-to-Peer Production
We create vibrant communities in the High Mountains!
Our vision
is the development and repopulation of Greece's mountainous areas through the creation of vibrant, sustainable communities that respect and highlight their natural and cultural heritage.
Our mission
is the support of those who live, work, or wish to start a new life in the mountains, providing them with tools, networks, and opportunities to develop their region, strengthen social cohesion, and create a sustainable future for mountainous communities.
Our values
draw inspiration from the eponymous novel by Zacharias Papantoniou. Similarly, in our own "High Mountains," the core of our values consists of:
collective spirit,
individual self-reliance,
solidarity,
the importance of social contribution, equality, and justice,
the cultivation of ecological awareness for the protection of our shared natural resources