project
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Olympus 2024-Olympus 2025
Social ROI Analysis
the case
Olympus 2024 and Olympus 2025 were consecutive youth-led Civic Service projects implemented by Ecogenia within Mount Olympus National Park. The initiatives responded to Greece’s escalating climate risks and the growing need for community-based environmental protection, disaster prevention, and resilience building in high-risk natural areas.
Across both years, young participants were mobilized over extended periods to carry out trail restoration, sustainable forest management, wildfire risk reduction, and community engagement activities. The programs combined hands-on conservation work with education, volunteer coordination, and public awareness actions, while supporting youth skills development in environmental management, leadership, and sustainable tourism.
While the environmental and social benefits were evident on the ground, demonstrating the full value of these outcomes required a rigorous and internationally recognized evaluation framework. Quantifying social, environmental, and community-level impact was essential to support learning, secure future funding, and inform the scaling of youth-led civic service models.
PROJECT GOALS
DOTANK Plus was engaged to conduct two separate Social Return on Investment (SROI) analyses for the Olympus 2024 and Olympus 2025 projects. The goal was to apply a robust social impact assessment methodology to quantify the social, environmental, and community value generated for all key stakeholders, while ensuring alignment with international SROI standards.
Through this work, DOTANK Plus aimed to translate complex project outcomes into clear, evidence-based insights that could support strategic decision making, accountability, and the long-term scaling of civic service initiatives in Greece.
our approach
1. Stakeholder-Centered Evaluation Design
Established close collaboration with Ecogenia and key stakeholder groups, ensuring shared objectives, transparency, and clear evaluation boundaries for both project cycles.
2. Participatory Data Collection
Led a structured SROI process using interviews, focus groups, and surveys to capture outcomes and changes experienced by youth participants, local authorities, community partners, and other stakeholders.
3. Methodological Rigor and Validation
Applied the Social Return on Investment framework in line with Social Value International standards, combining qualitative insights with quantitative analysis, feedback loops, and validation steps to ensure credibility and consistency across both assessments.