Context All the partners are facing issues related to the process of inclusion of people at social exclusion risk. We think that giving to them trainings in languages could be enough to support their inclusion in the society. This is not enough we believe that also the cultural aspects are really important for a long-term inclusion in the different communities. Objectives -Promote innovation in cultural sectors and exchanges between operators, and cultural institutions at any level. Promote the use of significant cultural references associated with various elements of integration of people at risk of cultural exclusion (the economically disadvantaged, unemployed, people with disabilities), stigmatized. - Promote transversally on the issues of equality, social cohesion, democracy and encourage cultural diversity. -Favour a sensory and sensitive approach to heritage more in line with the lived experience of the marginalized population. -To take into account the heritage of the everyday life of the population which constitutes the living environment. - Create a set of tools focused on the use of Heritage as instrument of training for a better inclusion in the society. Participants The participants are trainers and associates from our organisation and also volunteers. Selection of participants is based on: - language competences - willing to cooperate at international level - ability to work in international groups - willing to be part of the international section and increase the opportunity of international projects - Activism shown during the development of activities at the local level - Motivation to take part in training mobility Activities 2 International meeting (C1-C2) for trainers. Trainers will take part in meetings focused on the design of new training modules, tools and activities and the use of ICT to pilot and final use them in our training activities. C1 in Italy March 2019 - M8 C2 in Finland February 2019 - M18 3 Transnational Project meetings In France, Romania and Spain. These meetings are requested to ensure a proper management of the project. In each meeting will take part 2-3 responsible from each partner's country. These meeting are design to implement the project and will take place at the start of the project (to define all the management aspects, the agreements contracts, tasks and way how to work) after one year (in occasion of the interim report, to evaluate the status of the project's activities and results) and the end (summary evaluation of the project in which we will work on the final report and finalize the website and other dissemination products). This project will be very useful also to plan the local and the international training activities. TNP1 - France November 2018 - M3 TNP2 - Romania September 2019 TNP3 - Spain May 2020; Methodology The project will use the European examples of good practice on social inclusion as the starting point. Each partner will focus on one particular aspect concerning cope with heritage to enhance social inclusion, in order to guarantee and wide and range of activities and products. All these activities will be defined during the first International Project Meeting. During the short term mobilites each partner will organise workshops related to the topic developed, in order to give to the partners the right tools, ideas and instruments to reproduce and use it in their own Institutes. To ensure the best dissemination of the products, they will be translated in every language. Every 6 month there will be a Skype meeting between the responsible of each partner, designed in order to face problems and avoid risks. Results Innovative tools and modules for adult training born from the sharing of best practices and the involvement of professionals in different fields. The final results will be the creation of new training offers within all the organisation involved in the project. Impact - Increased quality in education and training in Europe: combining higher levels of excellence and attractiveness with increased opportunities for all, including those at disadvantage; - More strategic and integrated use of open educational resources (OER) by education and training; - Reinforced interaction between practice, research and policy in each system. On participants: They will renew their frame of reference on the use of heritage to support social inclusion. The learners who will benefit of the new tools and instrument developed inside the project. They represent one of our main target of reference and are very important from feedback point of view. On Institutions: They develop together the knowledge and the skills to support teams of practitioners in realizing activities and paths focused on diversity and use of heritage for social and cultural inclusion. - Increase of European dimension in each partner organisation - better visibility of the partner at local and regional level - gain of experience in project management
Context All the partners operate in social and/or cultural fields and believe that the cultural aspects are crucial for a long-term inclusion in the different communities. We worked taking in consideration tangible and intangible, cultural, historical and natural heritage of each partner country. The mix and multitude of different heritage and actors ensured a cross-currical approach in the development of the different outcomes. The partnership is composed by north, East, Central, West and South EU countries. The project has been developed reaching the following objectives: -Creation and test of set of tools focused on the use of Heritage as instrument of training for a better inclusion. -Innovation in cultural sectors and exchanges between operators, and cultural (public and private) institutions at any level. -Promotion of access to local heritage sites to everyone, in order to offer the opportunity to discover the local heritge, its actors and be aware of its preservation. -Sensitize local community in the field of equality, social cohesion, democracy, encourage cultural diversity and EU values. -Promotion of active participation of local communities and promotion of the Participation-Action-Research methodology. -Promote multiculturalism and breaking down of cultural stereotypes. Participants involved in the LTAs were trainers (employees, volunteers, collaborators) from our organizations. The participants have been selected taking in consideration different aspects and skills: language competences, willing to cooperate at international level, ability to work in international groups, activism shown during the development of activities at the local level, motivation to take part in training mobility, their professional background. LTAs (2 International meeting for trainers) 2 meeting were run in Italy and Finland. During the first meeting participants worked on the content and design of training modules, tools and games. The second LTA has been the occasion to pilot them with local communities, with trainers, learners with different cultural, social background and different ages. 32 participants TPMs: have been developed to ensure a proper project management. In each meeting took part 2 responsible from each partner's country. The 1st TPM in France has been run to define all the management aspects (agreements contracts, tasks and way how to work, agenda and calendar). The 2nd TPM in Romania, to evaluate the status of the project's activities and results, intermediate meeting, agenda of next meetings. The 3rd TPM in Spain before the end of the projet to work on the evaluation of the project, preparation of final report and finalize the website and other dissemination products. 24 mobilities in total. Methodology At local level and during the LTAs, we adopted the Particpatory-Action-Research methodology, additionally, exchange of best practices and involvement of associated partners, experts in this field, ensured active participation of all the actors and the development of outcomes (usable, adaptable and with low costs implementation). During each activity we involved local communities and associated partners. The project used the European examples of good practice on social inclusion and heritage management as starting point. Each partner focused its work on one particular aspect concerning cope with heritage to enhance social inclusion, in order to guarantee a wide range of activities and products. Respect and willing to support each other represented the project red-line. Results Development of training activities/material in the various fields, active citizenship, multiculturalism, active participation in community life and the use of ICT for social inclusion and knowledge about the European heritage. Among the material developed there are toolboxes, guides, games, excercises, participatory activities, lesson plans. Material available at: https://acheerasmusplus.wordpress.com/results Impact on organizations and associated partners: -Increased the European dimension and knowledge about EU heritage -Reinforced interaction between practice, research and policy in each national context -Gain of experience in project management -New European projects (Erasmus+ and Europe for citizens) realized -Reinforcement of collaboration and local net of operators in social and cultural fields -Creation of new local projects -Adcquisition of competences and development of new strategies for the involvement of local communities, minorities, disadvantaged citizens Impact on primary target group - trainers and educators: -They renewed their frame of reference on the use of heritage to support social inclusion. -They increased their language and management abilities. -Better use of open educational resources. -They had the occasion to share best practices with European colleagues, modifying attitudes, ways of work, planning of activities and strategies to involve local communities and promote local heritage.