The project has been prepared and will be implemented by a partnership of 5 organizations from five different European countries: Caminhar - A.C.A.S. (Portugal), Volkshochschule Braunschweig (Germany), Arendal Voksenopplæring (Norway), Piparrika Elkartea (Spain) and OWOP (Poland). The motivation to implement the project are challenges faced by our organizations and the local community, related to the increasing number of migrants and refugees and older people. The project will gather experience and good practices in creating open learning venues for building intercultural and intergenerational local communities. The methods of non-professional education of adults with a migration background (refugees, migrants, asylum seekers) and older people will be sought. Project goals: - analyzing of best practices and methodologies of open learning venues for intercultural and intergenerational community in the countries of the partnership - creating open, learning venues for meeting different excluded group - strenght the local communities - increasing cooperetion between different local stakholders (educational centers, NGO, cultural institutions etc.) - increasing educators'scompetenses in the field of education of target groups - improving the situation of adult students from target groups - expanding the educational offer addressed to adults with a migration background and older people - developing the potential of partner organizations in the field of transnational cooperation and adult education in the intercultural and intergenerational context Transnational meetings (5 in total) that will be held at each partner will serve to achieve the goals. They will be an opportunity to share their experience and mutual learning. At the end of the project, the guide will be developed in the form of an e-book, which will contain experience gained from the implementation of the project and will serve to disseminate its results. The impact of the project will concern: educators, learners, participating organizations and other organizations involved in the inclusion of target groups. The project will help to increased educators capacity of working with participatory approaches: be able to create a more collaborative and interactive experience’ for all learners, greater knowledge of creating open learning venues for the target groups and of intercultural and intergenerational activities and building an inclusive community. Learners will have the possibility to increased level of basic competences (above all, language and social competences) and the sense of belonging to the local community. Our organizations will improved their competences, linked to professional profiles (teaching, training, etc.), develop mechanisms for collaboration, exchange of expertise and networking and acquired better understanding of practices, policies and systems in education and training across countries. Other local stakeholders will greater integration of local entities operating in converging areas and acquired broader knowledge of creating of open learning venues for intercultural and intergenerational community.
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