By implementing learning mobilities, we contributed to the adult educators’: - exposure to the experience of refugee social integration in other European countries - training in practical refugee integration methodologies - training in the ways of cooperation with institutions-social support providers for developing integrated individual inclusion plans - update of knowledge and skills in the field of intercultural education These objectives were reached by: - Learning how other countries implement refugee integration using educational activities and how to choose the most appropriate methodological approach - Learning the use and choice of educational methodologies for the integration of refugees - Understanding the role of adult educator in refugee integration - Understanding the role of refugee social support providers and learning to cooperate with them - Learning to support refugees in drawing up an individualized integration plan Further desirable achievements were: -Identification of good practices -Networking and exchange of experiences between different countries’ adult educators and social partners -Development of new applications and evaluation tools -Educators’ network creation through which pier support can be offered and received
Inclusion and active participation in community life of the socially disadvantaged groups has always been HAEA’s focus. Our organisation aims to highlight the adult education’s central role in social inclusion. The refugee crisis has made evident that including refugees in the economic and social life of a country needs suitable educational interventions which must be characterized by the elements of bespoke design and implementation. All the EU countries, as recipients of refugees or migrants aspiring to a safe and better life, need to design and carry out actions that will benefit them as well as their indigenous population in order to realise their multicultural, egalitarian and human rights and values. Today’s adult educator has become the primary person of trust of his adult learners and the listener of experiences, testimonies and needs of his learners. Thus, our project aimed at the upgrading the educators’ needed competences in intercultural understanding and communication, empathy concerning the learners’ experience and emotional management, while networking with experts from other disciplines and institutions and contribute to the design and implementation of long-term multidisciplinary and community based actions.