'People' and 'Place' combine to form 'Community'. People have connections with Places for many reasons. Communities are shaped by the Places in which they exist. Places are shaped by People, not always taking into account the protection of the Place. Communities are created by and of people and shape the people in them. This project looked at how the connections between people, place and community can create resilience. This project seeks to find resilience approaches or tools in each of these three areas, catalogue them and discuss and explore how each model, method, resource, technique or organisation can be used to promote resilience in the other two aspects and create a common methodology for resilience. For example, the principles of nature conservancy can be applied to fostering resilience in people and in communities too. Partners reviewed tools and research new resources where appropriate and each focused on one of these three aspects. Examples of resilience tools are the 'Wheel of Life Technique' for personal resilience and the 'Community Resilience Tool' for communities. As an example, The Wheel of Life Technique for personal resilience was examined for use in resilience work for place and community. Similarly, the processes used in nature conservancy for establishing resilience for ecosystems was examined for applicability to people and community. The body of work and the tasks and activities, as well as the content created by the partners, used specific experience from the UK, Greece, Sweden, and Italy. For 'personal resilience' the project targeted people and organisations working in mental health issues, adult educators, coaches, youth workers, or community groups who address 2019 Erasmus+ Programme priorities of equity and inclusion by working with people with face mental health issues such as psychiatric conditions, and also with people facing social obstacles such as discrimination because of gender, age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, etc., people living a precarious situation, young and/or single parents, orphans and other people with fewer opportunities. For the resilience of 'places', the project worked alongside environmental organisations who prioritise the conservation of natural spaces that follow principles of environmental sustainability for the common good as well as the European Union's commitment to a 'A Healthy and Sustainable Environment for Present and Future Generations' (European Commission paper, 2014) and the Union's international commitment to reducing carbon emissions from the production of greenhouse gases as reflected in the 2015 Paris Agreement. People working in these fields often face ongoing stress from the challenges of protecting natural spaces and resources. People working in these conditions benefitted from carrying out work in personal resilience too. For the resilience of communities, the project worked with community groups that put community building at the centre of the activities they do and that can often become a field for people and places to build resilience together. The project had an impact on how participants utilise resilience methods and approaches in any obstacles that they might face. At the end of the project, participants showed an understanding of 'resilience' and its connection to 'people', 'places', and 'communities' with specific examples from Sweden, Greece, the UK, and Italy. Participants were able to understand how resilience methods and approaches might be useful to overcome difficulties in their personal life, the places where they live, and the communities and put a plan forward to do so in the area of focus they have chosen during the programme, one for each of the 3 groups that ran in each partner country. At the end of the project, facilitators from the four partner organisations were able to use transferable skills in current or new programmes and projects. To complete the BfR Adult Education project, the team produced the 'Breakthrough for Resilience Handbook' that included videos as case studies from participants in Italy, Sweden, Greece, and the UK. This project follows a transnational approach because different resilient tools, models, methods and approaches have been carried and tested in different places by different people and different communities and having a wider pool of tools increased the likelihood that participants would find one that suits their needs to address ongoing stress, difficulties and challenges. In turn, the partnership delivered a comprehensive methodology for resilience that considered examples from the four participating organisations and increased the availability
We wanted to explore the connections between 'resilience' and 'resilience tools' and people, places, and communities, and also how these three aspects relate to one another to create 'resilience' synergies. This project sought to find resilience approaches or tools in each of these three areas, cataloged them and discussed and explored how each model, method, resource, technique or organisation can be used to promote resilience in the other two aspects and create a common methodology for resilience. For example, the principles of nature conservancy can be applied to fostering resilience in people and in communities too. Partners will review tools and research new resources where appropriate and each will focus on one of these three aspects. Examples of resilience tools are the 'Wheel of Life Technique' for personal resilience and the ‘Community Resilience Tool' for communities. As an example, The Wheel of Life Technique for personal resilience were examined for use in resilience work for place and community. Similarly, the processes used in nature conservancy for establishing resilience in ecosystems was examined for applicability to people and community. The body of work and the tasks and activities, as well as the content created by the partners, used specific experiences from the UK, Greece, Sweden, and Italy.
The Surefoot Effect has seen for a number of years the need to support people and communities to deal with the burnout of fighting for environmental causes that staff at Surefoot have perceived for a number of years when working on climate change awareness projects. 'People' and 'Place' combine to form 'Community'. People have connections with Places for many reasons. Communities are shaped by the Places in which they exist. Places are shaped by People, not always taking into account the protection of the Place. Communities are created by and of people and shape the people in them. This project will look at how the connections between people, place, and community can create resilience.