The project aimed to strengthen the communicative and relational competences of adults active in non-formal and informal education and support settings. Rather than providing formal or professional qualifications, the activities focused on building accessible and transferable skills to be used in everyday educational, social and community interactions. The primary target group included educators, tutors, counsellors, psychologists, volunteers and adult education providers who often work with adolescents, young adults and families in contexts where SOGIESC issues naturally emerge but are rarely addressed with appropriate tools. A further objective was to co-create educational materials that are easy to adapt, inclusive in language, and usable across different settings, allowing for long-term sustainability and wide replication. Finally, the project sought to consolidate transnational cooperation between the Italian and Dutch partner organisations, fostering shared learning, mutual enrichment and the exchange of practical approaches within a European framework.
The project was born from a shared and concrete need expressed by educators, counsellors, trainers and social workers in Italy and the Netherlands. Many of these adult education professionals face SOGIESC-related issues in their daily work but often lack accessible and shared tools to address them in an inclusive, informed and respectful way. Existing resources were often fragmented or overly theoretical, making it difficult to translate them into everyday educational or counselling practices. The “Pitch Perfect” project aimed to address this gap by developing practical tools and shared learning experiences to support inclusive communication with LGBTIQA+ people, young adults, families and communities, and to strengthen cultural and social awareness on issues of gender identity and sexual orientation.