Recycled Art for Disadvantaged Adult Learners Erasmus Project

Project Title

Recycled Art for Disadvantaged Adult Learners

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Access for disadvantaged; Environment and climate change; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

Integration is not just about learning the language, finding a house or getting a job. It is also about playing an active role in one’s local, regional and national community and developing and sustaining personal contacts through social and cultural activities and political engagement. It is important to involve migrants and minorities in all daily challenges that our societies face, to make them active participants in the integration process, which is essential to improving their social participation and integration outcomes.
One of the key priorities in the agenda of the Von der Leyen Commission 2019-2024 is the European Green Deal, the new political roadmap that will make the EU’s economy sustainable. It will turn environmental challenges into opportunities, will educate generations in sustainable behavior, making the transition inclusive for all.
The RADIAL project will address the related horizontal priority of Erasmus+ on environmental and climate goals, together with the priority on social inclusion, and will give them human presence – sustainable green deal that is understood, transferred in personal philosophy and behavior, developed in eco–entrepreneurship and contributed to the social inclusion of disadvantaged adult learners (migrants, refugees, TCNs, ethnic minorities) residing in 7 EU countries. Additionally, the adult education sector priority of extending and developing the training competences of educators will be targeted by the project, focusing on environmental teaching approaches.
The proposal aims to:
• Contribute to the social inclusion of disadvantaged adults by providing recycled art training and guidance;
• Support the European Green Deal priority, to enhance knowledge and understanding of sustainable green transition in the EU societies;
• Create an environmentally respectful habits and opportunities for civic engagement of disadvantaged groups;
• Strengthen the competences of adult education providers (AEP), developing innovative pedagogical approach on recycling, facilitating their work with migrants/ethnic minorities in multicultural environment;
• Improve the cooperation between civil society organisations, public authorities and the private sector to develop innovative tools for the social inclusion of disadvantaged adults;
• Promote the integration process of migrants/refugees/TCNs and ethnic minorities to the general public and make them part of this process.
By involving 280 disadvantaged adults with migrant or ethnic minority background in trainings, the project will fill in the gap in education on climate issues and sustainable development. The activities will bring the disadvantaged adults from knowledge to practice by offering entrepreneurship tailored training, thus providing room for better social inclusion, labour integration and participation in the EU social life.
RADIAL will also address the needs of AEP, developing innovative Trainer’s Manual with full set of tools and resources on recycling, reusing and repairing to be used in multicultural environment, thus will enrich the sustainable development didactive tools. 140 AEP will be directly involved in test of the intellectual output with feedback and recommendations that will lead to multiplication of the products in their local/regional contexts.
280 stakeholders, policy makers, private and public institutions, directly involved in migration and education, will be involved in multiplier events in the project countries Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain and UK. A rich set of dissemination activities and channels will widely promote the project outputs and results to external organisations at local, regional, national and European levels which will multiply the project efficiency.
60 staff members of the partners’ entities will enrich their competences and experience under the RADIAL project.
Approximately 7000 indirect beneficiaries will be reached through the project website, Facebook page, flyers and e-newsletters distributed and being in place after the project end, ensuring sustainability of the results and deepening the multiplier effect.
The project will bring innovation in the AE sector, allowing vulnerable learners to explore environmental issues and engage into climate actions. Thus, they will develop a deeper understanding of the Green Deal strategy and acquire the skills to make informed and responsible decisions, to take sustainable actions that will further facilitate their social inclusion and integration.
The provided environmental education and activities planned within and after the project lifetime, will enhance the competences of the target groups, the staff and the involved communities. The RADIAL project will provide stakeholders and AEP across Europe with new, transferable training approach in recycling, reusing and repairing that will encourage integration via green entrepreneurship and green social economic integration of disadvantaged groups in 7 countries and abroad.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 205560 Eur

Project Coordinator

ASOCIACION GUARANI DE COOPERACION PARAGUAY ESPANA & Country: ES

Project Partners

• EUROPEAN INFORMATION CENTRE
• CSI CENTER FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION LTD
• CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
• BIDA e.V.Kultur und Bildung
• Fondazione S.Carlo onlus
• Restorative Justice for All International Institute cic