Health promotion in multicultural Europe Erasmus Project

Project Title

Health promotion in multicultural Europe

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 Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Health and wellbeing; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Project Summary

BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT

In this project we wished to promote health and wellbeing amongst the young. We emphasized the positive approach to wellbeing and aimed to promote health instead of merely preventing the problems from occurring. In this approach we wanted the adolescents to have a more active role as subjects instead of passive objects.

In addition to working on the topic of youth health promotion we also wished to enforce positive inter-cultural attitudes by working in multicultural groups. Through working in partnership we wished to provide opportunities for both participating schools and our students to raise awareness of cultural differences and similarities and to develop empathy and understanding through collaboration.

OBJECTIVES

Our main objective was to promote health and wellbeing amongst the young. Along with our main objective the project also intended to add international interaction, participation in multiple events, self-confidence and self-expression. Through raising awareness of cultural differences and similarities we aimed to increase empathy and understanding. We wanted that all this had enabled the project participants to become better EU citizens with positive intercultural attitudes and to take more responsibility of their own wellbeing and those around them.

NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS IN FINLAND

(1) Aseman lapset, pre-emptive organisation which helps young in risk to get socially excluded
(2) SIEIDI, local game company
(3) Saapas organisation, based on voluntary work which concentrates on alcohol and drug-related problems
(4) Alvar Aalto Museum, museum dedicated to Alvar Aalto’s architecture
(5) The Natural History Museum of Central Finland
(6) Tähtipalvelut, local bus company
(7) City of Jyväskylä
(8) University of Jyväskylä
(9) J-Nappi, service centre for young adults
(10) Veturitallit, culture and youth centre
(11) Toivolan vanha piha, historical Finnish milieu with handicraft shops and museum

NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS IN ITALY

(1) Rehab center in Amelia, Tuscany
(2) Vatican museum
(3) Colosseum and Forum Romanum
(4) Major sights in the centre of historical Rome e.g. Pantheon, Fontana di Trevi and Spanish steps
(5) Italian YouTuber
(6) Piccola orchestra di Torpignattara, a band formed of immigrants

DESCRIPTION OF UNDERTAKEN MAIN ACTIVITIES

– Attending project ceremonies and parties
– Grouping with the participants
– Attending lessons in Jyväskylä and Rome
– Attending PE
– Brainstorming
– Analyzing and comparing results of surveys
– Visiting project partners
– Debating on project’s themes
– Arranging tasks and fields of responsibilities concerning project’s final products
– Lectures given by project partners
– Gathering information
– Workshops
– Preparing and presenting the final products
– City tours and sightseeing
– Local museums and sights
– Living local family life with the host families

RESULTS AND IMPACTS ATTAINED

– Promotion of health and wellbeing amongst the young
– Taking more responsibility of oneself’s wellbeing and those in immediate surrounding
– Helping, understanding and empathising more with fellow citizens
– Increased positive attitudes towards another culture
– Increased self-confidence and self-expression through international collaboration
– Improved language and ICT skills in an international setting
– Collaboration with project partners, schools (educational staff and managerial staff) and host families

LONGER-TERM BENEFITS

According to our questionnaires, the participating students felt that HPIME project will have a positive effect on their health and wellbeing in the future and those around them. In addition, they showed more international mindedness and interest in multiculturalism. This implies that the project will have long-lasting benefits on the participants.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 53280 Eur

Project Coordinator

Jyväskylän Lyseon lukio & Country: FI

Project Partners

• Liceo Ginnasio Statale Immanuel Kant