Edukacja dorosłych jako narzędzie na rzecz włączenia społecznego Erasmus Project

Project Title

Edukacja dorosłych jako narzędzie na rzecz włączenia społecznego

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 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Inclusion – equity; Overcoming skills mismatches (basic/transversal); Access for disadvantaged

Project Summary

Project „Education as a tool for social inclusion” was carried out in the international partnership of 4 organizations engaged in adult education of people threatened with marginalization. For nearly 3 years, the partnership was looking for solutions, methods and tools that would allow to increase the quality of the learning and support offer in the social inclusion of disadvantaged people struggling with a number of problems. The participation of the staff in seminars, job shadowing, international meetings allowed to achieve goals of the Partnership:

1. Creating the cooperation network and exchange of experiences between partners.
2. Improving the quality of learning and support offer provided in the partner organizations.

The four partners were: Municipal Centre for Social Services in Gdynia, Kofoeds School in Copenhagen, *MVO Proxima from Spiska Nova Ves, Solidarni Plus Association from Wandzin. Having an established position and many years of experience, partners faced similar problems resulting from routine work, stagnation and communication difficulties. Being the leaders in supporting people threatened with social exclusion, they were well aware of the possibilities and system solutions in their own countries. MOPS in Gdynia supports people and families coping with difficult life situations, fulfilling essential needs and taking the activities, which lead to social inclusion. Solidarni Plus Association is a leader in the field of addiction treatment, cooperates with MOPS in looking for effective solutions in education of former patients. Kofoeds School has a 90 years of experience in education of people threatened with social exclusion, carrying out innovative educational programs in accordance with the philosophy of help toward self-help. MVO PROXIMA explores the area of informal education in the field of counteracting: discrimination, exclusion, xenophobia, racism and hate speech.

The main activities in the project were seminars and job shadowing, which aim was to exchange the experiences, broadening knowledge, strengthening competences of the staff and creating common solutions in the field of adult education. 43 people participated in seminars:
1) „Motivation – theory and everyday practice in the process of social inclusion of people threatened with social exclusion.” (14–18.V.2017, Poland). It took up the issues of communication and its impact on the motivation of educators.
2) „Adaptation competences in the process of social integration” (5-9.III.2018, Denmark). It concentrated on effectiveness and adequacy of therapeutic interactions in the process of supporting the client.
3) „Stereotypes and informal education in the field of education of adults threatened with social exclusion” (17-21.IX.2018, Slovakia). This was an exchange of experiences concerning informal education, in the context of counteracting hate speech, stereotypes and discrimination in the adult education process.

There were 6 cycles of job shadowing, where 23 people took part. The participants became acquainted with the process of education and support for people with low social competences and services in this area. Activity programs included, among others: getting to know the educational processes in a given country, participation in everyday activities. New methods, techniques and forms of work were learned and observed. Participants wrote diaries of daily activities.

6 meetings of monitoring and implementation group were organized to coordinate, prepare, implement and disseminate the activities and results of Partnership. Partners shared good practices in adult education and defined areas of their particular interest. As part of the project activities, on November 28-29, 2018, a conference “Getting out of the shadow – good practices of adult education in the field of social inclusion”, a film and publication of the project results were implemented.

Partnership activities has resulted in the following: 6 partner meetings, 3 seminars for the staff, 23 job shadowing, 2-day conference, film about the project, 300 pieces of publication about the project results.The project resulted in: improving communication skills, developing competences to carry out educational activities, getting to know new methods of work with people threatened with social exclusion, improving the quality of offered support, creating a cooperation network and exchange of experiences among Partners. The participants broadened their knowledge and gained a broader picture of educational and support systems in partner countries. Organizations gained broader look on the socially excluded needs, increased their own potential and abilities to use it in the professional area. Sharing the experiences with colleagues contributed to the increase of motivation among the staff. Getting to know new methods, exchange of experiences and opinions with people from other countries broadened intellectual horizons. This raised the prestige of partner organizations.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 91130 Eur

Project Coordinator

Miejski Osrodek Pomocy Spolecznej w Gdyni & Country: PL

Project Partners

• MVO Proxima*
• Kofoeds Skole
• Stowarzyszenie Solidarni “PLUS”