„Reintegration toolkits – Bridge into the new life at hometown“ Erasmus Project

Project Title

„Reintegration toolkits – Bridge into the new life at hometown“

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 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; Migrants’ issues; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

Project „Reintegration toolkits – Bridge into the new life at hometown“ /Re-In-Bridge/ was directed for identifying and transfer of good experience at Adult education sector with reintegration programs and tools for migrants, who are coming back to their hometowns.

The Goal of the project – to help families of returning migrants more easily to integrate in their home country, to share good practices, to encourage active involvement in local communities in partnership with Norwegian, United Kingdom (Lithuanian communities) and Adult schools (centers of services) from partner countries and developing collaboration with local, regional and national institutions of public and private sectors occupied in this sphere.

The activities were directed for solving REINTEGRATION problems as:
1. SOCIAL INTEGRATION. The acquisition of housing; Investments; Insurance issues; Recognition of qualifications.
2. GENERAL COMPETENCIES and educational questions: Communication in the mother tongue; Financial literacy; Digital literacy; Citizenship; Entrepreneurship.
3. INTRODUCTION TO THE LABOR MARKET: Job search; The taxation system; Labor legislation.
4. PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP ADAPTING.
5. BUSINESS “START UP”. Legal system of business (establishment of company, fees, support services).
6. CREATING A COMMUNITY OF RETURNED PEOPLE.
7. NEW LIFE with NEW HUMAN CAPITAL.

Project target groups:
– Non-professional adult education organizations as Alytus BASC (LT), Prometeo (IT) and communities of migrants from London (UK) and Hommersak (NO);
– Non-professional adult education staff from these organizations;
– Persons studying and at non-professional adult education organizations and institutions from partner regions.

The main activities of the project:
1. Partners meetings in LT, UK, NO, IT (4 meetings per 2 days in every country).
2. Organizing of 4 International ROUND TABLES for identification of REINTEGRATIONAL problematic sectors and sharing of good practice in LT, UK, NO, IT; Total 4 Round tables: 1 LT+1 UK+1 NO +1 IT. Total 12 participants: per 3 participants from partners. Duration per 3 days + 2 days trips;
3. Preparation of “REINTEGRATION TOOLKITS” as Learning / teaching / training material – Audiovisual material, total – 22 units, accordingly 7 problematic sectors: Social integration; General competences problematic; Introduction to the labor market; Psychological help adapting; “Start-up Business”; Communities of returned people; NEW LIFE with NEW HUMAN CAPITAL (in LT, EN, IT languages).
4. Preparation of 4 Educational programs (4 * 80 hours) for Blended Mobility of Adults (in LT, EN languages).
5. Implementation of Blended Mobility of Adult learners per 40 days. Training implemented in Lithuania, Norway and United Kingdom.
6. Preparation of „MAPPING DOCUMENT OF ADULT EDUCATION SERVICES SECTOR BY INCREASING REINTEGRATION” (in LT, EN, IT languages).
7. DISSEMINATION. Organizing the International Forum for sharing of project results “REINTEGRATION TOOLKITS – BRIDGE INTO THE NEW LIFE AT HOMETOWN” in Lithuania,(duration – 2 days), United Kingdom (1 day) and Norway (1 day).
Dissemination info please to look at: FB https://www.facebook.com/ReintegracijaLietuvaPlatform

Benefit receivers of project – communities of migrants, families of migrants, businessmen and educational organizations, public administrate institutions.

Sustainability of project results (longevity) – taking into consideration the readiness of educational centres and training services demand, development of cooperation between emigrant groups in Lithuania, United Kingdom Norway, Italy have a significant impact on increasing of entrepreneurship and investment initiatives, integration of emigrants and employment opportunities in all regions and in all Lithuania too.
Ensuring reintegration is the sustainability of economic, social, cultural and civic returns, enabling emigrants to create reintegration conditions in their countries, starting with the tools of the education and economic sectors.
Successful realization of first international RE-IN-BRIDGE project allows for project partners further to expend initiatives of cooperation in others Lithuanian, United Kingdom, Norwegian and Italian regions in Adult educational, business, culture sectors.

Partners of the project were attended from 4 countries:
1. Alytus Business Advisory Center, Alytus (Lithuania);
2. Lithuanian Association, UK LTD, London (United Kingdom);
3. Lithuanian Society in Rogaland, Hommersak (Norway);
4. PROMETEO association, Roma (Italy).

Project duration 27 months: from 1’th of October, 2018 until 31’th of December, 2020.
Confirmed project budget:128 050,00 Euro.
Implemented project budget: 121 809,22 Euro.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 121809,22 Eur

Project Coordinator

Alytus Business Advisory Center & Country: LT

Project Partners

• Lithuanian Association UK LTD
• PROMETEO
• Lithuanian Society in Rogaland