I believe in GOOD Erasmus Project

Project Title

I believe in GOOD

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 youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

Charity begins at home – a lot of people agree on this opinion, but the “I believe in GOOD” project team thinks differently. Charity can’t begin at home if parents don’t understand the meaning of charity. In order to create a socially responsible next generation and strong charity traditions in the local community, the project “I believe in GOOD” created an approach which is unique all over Europe – non-formal education methods that promotes teaching charity in school in combination with a mobile serious game app to communicate with the target group in an environment that is very important for them. Methods were created for every subject – math, history, languages, sport and other subjects – to show that charity is nothing artificially invented, but a natural part of our daily life and value. The mobile serious game allows the target group to discover charity on their own from totally different aspect. Innovative methodology was developed by an international team from Latvia and Germany. These are countries with different experience as well as different levels of charity and each partner has a strengths and expertise in totally different fields. Talsi Region Community Foundation (Latvia) has experience in philanthropy, but Ingenious Knowledge GmbH is constantly exploring new ways of using modern technology to improve the lifelong learning environment and make learning more accessible and more fun. The first new method of the project “I believe in GOOD” used the test group – students from Talsi 2nd Secondary school, Talsi State gymnasium, Virbu Primary school and Falkenberg School. With created non-formal methods project’s aim was reached – educational staff understand how significant is to speak about charity and spread this information in schools. During 17 months a platform is created which easily can be introduced in each primary school. Step by step using innovative non-formal education methods and the mobile serious game app students strengthen charitable habits which becomes meaningful and natural aspect in their value system. Innovative methods are tested and adapted for international use. In the World Giving Index that is measured by Charities Aid Foundation none of the European countries is in top 5. The highest ranking EU country is the United Kingdom in 6th place, that’s why European countries have room to improve. Innovative methodology for developing charity traditions in school can be a valuable tool to develop community philanthropy in each country.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 70522 Eur

Project Coordinator

Talsu novada fonds & Country: LV

Project Partners

• Ingenious Knowledge GmbH