IDEA Intergenerational Dialogue for Europe Awareness Erasmus Project

Project Title

IDEA Intergenerational Dialogue for Europe Awareness

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 2019

Project Topics

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

Project Summary

Focus: Intergenerational Dialogue

In contemporary society the question of the relationship between young and old people is becoming increasingly important.
Democratic societies are inclusive: ideally, all citizens would be part of the policymaking process. However in practice, some citizens participate more than others, and certain groups remain largely underrepresented.
The lack of dialogue between these 2 groups leads to not understanding each other’s needs.
A clear example is Brexit case: Recent political events, such as the Brexit referendum in 2016, illustrate very well how the participation (or lack thereof) of citizens of a certain age group in policymaking can have a decisive influence on a society’s main political choices:
many young people wanted the UK (75 %) to stay within the European Union,
But Instead 70% of old people vote for Leave.
Due to the increase in the demographic age, the elderly are more than the young so this lack of dialogue penalizes first of all the young people who suffer the choices of the old: So the older generations defined their future for them.
Young people feel European values more than old people.
This story illustrates the value of dialogue, in light of a sound intergenerational equity.
A democracy should be people centred, and bring benefits to everyone

General Objective:
• Stimulating intergenerational dialogue and solidarity between generation and promote European values

Specific Objectives:
• Collect and disseminate Best practices (at least 2 for country) concerning Intergenerational dialogue in order to compare the way in which young and elderly adults cooperate to achieve a mutually acceptable reference;

Activity:
• Training activity for youth workers in Italy to learn Human library methodology;
• 4 TPM
• Create a Country snapshots concerning the project Topic (Final Output);
• organize at least one experience of dialogue between young and old people in the country with the methodologies of the living library in such a way that the old ones understand the difficulties of young people today and vice versa.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 53094 Eur

Project Coordinator

Società Cooperativa Sociale Fuori dal Sommerso & Country: IT

Project Partners

• INTER ALIA
• VISSHE UCHILISHTE PO MENIDZHMANT
• Solution: Solidarité & Inclusion