SILVIA – Supporting intergenerational learning and volunteering as a mean for inclusion through autobiographical learning Erasmus Project

Project Title

SILVIA – Supporting intergenerational learning and volunteering as a mean for inclusion through autobiographical learning

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: Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning; EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills

Project Summary

The background and context of the project is based on an international study about Adult competencies managed by Androulla Vassiliou, European commissioner and General Secretary of OCDE. The results of a survey conducted in 33 countries as part of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) showed that 1 of 5 adults in Europe has low competences in reading, writing and calculating. On the one hand, young unemployed women are not fully aware of their fundamental rights and their non-formal competencies and there is often times a lack of autonomy among these women. However these women have grown up with information technologies and therefore have an easy access and related skills to ICT services. On the other hand, our female volunteer trainers have not the necessary competencies with the everyday use of ICT but they can share their life experiences as active citizens and transfer some of their non-formal pedagogic tools.

Therefore our main objectives were:
– Valorize civic competences of young NEET and migration women
– Increase awareness of the fundamental rights, means of social prevention and active citizenship among young women
– Exchange of best practices between trainers in non-formal education for adults (autobiographical method, valorization of basic competencies)
– Reduce the intergenerational and gender gaps in ICT competencies
– Increase awareness of the importance of digital inclusion

There were 6 participating organisations. The coordinating organisation was IFALL from Sweden which is an NGO working with social inclusion. IFALL works with integration in different levels. Our target group is young and adult with fewer opportunities such as refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants, elderly people and refugee women.
TERA is an active organisation within the programme Erasmus+ is working in order to raise awareness on EU citizenship, especially among young people between 15 and 30 years old and supporting all kind of organisation, federation, educative structure in setting up international projects. TERA has a proud feminist value at its core with members who are experts in women’s rights and equality of all genders.
CIAPE carries out training activities to develop and validate soft skills, as well as competences required in the future labour market.CIAPE offered train-the-trainer courses about Autobiographical methodologies in education and training within this project to help learners to transform their own experiences into learning opportunities, to see recognised their informal learning outcomes and to deepen their own passion towards specific fields of study.
CAMARA MUNICIPAL DE LISBOA Lisbon City Council is a local authority. The development and training department, specifically aims to promote personal and professional development of human resources of the Municipality of Lisbon and citizens through access to relevant training for their roles and to the success of the organisation , aiming at improving the service provided.
FAAL is an NGO in Turkey. The main purpose of the organization is to empower people who can take active role in the society. Active citizenship, social inclusion, integration of disadvantage groups are main activities.
DESA is an NGO in Croatia DEŠA today is directed towards planning of educational programs and has become recognized as an educational center of great importance for the people of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. All educational activities are based on the restoration and protection of cultural and natural heritage of our region.
Main Activities;
3 Transnational Meetings – each with a public event and promotion of Erasmus Plus.
Local Autobiographical Method Trainings;
– 6 River of Life workshop
– 6 Time Bars
Digital Courses
– 6 Prezi Presentation creation informed by the Timebar research and the meetings with Local NGO’s.
to discuss fundamental rights.
– 18 blogs written about feminism, autobiographical learning, intergenerational learning.
1 Training Course – 24 people in blended mobility.
– 1 Manifesto
6 Dissemination Events- displaying the collage created in the Training.

Impact on the learners:
Able to identify and compare European and national values and improve their motivations for learning different language and improve their learning skills.

Impact on the staff:
Made learning more attractive and help adult learners to achieve success in their future life. Develop different teaching methods and teaching materials. Developed themselves by contact with teachers/trainers from other European countries. Improved the teaching competences regarding to the usage of new technologies

Impact on the institutions:
Increased quality and efficiency of the educational process and the example of good practice on teaching approaches and techniques will be shared. Widened the target group.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 89393,38 Eur

Project Coordinator

INTEGRATION FOR ALLA & Country: SE

Project Partners

• TERA-MAISON DE L’EUROPE DE LA CHARENTE
• CAMARA MUNICIPAL DE LISBOA
• CIAPE – CENTRO ITALIANO PER L’APPRENDIMENTO PERMANENTE
• FAAL DERNEGI
• DESA – Dubrovnik, Regionalni centar za izgradnju zajednice i razvoj civilnog drustva