Support & Empower Women Autonomy through Non-Formal Learning Exchange Erasmus Project

Project Title

Support & Empower Women Autonomy through Non-Formal Learning Exchange

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development); Pedagogy and didactics

Project Summary

Despite the European Union’s efforts, it is an undeniable fact that social behaviors – prejudices, stereotypes and cultural views continue to tend to exert a negative influence, with women facing challenges in different areas. At the same time, the current structures, both economic, professional and social as well as exponential technological and scientific development, have created and demanded a wide range of needs and a diverse set of skills, demonstrating the importance, role and necessity of non-formal education and learning to empower and support vulnerable social groups and people living in exclusion.

This program, entitled «Support & Empower Women Autonomy through Non-Formal Learning Exchange» (NEFELI), with a total duration of 28 months and start date 01-09-2019, is a Transnational Strategic Partnership in the field of education for the exchange of know-how on methodological approaches , non-formal learning methods and techniques developed and / or developed by its partners with a view to creating a network of adults active in empowering and supporting women’s personal, professional and entrepreneurial autonomy, and to raise public awareness of these issues.

The specific objectives of the project are:
-the education and training of trainees of each partner
-a review and enhancement of the literature on the role that non-formal learning can play in supporting and empowering women
-designing and implementing multiplier actions to raise public awareness of the deficiencies and needs identified
-the promotion of diversity in the ownership of common values ​​such as gender equality and the elimination of discrimination for the social and occupational integration of women who live under conditions of exclusion or belong to vulnerable social groups
– adopting a more positive attitude towards European ventures and EU values

The results of the project are expected to be:
– the exchange and transfer of know-how, methods, approaches, non-formal learning tools that each partner has created and developed through actions and European-national programs through 2 education, teaching and training activities (mixed learner mobility)
-the development of a non-formal learning support and empowerment learning book with a particular focus on women living in exclusion and / or women belonging to vulnerable social groups
-the development of a website and a forum that will form the basis of the program for the creation of a network of trainees to support and empower women, as well as four actions to raise public awareness
– creating newsletters in each country’s media (at least 8), creating pages on social media (facebook, twitter), and posting articles relevant to each stage of the project

Each partner organization is responsible for a part of the project, assuming responsibilities and tasks that have been divided into partners’ expertise, while this project will place particular emphasis on the implementation of 2 transnational education, teaching and training activities, enhancing the participation of a total of 28 participants with the participation of 12 participants with fewer opportunities with the basic criteria are women or adults without a university degree and / or have low or non-formal qualifications and / or live under the poverty line of their countries, usually running the risk of exclusion and having difficulty participating in formal social, political and economic life

This program builds on the foundation that achieving true equality is a human, not a woman’s right, by providing a comprehensive overview and exchange of different methodological approaches, methods and techniques of non-formal learning that each partner organization has developed / developed to support and empower women , aiming at the use of this information for the better “equipping” of both the educational members of each partner as well as in the operation and improvement of his own training methods the partner organization.

The plan and its implementation are expected to have a positive impact on a graduated level towards all those involved by improving the skills, skills, perceptions and attitudes of both people involved and organizations. This project has as a direct result the creation of a network of organizations and adults who, using diverse methods, tools, non-formal learning approaches, support and empower women, especially women living in exclusion and / or belonging to vulnerable social groups.

Project Website

http://nefeliwomen.com

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 52305 Eur

Project Coordinator

ENALLAKTIKI KAINOTOMA ANAPTYXI ASTIKI MI KERDOSKOPIKI ETAIREIA & Country: EL

Project Partners

• Federació d’Associacions Culturals i Educatives de Persones Adultes
• Amrita OBK Egyesület
• COVENTRY UNIVERSITY