TOGETHER: Actions against violence and discrimination Erasmus Project

Project Title

TOGETHER: Actions against violence and discrimination

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 vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Access for disadvantaged; Gender equality / equal opportunities; Inclusion – equity

Project Summary

PROJECT FRAMEWORK – The TOGETHER project developed around a set of good practices shared between the partnership agencies and organizations. The aim of the project was the sharing of these practices and the development of experimentation experiences so as to make them transferable to other contexts. The COVID 19 pandemic started in March 2020, had a heavy impact on the project and dictated a reshaping and remodulation in the implementation of the project activities. Nonetheless, after the initial uncertainty, the partner organizations resumed their work with meetings and JTEs to continue with the work. The final handbook retraces the path and provides the methodological-scientific framework built and used in the project.
OBJECTIVES – The following actions led to the goal of promoting the exchange of good practices in the regions of individual countries to prevent discrimination and violence among young people:
– raising the level of competence of practitioners through the training provided in the JTEs to develop social, civil and intercultural skills
– sharing the good practices presented by the partners as a starting point for experimentation
– implementing “territorial networks” in individual countries to activate personalized services as well as detecting emerging unease among young people and offering concrete support to families.
NUMBER AND TYPE / PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS – Partner organizations identified participants for the project activities in the project target groups.
1. Number of trainers / educators / animators who participated in the JTE: 35
2. Professionals involved in partner organizations: 250 teachers and tutors, 40 educators and social workers
3. Groups of students attending school courses (11-16 years): 2312
4. Young people at risk of exclusion, in a situation of educational poverty and social hardship (11-16 years): 70
5. Families: 100
6. Stakeholders: 50
DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES – The activities carried out were affected by the onset of the COVID 19 Pandemic which had a strong impact on the project. It actually blocked its implementation for a few months and forced the partners to reschedule activities both in terms of implementation methods and timing. In spite of this, thanks to the solid foundations built by the partner organizations in the previous period of time made the desired results could be achieved. Specifically, both JTEs (Joint Training Events) were held, the first in 2019 the second in two parts, the first in March 2021 and the second in October 2021, in dual mode (in presence and remotely). There were 3 meetings in Italy, France and Spain, while the meeting in Poland was canceled due to the pandemic. With respect to the experimentation activity, the partners carried out a number of actions and the practices presented in the first meeting led to a cross-fertilization with specific results for the reference area.
The final output of the project is a document (Handbook) reporting the results of the experimentation and some guidelines for the implementation of the good practice in other areas.
RESULTS AND IMPACT ACHIEVED – The TOGETHER project had a direct impact on the participants and partner organizations involved. The trainers / educators / animators who participated in the JTEs could apply their knowledge and skills to the subject of prevention of discriminatory violence, acquiring new perspectives and methods of approach and intervention. The availability of up-to-date practitioners ready to take charge of the children and build renewed educational projects was a quality breakthrough for the partner organizations operating in the social and educational field. This renewal process also involved some local stakeholders who, in various capacities, participated in some activities. They contributed to the growth of the reference area with their specific skills.
Other very important targets of recipients who benefited from the project were the students and families involved in the experimentation. The students who joined their class groups were involved in awareness activities on the issue of inclusion and prevention of discriminatory violence, they could learn about the issue and lay the foundations for their individual role as “adult citizens”.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 81799,5 Eur

Project Coordinator

CONSORZIO MONVISO SOLIDALE & Country: IT

Project Partners

• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO
• GMINA DLUGOLEKA
• Centro Formazione Professionale Cebano Monregalese scarl
• MJC du Briançonnais – centre social
• IES TIRANT LO BLANC