UP&UP UPscaling trainers and educators competencies on gender based violence to UPscaling awareness among young people against violence Erasmus Project

Project Title

UP&UP UPscaling trainers and educators competencies on gender based violence to UPscaling awareness among young people against violence

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Gender equality / equal opportunities; Civic engagement / responsible citizenship

Project Summary

UP&UP -UPscaling trainers’s and teacher’s competencies on gender stereotype to UPscaling the awareness among young people and fight the gender based violence is a project that would be define a new methodology and a training package available online aims to increase skills’s educators, teachers, tutors, trainers and citizenship skills of young (especially those living in outskirts and internal areas) on a specific topic concerning respect for diversity, with particular reference to gender differences. The project depart from the assumption that only teaching of teachers and realization of a joint path with young people is possible breaking down stereotypes. The title of the UP & UP project summarizes this innovative proposal which, starting from the experience carried out of the partners, intends to raise both competencies of educators and young people. Thanks to an international comparison, the partners of this project will define products shared training and export in all educational contexts (schools, associations, training organizations). For the characteristics and the aims that the project intends to pursue it is placed within two of the priorities defined by the Program:
– “VET: Further strengthening of key competences in initial and ongoing VET” where the objective is to raise one of the competences of the European Recommendation (Recommendation 2006/962 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 18 December 2006): the social and civic competence of the young generations. The project, by stimulating the reflection of young people through innovative and engaging methodologies, aims to increase awareness of the value of difference. This reflection helps to increase the sense of respect and grow up civic conscience by acting on the break down of the prejudices that are the basis of intolerance and hatred.
– “VET: initial and continuous professional development of VET teachers, trainers and tutors in school and work contexts” as it intends to produce intellectual products for trainers but also tutors and mentors engaged in formal and non-formal learning contexts involving the young people (for example teachers and coaches engaged in sporting activities, but also tutors in work contexts), because they are easy to apply and enjoyable. Furthermore, in line with the above, the project pursues the transversal priority of the “Supporting Educators”.
For the realization of these objectives and the pursuit of the indicated priorities, the project is divided into two lines of action:
1) Analysis and deconstruction of gender stereotypes, during which, each partner will conduct with the young (students, drop outs, young volunteers, young people involved in sports activities) the recording of internalized gender stereotypes, analyzing the cultural conditionings and families facing life trajectories and choices based on our biological sex. The link between sexist stereotypes and gender-based violence will also be investigated. The stereotypes contained in the mass media and those spread on social media will be analyzed through meetings and workshops with educators and young people.
2) Development of an educational package for educators, aiming to product:
– a manual for the early contrast to gender stereotypes, containing theoretical and practical references
– an interactive training package consisting of operational tools for educators.
It is planned to provide a version in all the languages ​​of the partner countries and an English version of all the contents and tools and will be made available and usable through the project website.
All the activities of the project will also be video-documented: educators and young people will be subject to building a storyboard of the project that will tell the central phases and the products of the activities carried out. The docufilm will be one of the Intellectual Outputs envisaged, alongside the web-doc and the training package.
The project intends to evaluate the results of a counterfactual type strategy thanks to a methodology that includes a control group and a conclusion of the project. The 6 multiplier events foreseen, supported by the WAVE network, will allow the dissemination of the products and are an international and international level.
The Department of Equal Opportunity of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers supports the project, ensuring a huge disseminations of the products.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 426336 Eur

Project Coordinator

Associazione Nazionale Volontarie del Telefono Rosa Onlus & Country: IT

Project Partners

• EUROPEAN CENTER FOR QUALITY OOD
• ASSOCIAZIONE VOLONTARIE DEL TELEFONO ROSA DI BRONTE ONLUS
• Associazione Volontarie del Telefono Rosa Piemonte di Torino
• SUSTAINABLE COMMUNICATION AISBL
• SYNDESMOS MELON GYNAIKEION SOMATEION IRAKLEIOY KAI NOMOY IRAKLEIOY
• Centrul de Dezvoltare Curriculara si Studii de Gen: FILIA
• INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING AND MOBILITY AGENCY SOCIEDAD DE RESPONSABILIDAD LIMITADA