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Gender, Citizenship and Migration: A Journey in Tr..
Gender, Citizenship and Migration: A Journey in Transitions
Start date: Sep 1, 2014,
End date: Aug 31, 2017
PROJECT
FINISHED
'Gender, Citizenship and Migration - A Journey in Transition' is a cross-sectoral strategic partnership focusing on the issue of citizenship, migration and memory, providing a critical insight into the distinctive experiences of women migrants in a European context. This partnership is based on a key objective of the Erasmus+ programme which aims to promoting equality and inclusion by facilitating learners with disadvantaged backgrounds and lesser opportunities compared to their peers. In particular, the project supports the participation of women from ethnic minority communities and culturally diverse backgrounds including immigrants, refugees and descendants from immigrant or refugee families. The partnership also addresses the inclusion of participants who may experience social obstacles and discrimination because of gender, ethnicity or religion. The partnership aims to create a synergy of innovative and complementary pedagogical approaches and methodologies, thereby supporting the development of transversal competencies and creative thinking through a complex and valuable range of multi- and interdisciplinary approaches. Alongside this, the project will support the development of effective ICT skills.
The partnership objectives are to:
1. Deliver a series of training events to develop knowledge, skills and competencies among adult and higher educators, youth workers, and migrant communities, in relation to the thematic concept of gender, citizenship and migration.
2. Develop effective ICT skills, re-skilling and up-skilling adult educators, higher education staff, youth workers, adult learners and young people.
3. Contribute to the acquisition of increased social capital, active citizenship and democratic engagement within migrant communities.
4. Promote intercultural dialogue and intercultural competencies.
5. Support the development of greater understanding and awareness regarding migrant experiences and particular needs, challenges and benefits in terms of education and training, relevant to service providers and policy makers.
6. Create and disseminate a series of educational resources and pedagogical tools, including a website, digital videos, a research study, a digital handbook, a photographic exhibition, a facebook page, three developed modules, to support educators and learners.
The project target groups are adult education facilitators, teachers and trainers, higher education researchers and lecturers, youth workers, migrants and ethnic minority communities (including economic and crisis migrants, as well as migrants who emigrate for other personal reasons); women’s groups.
Project Consortium:
Lead Partner: Roots Reel Films (RRF), Ireland: a research, education, training, and digital media organisation.
Partner Organisations:
• Fundacja Kobieca (eFKa), Poland: a women’s foundation which works to counter gender discrimination, to promote solidarity and independence of women.
• ‘Milly Villa’, Centre for Women’s Studies, Italy: an interdepartmental institute at the University of Calabria and is among Italy’s most well-established bases for feminist and gender-oriented teaching and research.
• Kasif Youth and Sport Club Association, Turkey: primarily a youth work organisation, focusing on social issues. The main target group is young people aged between 18-30 years.
• Fraueninitiative Berlin-Warschau e.V., Germany: is a Women’s Initiative is a women’s association which develops the cooperation and mutual understanding of neighbouring countries.
Main Project Activities:
1. Four education and training events to support the development of knowledge, skills and competencies in relation to gender, citizenship and migration, and digital media.
2. Intellectual Outputs will include a website, research study, digital handbook, digital videos, photographic exhibition, facebook page, three modules.
3. Seminar to disseminate results.
Project Methodology:
Collaborative, interactive, participatory approach involving group work and facilitation, inter-group dialogue, drama, lectures, audio visual and drama techniques, ICT, complementary research methodologies. Underpinned by principles of respect and inclusion.
Project Results and Impact Envisaged:
1. Increased understanding, knowledge, awareness, skills and competences in relation to gender, citizenship and migration for adult and higher education staff, youth workers, and target groups .
2. Increased social inclusion, active citizenship and engagement of target group.
3. Increased knowledge, skills and awareness of relevant stakeholders at local, national and EU level.
4. Increased level of digital competence, through re-skilling and up-skilling of partner staff, participants and learners with regard to ICT.
Potential Longer Benefit:
1. Sustainability and maintenance of project results and impact through website and other project outputs and resources.
2. Development of new partnerships and projects to further the project results.