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Pieaugušo izglītības speciālistu mācību mobilitātes “Ilgtspējīgai Latvijai - gudru izaugsmi!”
Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2016 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Sustainable development is needed in order to overcome the economic crisis and to preserve the environment in Latvian countryside, villages and cities. It is of the utmost importance to enable the transfer of specific knowledge and the best praxis in Latvian countryside regions, where many low-income residents are living because of the emigration of economically more active residents. They often produce food for the needs of their household, but potentially they could improve their social, ecological and economical state. In order to improve the situation, a joint action is needed from different target groups of the society.. Therefore the project has brought together 5 non-governmental organizations that work in the same direction, but with slightly different emphasis, thus reaching different groups of the society. The project addresses 3 important dimensions for adult education in sustainable development, that are represented by the non-governmental organizations of consortium. First, citizens have to acquire good examples of environmentally friendly, socially beneficial and economically reasonable and affordable living, management and food production, that is offered by Latvian Permaculture Association and homo ecos: . Second, these incentives should not stay in hands of few individuals, but they should be integrated in wider local development strategies and visions for transition, as it is done by Smiltenei un Latvijai and Ikskile Transition Initiative . Third, this type of knowledge can be used as a basis for creation of new ecological communities and development of existing projects, so that they serve as living examples for ensuring sustainable development. This process is supported by Latvijas Ekokopienu un Iniciativu apvieniba. The project includes acquiring of important knowledge and skills through courses offered by foreign partners with great practical experience, adaptation and implementation of this knowledge and skills in Latvian context as well as sharing the information with wider society. As a part of the project, highly motivated consortium members with sufficient experience in organizing adult education activities will be selected. One of the selection criteria will be the willingness to organize educational projects within the consortium (adaptation of the international Ecovillage Design Education curriculum, for example). Four Mobilities of this project will ensure the establishing of needed international cooperation as well as acquiring of professional knowledge, skills and experience for consortium. As a result the consortium will be able to operate efficiently and successfully ensuring a high quality adult education in fields of sustainable development and lifestyle after the finishing of this project.
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