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Prospects in Peripheries
The project PROSPECTS IN THE PERIPHERIES (PIP) aims to counter uneven development which
increasingly marginalises the peripheral regions across Europe. The peripheries, which are increasingly less favored over urban centers, as a result often have fewer opportunities in terms of (among others):
This project deploys innovative educational methods to involve NEETs in the job market, creating for them various tools that, at the same time, can promote entrepreneurship, especially of sustainable ideas in the partners' cities: this means that the project "PIP" contributes to building the prospects and economies of the periperipies. The partnership is composed by 7 experienced organisations from Copenhaghen (Denmark), Perfugas (Italy), Berlin (Germany), Czestochowa (Poland), Joensuu (Finland), Larisa (Greece), and Alora (Spain) with respective/complementary expertise. PIP intends to implement:
PIP will run for a period of 28 months with project activities running from 01-09-2019 til 31/12/2021. The 2 foreseen intellectual outputs are:
Both of the intellectual outputs are planned to allow for the development of innovative tools to train NEETs to develop their own projects, thus promoting local communities, in direct connection with the JSTE planned to be realized in Spain and directred as a T.o.T. (training of trainers) for the partner staff involved. The staff should train during the final semiars for the NEETs, who will then exhibit their outcomes from the training at the 7 multiplier events. The project foresees an enormous and effective impact at local, regional, national and European level on various target groups and it is really sustainable also after the project end because it can generate job opportunities for young people in the peripheries and involve also Municipalities, Businesses, and other stakeholders in its promotion. |
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Ruralities
Ruralities project’s main objective is to empower citizens of rural and remote areas to become real actors for the improvement of the social and physical living conditions in their localities.
Our specific goal is to create a game based learning tool for being used in local trainings on participatory processes, in the frame of non-formal education. The target groups of Ruralities are:
Ruralities will be implemented by a newly established Consortium constituted by 6 organisations all of them being experienced in participatory processes and adult education. Most of them had already worked together in other educational projects. Ruralities will be coordinated by the Lead partner, Ipso Facto, a task that will be shared with one of the German partners CRN. CRN will bring its experiences from the recently finalized Eurbanities project, inspiring Ruralities. The main results of the project:
The main activities of the project will be organised into work packages and will cut the project into different phases, as follows:
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Eurbanities 2.0
Eurbanities 2.0 is a project consisting out of creative people from NGOs, research, formal and non-formal education, who understand themselves as catalysts for communities.
The project partner have a commitment to and engagement with citizens and want to work on concrete tools and methods for those. The team is curious, open minded but with experience, technical, teaching and research skills and some already existing participatory methods. However EUrbanities 2.0 want more outreach and impact. Not all partner have skills in game development and some feel economic needs in order to work on the project. Still as creators we want to create livable neighborhoods and ensure that people know how to make their voices heard. As intermediaries we know that we are not alone and thus contribute to positive change as responsible European citizens. The direct target groups are Trainers and activists with direct links to citizens, citizens from urban neighborhoods, who want to be active, policy makers who want to be involved and maybe stuck in old processes and researcher and experts. While those may use directly the tools, we want to address indirectly vulnerable people, but as well families, gamers, local authorities, political parties and movements, local organisations, students, academia, educators and the civil society in general. Although we are limited by rules, Borders and procedures, we are guided by the will to motivate people, experience, knowledge and the desire to experiment. We are looking calm and with smiles for the x-factor, helping us to create positive impact for our children. Our call is to help citizens to help themselves, to be active and make their voices heard. It is important to make the people recognized in the broader policy making system. We want to empower as many as possible, with a practical approach and learn about the neighborhoods and how to translate their needs into education. In general we are motivated by impact. We want to explore practices of co-creation. We do not know everything, meaning we want to learn from others and create together new knowledge and tools. Further we want to share knowledge, discuss and gain new skills. Transferability is important, however we want to use smartly existing things and contribute to circularity and sustainability. We desire the treasure of understanding other concepts and seek a process design for co-creation. We desire usable tools for social change, methodology to help people finding their voice and interactive, creative methods like role plays. We want a tool which is connecting citizens and policy makers - but also a training for activists or even city events for all citizens. All of this with a clear assessable work track and of course a break even. |
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Co-EngageModern society is undergoing rapid and profound changes. A recent study found that about 30% of tasks in 60% of occupations could be atomized (December 2017, McKinsey & Company) leaving space and need for new synergies between activities and innovations.
In terms of social innovation, European Commission brings up the concept of co-creation on the agenda: “The empowerment of actors is, according to research as well as practitioners <…> (Vale, A. 2009), what qualifies the innovation — ‘engaging citizens as co-creators’.” This idea was also expressed by President Barroso: ‘A successful innovation policy is one that involves all actors in society, innovation is something you do with people, not to them’ (13 October 2010). If the ultimate objective is to introduce sustainable change, then the main variable is people’s empowerment. “Co-creation and co-innovation by universities and public research organisations with businesses, social institutions, government, and citizens need a specific set of skills” (EC, 2014). Co-Engage is built on the conviction that teaching participation through co-creation will contribute to the empowerment of all citizens, independently of their age, gender, ethnic or any other belongings. Co-Engage has been conceived by 8 European partners, active in different fields and sectors, from social innovation and services till fashion design, experienced in formal and non-formal education. Our consortium will contribute to the development of co-creation skills enabling citizens to become social innovators. Based on the exchange of experiences and learning through co-creation, our method will permit to bring in light know-how and competences engaging citizens for innovation and creativity and through this, creating bridges between divers sectors and fields of activity. Co-Engage project circle is oriented on work packages, milestones, staff trainings and transnational meetings. The most important activities carried out will be the collection and analysis of good practices and their testing in co-creation labs. Co-creation labs will be implemented during three training courses. Co-creation labs typically involve hands-on activities in which a group of peers expresses experiences and explores potential solutions in a tangible way. Collaborating in this way provokes discussion and creates valuable insights. Co-Engage methodology will build on the concept of “critical design thinking”, an attitude where critical approach of traditional and accustomed values brings new ideas and new results and form an important element of co-creation. The overall aim of Co-Engage is to identify the main areas where co-creation can contribute to turning citizens in active innovators of the society, and to gather and discuss good practices representing each of these areas. In order to achieve this main goal, the implementation phase of the project will lead to 5 main results. Result 1: elaboration of at least 80 smart practice evaluations on co-creation methods in the different sectors (private, public and NGO) based on a commonly approved evaluation grid. Result 2: Organisation of 3 Co-Engage Labs. During the labs, the techniques and methods of co-creation will be discussed (Lab 1 - Co-discovery: Citizens as co-implementers), their transferability will be tested (Lab 2 - co-speculation: Citizens as co-designers) and finally the methods will be implemented outside the project (Lab 3 - Co-Creation: Citizens as initiators). Result 3: The smart practices evaluation and the three Co-Engage Labs will lead to the identification of a large number of co-creation practices, that will be gathered and presented in an interactive map; Result 4: The Co-Engage consortium is composed by partners who are all actively engaged in teaching and training; each of them representing at least 2 of the key competences of Lifelong Learning identified by the Erasmus + programme. A specific work package of the project will be dedicated at the identification of the main pedagogical tools and methods improving co-creation skills, as well as of their main learning outcomes. Result 5: A project eBook, main dissemination product of the project. It will summarise all methods, recommendations and inputs. |
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Voicitys
VOICITYS aims to improve social integration through reinforcing social dialogue and communication in European urban neighbourhoods characterised by ethnical and cultural diversity. More particularly, we intend to improve and make sustainable the communication and interaction between different social groups, and to deepen dialogue between policy makers, stakeholders and citizens in order to promote more efficient management of diversity. Comparing the positive and negative experiences of local citizens with those of local stakeholders, leaders and decision-makers will improve common understandings of diversity at the neighbourhood level. It will also encourage new approaches to existing policies, incentives and tools regarding social integration and sustainable diversity.
Activities The project studies four diverse European neighbourhoods: Berlin, Budapest, Manchester and Sassari through three main activities: 1) collecting and curating stories of citizens through Community Reporting (80 citizen stories) 2) collecting and analysing stakeholders’ views through semi-structured interviews (45 interviews); 3) comparing the results of the two methods and elaborating a series of policy recommendations through participative workshops and consensus meetings. Type and number of persons benefiting from the project 10 trained volunteers/community reporters, 80 citizens and 50 policy stakeholders directly benefiting. VOICITYS will collect information on local diversity from citizens and stakeholders and outline multilevel policy recommendations. In doing this our consortium intends to develop a new model of citizen participation in local and European policies related to diversity. Deliverables include 4 local and 1 EU Reports on Challenges of Diversity - local and European level (in 4 languages), 4 local and 1 EU reports on policy recommendations, and a “Voices of Diversity” book and film. |
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