Author/Cbuilder

Manos Andreadis

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Title

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LOCATE – LOCal media for sustainable community AcTion in Europe

Description

Description

The project concerns the development of an inclusive model and associated, methodologies, tools, materials and courses that empower adults, especially but not exclusively, in disadvantaged communities, to participate in sustained quality learning and to take an on-going, active role in their community and the broader society.

The project aims will support communities across Europe to build platforms of local community learning, media and participation to help develop community capacity and stimulate innovation (including social innovation), entrepreneurship and capacity for change by encouraging the development and discovery of untapped potential from within communities and territories.

Keywords / TAGS

Community, sustainable learning, disadvantaged communities, social innovation

Coordinator contact details

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asset@asset-tec.gr

Coordinator Country

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UK, Spain, Italy, Romania, Greece

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Partners

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Workers’ Educational Association, The MRS Consultancy, Conzorio ABN, Fundación INTRAS, PROIS-NV, Asset Technology

Theme

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• Access for disadvantaged
• Equal Opportunities
• Lifelong learning
• Sustainability
• Others

Target Groups

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• Individuals
• Groups
• Trainers
• Other

Type

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• Best practice
• Inclusion of all in Lifelong Learning

Sector

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• Education
• Information and Communication
• Others

Educational sector

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• Other sectors of adult education

Year

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2014

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Language

Your Project language (ISO 639-2)

English

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1. LLP project or related resource

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Interactive Social Media for Integration, Skills Bartering, Empowerment, Informal Learning (ISABEL)

Hyperlink

http://www.isabelproject.eu/

Comments/Description

Isabel is one of the initiatives to promote citizens to be more active in their communities: to stimulate them to participate in joint activities and to take part in learning, both formal courses and just learning with others less formally. This project used community reporting and social media to involve citizens in a range of activities focused on their communities and neighborhoods.

2. LLP project or related resource

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ENABLE – Enabling Labour Market Entry and Mobility by Engaging Learners through Innovation

Hyperlink

http://www.enable-lifelonglearning.ning.com

Comments/Description

The project addressed low levels of participation in VET by "at risk" groups throughout Europe and provided them the necessary ICT skills for both personal and vocational development.

3. LLP project or related resource

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PEPE Peer Education – a Pan European programme

Hyperlink

http://www. peermentor.org/

Comments/Description

The project aimed to address some of the issues faced by people furthest from the labour market and to widen their access to training and employment using a Peer Education support methodology.

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Useful ideas

The project will integrate the four core components of support which are common to communities across Europe:

a) Promoting and sustaining community activity – Numerous partnership and network initiatives in recent years have generated activities but these have been occasional, interest-driven and short-lived. Locate is developing locally driven long term planning and implementation of media and learning.

b) Empowering adults – so even those in vulnerable social groups and from different cultures can develop skills and share expertise.

c) Sustaining quality learning – in times of increased pressure on budgets and support lifelong learning in many countries in Europe has either declined or remained static. Local learning and support needs to become embedded in everyday community life.

d) Increasing participation in the community – by using every available element of today’s knowledge and techno-savvy society to generate interest, disseminate good news and promote activity in even socially disadvantaged communities.

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