Partners

Göteborgs Stad SDF Askim-Frölunda-Högsbo, in Sweden, proposed this initiative in response to the call from the Erasmus + Key Action 2 programme for “Cooperation and Innovation for Good Practices” in April 2014.

They made the proposal for the project - which is simply refered to as She Empowers - on behalf of 6 European partner organisations presented below.

With these short descriptions, we aim to show the diversity of experiences and backgrounds each partner organisation brings to the project as well as a brief introduction to their representative who plays, in She Empowers, the role of “country coordinator”.

Basically, the women involved in the conceptual development of the project are 6 adult educators - representing organisations in different European countries (Belgium, France, Iceland, Italy, Spain and Sweden) – whose common prior experience was their one-year-long involvement in the Youth in Action Salto NA Network long-term training of trainers (TOT) course in 2010-11.

BELGIUM - Take Initiative

Project Partner: non-profit organisation “Take Initiative” provides training and coaching to adult educators in order to develop their competences in especially “learning to learn” but also on other specific topics within their professional fields. Read more here

FRANCE - European Inclusion Programme (EIP)

Project Partner: The “European Inclusion Programme (EIP)” is based in Paris and has existed as a non-profit organisation for more than 20 years. EIP works towards redressing injustices in terms of accessibility to opportunity – especially in the fields of non-formal education and training. Through encouraging the European networking of trainers and adult educators, they hope to empower organisations to play a more active and responsive role towards the inclusion of “challenging” groups in society in general – and within European programmes more specifically. Read more here.

ICELAND- Rökstólar Samvinnumiðstöð

Project Partner: Rökstólar Samvinnumiðstöð (Centre for Improvement) is a small limited company, based in a rather remote rural area of northern Iceland, Dalvík, and whose diverse areas of expertise include: project coordination and facilitation that strengthen teamwork and cooperation, organisation of various non-formal educational activities carried out locally, nationally or at international level, environmental tourism and sustainability projects. The company concentrates on community development projects with a strong focus on learning and education: they have experience in setting up and carrying out educational activities (international trainings and seminars, educational visits, etc.) for educators and learners in the formal and non-formal sector and in the implementation of European projects on local level. Read more here

ITALY - Work in Progress (WiP)

Project Partner: Work in Progress (WiP) is a non-profit organisation based in Padova, a north east italian city with a high level of industrial development and, by consequence, a high number of immigrants.

WiP aims to give opportunities to young people and adults to improve their key competences, participate in mobility experiences in Europe and contribute to the construction of a society based on the respect of diversity. They specifically focus on including aspects of solidarity, interculturality, differences, european citizenship, volunteering and other subjects into professional training programmes which, they feel, mostly neglect these elements in favour of vocational skills. Read more here.

SPAIN - Posibilidades de Futuro (PdF)

Project Partner: Posibilidades de Futuro (PdF) is a non-profit organisation based in Valladolid. Read more here

SWEDEN - Göteborgs Stad SDF Askim-Frölunda-Högsbo

Project Partner: Göteborgs Stad SDF Askim-Frölunda-Högsbo is one district coordination body of the municipal services of Göteborg in Sweden. Göteborg, on Sweden’s west coast, is the second biggest city in the country with half a million inhabitants, serviced by 10 district administration bodies. Read more here.