International Grassroots Workshop 2012, Visegrad
Girls playing (Genuine Pearl Foundation)
Participants at Romanian grassroots meeting
Genuine Pearl Foundation arts class
AIM Association – Intercultural and Mobility Agency – and the Social Co-operative “Muovimente” of Viterbo, organized the NATIONAL PLANNING MEETING in the framework of the Grassroots Europe project in the marvellous location of Sermugnano, a small town located in the countryside of the province of Viterbo, Lazio, Italy.
Supported by the Grassroots Europe initiative, Hungarian grantee Uccu Roma Informal Education Foundation in partnership with four civil organizations has recently launched a campaign that aims to raise awareness on the positive aspects of inclusive education. Many parents have questions, doubts and fears when they find out that their children will learn together with a “different” child (autistic/Roma/children with special needs, etc.). To diffuse these fears, the campaign highlights the benefits and gains of inclusive education to the whole community, will provide better information to parents, as well as moderate a forum where concerns can be discussed.
2/12/12-4/12/12
Visegrád, Hungary
The Grassroots Europe International Workshop was held between 2-4 December in Visegrád (Hungary), a symbolic town for cooperation among the countries of the region.
We are pleased to announce that the “Grassroots Europe for Local Wellbeing Initiative" has been awarded the title of best practice project by EACEA, the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Union!
See the article on the project in the Citizen's Effect brochure.
In 2012, the Initiative has continued to support education and social inclusion grassroots organisations through enabling joint projects and actions aiming to work towards community cohesion and strengthened and flourishing grassroots civil society. A series of international and national level partnership-building events were held to crystallize crucial interventions aiming to strengthen the role of grassroots organisations in building open and cohesive societies and in mediating between vulnerable groups and the mainstream society.
The present volume is the outcome of the Grassroots Europe for Local Wellbeing project. It is divided into three parts, each addressing a different set of concerns: firstly, rethinking a unified approach to the role of grassroots organizations in enhancing local well-being; secondly, reconceptualizing practice from the standpoint of the grassroots organizations, and thirdly, addressing the challenges which lie ahead in policy prioritizing at both the national and the EU level.
Click here to get a pdf copy of the publication.
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Pictures from UCCU Roma Informal Educational Foundation and H2O's joint project aiming to raise awareness on cultural diversity among 3rd graders in
Wellbeing is one of the most important topics of our project. In this presentation, you can familiarize yourself with the
