Appetite for Learning Comes with Eating

Appetite for Learning Comes with Eating

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Project start

• Project idea was born from an target-needs-analysis made by five European associations and NGOs working in field of adult education.

• Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP 2007-2013), framework of Grundtvig multilateral action. Main provision of LLP 2007-2013

→“to reinforce the contribution of lifelong learning to social cohesion, active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, gender equality and personal fulfilment”

• Appetite for learning comes with eating – ALCE is a 24 month project (01/11/2012 – 30/10/2014) . The partnership consists of five partners from five European countries: Italy, UK, Austria, France and Lithuania.

• The overall scope of the project is to promote intercultural and intergenerational dialogue through non-formal education using intangible heritage and knowledge of women.

Background

In the context of the ageing European population and massive feminine migration flows, native senior and migrant adult women suffer from multiple discrimination and absence of recognition and opportunities for improvement of their skills and knowledge. Both have a vital social role in maintaining traditions and are therefore an important source of knowledge that is poorly exploited.

↓the direct target groups

groups of native senior women and migrant young women

living in Austria, France, Italy, Lithuania and the United Kingdom.

Objectives

• Inclusion of vulnerable social groups suffering from multiple discrimination,

• Improve European wellbeing and health through a better knowledge of culinary traditions and natural curative methods,

• Develop innovative Lifelong Learning practices,• Learning closer to learners,• Facilitate key competences acquisition of migrant

and senior women through non-formal learning,• Increase awareness about the importance and

relevance of recognition and validation of key competences acquired through non-formal learning.

ALCE RECIPE

5 EU countries + diverse cultural backgrounds

5 organisations, NGOs, education centers

5 trainers

100 women learners (young migrants and native senior)

50 hours of the training course including cooking through 7 months

Portion of Appetite for Learning

Tools

Traditional cooking

Natural remedies

Fusion recipes

Fundamental

IngredientsIntergenerational Dialogue

Intercultural Dialogue

Intangible knowledge transmission

Multiple discrimination

Social integration

Gender issues

Active Learning Training

Course

Learning Mobilities

Roadmap of cultural events

Book of recipes

Benefits and learning outcomes

• Migrant and Senior Women

• Communities

• Wider audience, Professionals

• Project staff and trainers

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Project Number: 527744-LLP-1-2012-1-IT-GRUNDTVIG_GMP