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 Europeanassociations and NGOs working in field of adult education.

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

→“to reinforce the contribution of lifelong learning to social cohesion, activecitizenship, 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 fiveEuropean countries: Italy, UK, Austria, France and Lithuania.

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

Background

In the context of the ageing European population and massivefeminine migration flows, native senior and migrant adult womensuffer from multiple discrimination and absence ofrecognition and opportunities for improvement of theirskills and knowledge. Both have a vital social role inmaintaining traditions and are therefore an important source ofknowledge that is poorly exploited.

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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 (youngmigrants and nativesenior)

50 hours of the trainingcourse including cookingthrough 7 months

Portion of Appetite forLearning

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

Gathering at European level to discuss organisation of the Roadmap of events

and learn about organisation of cultural events that might involve multi

communities (Innsbruck, Austria).

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