CITTA: Women Learning for an Active Citizenship
Aims and objectives
The aim of the partnership has been to encourage a transnational exchange of successful basic training models for women living in urban areas that are geographically and socially disadvantaged. An active exchange of information, in the framework of lifelong learning, supported women living in these areas to explore new possibilities and achieve personal development.
Activities and lessons learned
Presentations were made at the partner meetings where each partner identified an example of good practice to share. The Newham College of Further Education identified a project supporting individuals to learn and understand more about how to use the local health service in Newham. In addition the project has helped people to get jobs in the health and care sector.
Achievements
The partners were able to share experiences and come to a greater understanding of the problems that each of them faced within their localities. By working in collaboration, solutions and results were examined and best practices identified and shared.
Materials produced
The project has produced an interim report and developed a website.
Partnership organisations / countries
The partners are as follows:
Italy (Bari) the coordinator – a voluntary sector organisation
Spain (San Andres del Rabanedo, Leon) – a local authority
Germany (Dresden) – a private institution for vocational training and advanced training
UK (Newham) – a college of further education
Learner involvement
Adult learners from Newham College were informed about the project and attended partner meetings
Impact
The impact on all participants has been substantial:
On the organisation
The project brought new groups together and provided a European dimension to
adult learners on health and social care courses. It has also led to the
development of new partnerships between the partners for future activities.
On staff
The staff were able to learn about other projects and share examples of good
practice.
On adult learners
Adult learners were able to participate in partner meetings and experience
at first hand the situations within which the partners operate.
On outside organisations
The college’s partners in the project will be informed about the partnership
activities.
Contact details
Name, organisation and address:
Joyce Amato
Newham College of Further Education
Boardman House
64 Broadway
London E15 1NT
Telephone no.: 030 8522 5712
Email: Joyce.amato@newham.ac.uk
Classification data
Project focus:
| Active citizenship | X |
| Essential skills | |
| Inter-generational learning | |
| Cultural/multi-cultural | |
| ICT and learning | |
| Foreign languages | |
| Other* |
Project Type: Grundtvig 2 (learning partnerships)
UK project base
| East Midlands | |
| East of England | |
| London | X |
| North East | |
| Northern Ireland | |
| North West | |
| Scotland | |
| South East | |
| South West | |
| Wales | |
| West Midlands | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber |
Start and finish dates of your project:
September 2005 to end July 2006
