ESP 1:
The IRIs name in original and in English
ANDALUCÍA ACOGE / ANDALUCIA WELCOMES
Its web-site
http://www.acoge.org/noticias.htm
EDC practices
Education against racism, intercultural education and human rights education
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
The federation Andalucía Acoge was established in 1991 by the founding members Sevilla Acoge, Almería Acoge, Granada Acoge, and Málaga Acoge. The aim was to join forces in order to give a more efficient and global answer to the recent immigration phenomenon. Andalucía Acoge adopted the status of a non-profit, a-political and non-confessional organisation working in the field of immigration.
Currently, Andalucía Acoge is composed of federated associations, which are distributed throughout the provinces of Andalucía, as well as in Melilla. Their territorial distribution is as follows: Algeciras, Almeria, Córdoba, Cádiz, Granada, Jaén, Huelva, Málaga and Melilla
Andalucía Acoge tries to put into practice, in an organised and conscious manner, the ideal of universal solidarity and justice. A concept of the individual and society that emphasises the dignity of the person supports this value of solidarity. That means that the human medium and culture, which has formed us, has to be taken into account, but without leaving behind the individuality and singularity of each person.
Our proposal is to analyse one of the projects on the Training area and Intercultural Coexistence. The aims of this area is to encourage a positive intercultural coexistence, i.e. by enabling the transformation of mutual differences into mutual enlargement in terms of human relations, which lead to a pluralistic society, respecting everyone's rights, and open for diverse cultural contributions and identities. In order to get this aim, they are creating places and occasions, which favour mutual exchange and knowledge between different cultures.
Rationale
It is a civil society initiative in immigration, an increasing and relevant phenomenon. Moreover, Andalucia acoge develops a well-known amount of projects and they even go in front of public institutions.
ESP 2:
The IRIs name in original and in English
ESCUELAS DE EMPODERAMIENTO. EMPOWERMENT SCHOOLS
Its web-site
http://www.getxo.net/cas/vivir/servsoc/noticias/noticia03.htm#0
EDC practices
Human rights education, community education.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
It is a non-formal experience focus on the women empowerment. The aim is to empower women in order to take part in social and political life.
They are organized as a place where women from different context can share their interest, debate about them and reflect on. Through those courses, women not only find a social space but their capabilities are also developed. That?s the reason for the title: empowerment schools.
In Biscay, this IRI is developed in five councils by an association and the support of the different Town Halls (Getxo, Basauri, Ermua, Bilbao and Ondarroa).
They are organized in different courses (women literature, feminist theory, cinema, communication skills,). It started five years ago and the amount of women is increasing in all the towns.
Rationale
The initiative goes further on other traditional offers due to that empowerment school include the public dimension into their aims. Hence, it is an innovative initiative in our context. In this case, it is an offer from town halls to women population.
ESP 3:
The IRIs name in original and in English
NUEVOS CENTROS DEL CONOCIMIENTO. NEW KNOWLEDGE CENTRES
Its web-site
http://www.nccextremadura.org
EDC practices
Community education
Aim of education
Empowerment and community development.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Nuevos centros del conocimiento are an initiative of the Extremadura Government and the network of Universidades Populares (Popular Universities). They started in 1999 in order to give an answer to the technological challenges. Nowadays, it offers a platform to citizens of all ages and conditions.
The initiative involves a technological literacy campaign and different activities to maintain the cultural identity towards the citizenship participation. There are different centres in many towns and a common network. The network offers a web domain (http://www.nccextremadura.org). In fact, the web is a common project that is opened to all the participants from different centres.
Rationale
Extremadura has developed a pioneer initiative in the domain of new technologies. The main characteristics are: the use of Linex software, the development in all the territory and the implication of many groups of citizens.
Regarding LLL-EDC study, this initiative could focus one centre or the network. In our opinion, the strong points are the aims and the participative methodologies.
The IRIs name in original and in English
1. AGENDA COMÚN. COMMON AGENDA. ACSUR-LAS SEGOVIAS
Its web-site
http://www.acsur.org
EDC practices
Civil society, empowerment, gender mainstreaming
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
The programme Agenda Común/Common Agenda pretends to build bridges of solidarity and communication between women associations in Spain and Morocco. They have a common wish to bring real changes to womens lives and to work proactively in the respect of human rights. Agenda Común/Common Diary is organized by the NGO ACSUR-Las Segovías in cooperation with other NGOs. ACSUR-Las Segovias is a non profit organisation with four head office in four different Spanish regions: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Murcia, Asturias and Cantabria.
The main aim of this programme is contributing to the strengthening of the rights to Citizenship of Moroccan migrant women in Spain trough the elaboration of a Common Work Agenda. In order words, to make a contribution to by activating structural intervention, research intervention, information and training action to implementing policies linked to the world of immigration and citizenship.
Rationale
It is a civil society initiative in immigration, an increasing and relevant phenomenon. Moreover, Agenda Común . Discussion about migration, inclusion and citizenship is a basic challenge is to reconcile the recognition of multiplicity ways of life, experiences and aspirations with the igualitarian structure of citizenship.
The IRIs name in original and in English
2. JUVENTUD VASCA COOPERANTE
Its web-site
http://www.gazteaukera.euskadi.net/r58-6525/es/contenidos/informacion/jov_coop_1programa/es_13753/programa.html
EDC practices
Human rights education, participation, global citizenship.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
It is a non-formal experience focus
It is an international volunteering programme for young people in Basque Country.
The philosophy of this project is that to stay in other country, especially in formative years, may provide an understanding of other cultures and other people. This transnational experience could be an opportunity for global citizenship education.
The Dirección de Juventud y Acción Comunitaria del Departamento de Cultura, Directorate of Youth People and Communitarian Action at Culture Department is the main stakeholder. However, other agents are involved in this project (mainly Basque Country Cooperation Department, Basque Youth Council and different NGOs).
Rationale
It is an activity very closed to European Policies. The Basque Government and other shareholders (NGOs, Consejo de la Juventud) are committed to a programme of enlargement the opportunities for travel and human contact between young people in different countries. This is an opportunity for experiencing life in different cultures and societies.
However, the aim goes beyond the period abroad. This is supposed to be an intensive moment to initiate this process, later participants are supposed to go deeply into those processes to become a global citizen.
The IRIs name in original and in English
3. NUEVOS CENTROS DEL CONOCIMIENTO. NEW KNOWLEDGE CENTRES
Its web-site
http://www.nccextremadura.org
EDC practices
community education,
Aim of education: empowerment and community development.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY
Nuevos centros del conocimiento are an initiative of the Extremadura Government and the network of Universidades Populares (Popular Universities). They started in 1999 in order to give an answer to the technological challenges. Nowadays, it offers a platform to citizens of all ages and conditions.
The initiative involves a technological literacy campaign and different activities to maintain the cultural identity towards the citizenship participation. There are different centres in many towns and a common network. The network offers a web domain (http://www.nccextremadura.org). In fact, the web is a common project that is opened to all the participants from different centres.
Rationale
Extremadura has developed a pioneer initiative in the domain of new technologies. The main characteristics are: the use of Linex software, the development in all the territory and the implication of many groups of citizens.
Regarding LLL-EDC study, this initiative could focus one centre or the network. In our opinion, they strong points are the aims and the participative methodologies. |
