Start of KA2 partnership project Gender watch - raising capacities of work with media

Participants from all project countries talked about the project implementation plan, Swot Analysis and Project Management. The meeting followed the definition of the base elements for the project and other project planning activities.

Partners:

Georgia - Applicant, Ukraine, Moldova , Bulgaria - ICDET, Spain, Lithuania

Gender and media are of concern for everyone, not only European wide but dare we say worldwide. Both topics encompass fundamental rights that we as youth workers shall embrace and promote further. This project idea came out in one of our recently implemented activities under Erasmus+. The youth workers and youngsters attending the training course crystalised the main idea represented in this application as an important aspect when we discuss the gender roles in our society and attach media influence to it. Media was introduced ad key concept that leads the society today and can be guarded as both with its strong power of change, as much as with the enforcement of negative and false gender stereotypes in various cases (ie. Considering here that mostly women are portrayed as caregivers, housewife’s, and also more likely are shown as a sexualized attire, while man are shown through media as the stronger dominant sex, they dominate the film industry both as main leading roles as well as in acting, directing etc).

Activities:

1. Kick off meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia

2. Mobility of youth workers in Vilnius Lithuania

Training course Medias and gender roles in the society .

1. Workshop in Kishinev , Moldova

Workshop on gender equality instruments.

1. Workshop in Kiev, Ukraine

Workshop on social media "Reporting and following social media".

1. Job shadowing in Spain

Job shadowing in Spain on the topic of gender equality in the media.

1. Job shadowing in Bulgaria

Job shadowing in Sofia, Bulgaria on the topic of gender equality in social media.

1. Conference in Georgia

Conference "Gender watch". Promotion of the two developed guides and the experience gained with the training and job shadowing of the participants. Dissemination of results and visibility.

FACEBOOK PAGE:

https://www.facebook.com/ka2genderwatch

LIFE+| KA2 Enhancing New Age Skills for Adults TC in Struga, North Macedonia

The training course of the KA2 project “Enhancing new age skills for adults” took place in Struga, North Macedonia between November 25th and 30th 2019. There were participants from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Spain and Portugal.

Monday was the Arrival day and on Tuesday we began our planned activities after breakfast. First we got to introduce ourselves to one another and get ready for the work ahead with some energizers. After that, Marija, our facilitator, began by introducing us to the main goal of the training course which was to find ways to promote life-long learning to adults and help them find easy ways to acquire new age skills required by the technologically advanced modern jobs. After lunch, Iliyan from Bulgaria, gave two presentations named “Basic Software Programs” and “Internet Usage and Concepts of Online Safety”.

On Wednesday we went around Struga, took some pictures on the beautiful bridges over the Drim River and had lunch at a traditional Macedonian restaurant. We ended the day with the Intercultural Night where each country presented part of their traditional cuisine (snacks and drinks included). After experiencing other cultures through our taste buds, it was time to include the rest of our bodies, hence, the dancing began. We shared some of our traditional dances and burned a bit of the calories from earlier that night.

The next morning, after breakfast we gathered in front of the hotel where a bus was waiting and took us to Ohrid. Once there, we went around and visited many of the churches and monasteries in the city, as well as Samuel’s Fortress, which is a major historical landmark for both Macedonian and Bulgarian people.

On Friday we began our work from the morning. After a couple more energizers and teambuilding exercises, we were divided into three working groups each consisting of participants from different countries. Our first task was to research and present information on the following topics: which are currently the most in-demand programming languages and why; what are some ways to learn a programming language; what can you do to make sure you stay safe online. Each group had the same topics but did their research on their own so that when presenting we could see different points of view and alternative solutions to the task on hand. In the afternoon we continued with another project. We were to create a novel product or service following two rules: the cost mustn’t be more than 20 euro, it must either support a social cause or make profit. We were also advised to think about a marketing strategy, our demographic target, and to think green in regards to production and packaging.

Overall this was a fantastic first experience with Erasmus+ for me. I made many new friends, acquired experiences in research and team building and I’m waiting for another opportunity to participate in this project.

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by Petar Parushev

Participant in

KA2 Enhancing New Age Skills for Adults TC in Struga, North Macedonia

E+VENT | KA2 Enhancing new age skills for adults - TC in Struga

Here is the new video in which you can watch some moments from the passed training course in Struga, North Macedonia. The program of the training course covered the following aspects of skills : - importance of specific skills in life; - using computer equipment and basic software programs / development of skills - abstract thinking; - internet use and concept of online safety; - possibilities and opportunities/EU employment; - sharing knowledge and dissemination of outcomes; -️ sustainability of results and outcomes; -️ active observation and transmitting of knowledge; - introducing innovation and new methodologies; - promotion of the project implementation and outcomes, etc. , so enjoy this video and stay tuned for more!