The project „Rainbow of desire” was created to respond to IIT needs regarding competent staff in order to develop creative, artistic, innovative, interesting, effective and useful activities, together with members of vulnerable communities with which the organisation has been working for a long time.The objectives of the project are:- To develop competences of community development using artistic methods (Rainbow of desire) for 8 persons from the IIT team- To develop the organisational capacity of IIT in order to involve adults from disadvantaged backgrounds from Timisoara and Timis county in artistic processes of public participation- To involve persons with fewer opportunities in trening processes for adult education (Participation in this training of a Roma and of a refugee, who will become resource persons and will facilitate the work with respective communities also after the project)- Strengthening the cooperation among IIT (Intercultural Institute of Timisoara) and TO (Theatre de L’Opprime) in support of implementing trans-national projects for adults from less accessible backgrounds.The project proposes to realise these objectives by organising a 12-day mobility at the Theatre de L’Opprime in Paris, organisation with extensive experience in using theatre as a tool on community intervention. During the mobility, 8 staff from IIT will be trained to deepen their competences of forum theatre and to develop competences for using confidently the method called Rainbow of desire, in order to organise afterwards quality activities to develop underpriviledged communities with whom they work.In the framework of the project the participants to the mobility will have preparatory activities, as well as mentoring from the Theatre de L’Opprime for 6 months following the mobility, for applying the method Rainbow of desire with a small group of vulnerable persons, and realising together a public forum theatre show, during the project duration, as a main tool of dissemination of the project results to the broad public.This project’s expected impact on medium and long term is to contribute to improvement of the situation of vulnerable groups in Timisoara and Timis county, by encouraging social participation, exploring the real needs and the methods to solve conflicts, for an integrated society, through theatre and its forms as instruments of social activism.

The main aim of the project was to strengthen the capacity of civil society organisations that work with young people from Romania, Italy, France, Denmark, Peru and Guyana to develop an effective, coherent, inclusive and sustainable framework for promoting and using human rights education.The objectives of the projects were: - To develop competences in human rights education for 30 youth workers from the partner organisations - To develop basic competences in human rights for 300 young persons from the partner organisations - To increase the cooperation at local and regional level between different stakeholders (schools/NGOs and community) - To promote active citizenship and human rights values - To increase the personal and professional development for 6 youths from Peru during 7 months of international volunteering - To create an interactive, user friendly and accessible platform for human rights educationThe overall projects objectives were to invest in local youth workers in order to train them as multipliers in their communities. The project planned to generate local activities that will involve more young people. The methodology developed for the training course for the youth workers in the field of Human Rights education was easy to use also by others actors in the field of education and had the aim to increase the competences for young people to become promoters of human rights. Human rights education implies transversal competences that contribute to the professional growth of the youth workers. In the project we also addressed the model of competences for democratic culture, developed by the Council of Europe. By participating in this projects all the partners developed their competences to work towards a more inclusive society. The partners learnt about different realities from Peru and Guyana and had the opportunity to transfer the know-how bringing thus change into the local communities and improving their work with the young people. Organisations from Peru and Guyana had the chance to learn by doing how active organisations from EU countries are working with young people, what methods are most effective and how can non-formal education impact the professional and personal growth of young people. Also, the project team considers that through this project we promoted the concept of youth work, as it is understood in Europe. All the partners involved had the opportunity to train local youth and then to maintain a direct communication with the consortium via on-line platform. On the other hand, the partners from EU contribute to their experience in working with young people and had the opportunity to get to know realities and methods of working from organisations from Peru and Guyana.The project increased the capacity of the partners to work in a trans-continental environment, improved their methods to work with young people and developed new relationships. This project was s start for future similar initiatives providing concrete tools on how to build and maintain international partnerships. After the project two of the partners applied for similar funding. Also ideas for future collaboration were discussed at the end of the mobility in Lima, Peru. The online platform that is available also after the life of the project is a space for sharing information and resources relevant on the theme of the project.

The Intercultural Institute of Timisoara (IIT) has established in 2011 a network of intercultural mediators with migrant background working in the five largest Romanian cities to promote the effective integration of migrants. Since 2014 IIT planned to promote in Romania the use of the methodologies and instruments elaborated by the Council of Europe in the framework of the Intercultural Cities Programme and the role of intercultural mediators is considered essential in this process. Initially, the project was planned to take place in partnership with the organisation Mondinsieme from Reggio Emilia, Italy. Reggio Emilia is one of the most active cities in the Intercultural Cities Network and has initiated with the support of the organisation Mondinsieme an Italian network of Intercultural Cities. Mondinsieme has also a rich local experience in working with intercultural mediators from various migrant communities. Between the submission of the project proposal and the notification that the project was selected for funding, Mondinsieme became unavailable for delivering the training course on intercultural mediation, thus we identified another organisation in Italy that would fit the profile and could deliver this training course. The association Trama di Terre has a long experience working with migrants in Italy, especially migrant women. The work of the association is focused on intercultural mediation as much as on direct assistance for reduction of vulnerabilities among migrant women or other vulnerable categories, such as women who are refugees or asylum seekers. The project aimed at building the capacity of the Romanian network of intercultural mediators and of the team of intercultural trainers of IIT through training and exchange of experience offered in Italy by the partner organisation. A team of 20 intercultural mediators and trainers on intercultural issues from IIT attended a 5 days training programme. Training activities included presentations, debates, community visits and dialogue with local intercultural mediators, interactive methods for developing specific adult training skills, planning of transfer of experiences to local context, reflection and evaluation. After the training, participants used the competences acquired for organising dissemination events in their cities with a focus on promoting the approach of intercultural cities.The local impact of the project is two-fold: on the one hand the local communities, where the participants acts, benefit better intercultural mediation, and on the other hand the local communities (including migrants) had the opportunity to take part in analysing their local public policies through an intercultural lens. These aspects contributed to increasing the sense of ownership the citizens have regarding their community and to a better integration of migrants. On regional and national levels, the project contributed to a great extent to the sustainability and development of the network of intercultural mediators and trainers, empowering them to become stronger actors in Romanian society. On European and international level, the network of intercultural mediators and trainers were supported to become a valid partner in future projects and activities regarding integration of migrants and intercultural communication. After the project, both the organisation and the members of the network where invited by other NGOs either to deliver courses or to be involved as intercultural mediators on other projects.

<< Objectives >>-Improving online training courses that focus on non-formal education for democratic culture and intercultural dialogue.-Identifying good practice regarding methodical concepts and didactical principles of online non-formal learning ´. Identifying the specific competences needed by educators to skilfully design and facilitate non-formal educational activities in the field- Producing a high quality handbook supporting educators to innovate with training activities in digital setting<< Implementation >>Survey among educators and trainers in the field of non-formal educational activities on democratic culture and intercultural dialogue - their experiences with designing and facilitating these activities online.Methodology Lab: Bringing together 30 educators from the field at stake in this project to reflect, anaylze, experiment and conclude around non-formal online learning methods, didactics and concepts.Testing phase: Educators across Europe testing and documenting their experiences.<< Results >>Results of the survey among 100 experienced educators and trainers in the field of non-formal learning online around the themes of democratic culture and intercultural dialogue.Best Practice Handbook on non-formal online learning methods, didactics and concepts around the themes of democratic culture and intercultural dialogue.Improving digital competences of adult educators in non-formal education active for democratic culture and intercultural dialogue.

"Context. – CEPER Cehel is an EPA Center located in the south of Granada. It has 10 teachers and intercultural mediator, educational inspectorate, provincial coordination team and educational guidance team. Our main plans: Adult secondary education, tics, foreign English and Spanish. Our project has integrated 4 important concepts into today’s society and education: New technologies, second language education, culture and job training.Main objective: Improve key teacher skills and prepare adults to meet the challenges of the information society. Launch actions to incorporate ICT and second language teaching as a means for teachers to explore, innovate and investigate new methodological approaches with new tools.In order to achieve this objective, we have participated in 3 teachers and 1 member of the Mobility Orientation Team and the following activities have been carried out:a.- Structured course. ""The integration of new technologies in didactics and training."" Held in Bologna from 02 to 08 July 2017. By participating in this course we have gained insight into best practices and how to use ICT in teaching activities to improve classroom experience. Course that has resulted into training centers conducted during the courses 2017 to 19. We have learned to develop our tics capabilities by developing the different activities carried out and the methodology learning by – doing used.b.- Structured course. ""When school and Labour market Meet: dual education and work-based learning"" Held in Bologna from 04 to 10 March 2018. The participant has become familiar with the basic concepts and trends of dual education and has learned about specific strategies and best practices for integrating the learning based on work education pathways. Course that has resulted into participation within the convocation of the EQF program Proeducar with the project reinstate.c.- Structured visit. 02 to 13 July 2018 to the Intercultural Institute Timisoara in it we were able: 1.- To analyze the diversity and the intercultural dialogue. Solutions to community problems 2.- Analyze the principles and methodological criteria for creating language teaching materials of the host country. 3.- Develop a meeting with teachers/women working on teaching materials and with Romanian language trainers and cultural orientation, … Visit that has resulted in the elaboration of new Erasmus+ ka105 project and realization of workshops active citizenship.d. - Structured visit. 12 to 17 May 2019 to Volkshochschule Olching where we have been able to appreciate different courses. At the same time we have been able to observe two good practices with language teaching: 1.- Teaching Languages with pictures. - With special materials for illiterate students. 2.- Learning in the city (other Ways of learning and Teaching Languages). The preparation of the visit results in the organization of two working groups courses 2017 to 2019 related to the preparation of materials teaching Spanish to foreigners and the revision of teaching materials.e) Sharing through platform contributes to learning outcomes: training in centers and working groups.The results obtained are: 1.- Teachers are able to know and put into practice updated methods and techniques linked to the teaching of other languages, and vocational training in order to broaden learners' learning options. 2.- Enhance aspects enrichment of different cultures by facilitating second language learning. 3.- Promote intercultural dialogue. 4.- Promote access to new technologies for people who are immigrant or at risk of social exclusion. 5.- To facilitate the learning of a second language as a means of integrating their personal, social and cultural development 6.- To facilitate employment insertion 7.- Workshops active citizenship: Digital, social and civic competence developing the necessary and indispensable competences to adapt to the current society with specific actions for prevention and treatment of sexist and racist violence. 8.- Creation of web site management didactic center, …Positive impact on the educational community, as well as on other institutions that will benefit at the local, provincial, national and even international level from the implementation of some of the activities developed. We can cite: didactic units, material revisions, website, workshops, ...In the long term the experiences gained contribute to increase the European dimension of our centre as part of our strategic development plan in the future by facilitating the possibility of finding partners for future collaborative actions."