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OUTforIN

The inclusion of people with fewer opportunities is a key objective of the Commission’s initiative “Towards a European Education Area”, as also mentioned in the “European Pillar of Social Rights” and the “EU Work Plan for Sport”, which aims to promote an active and environmentally friendly lifestyle, social cohesion and active citizenship.

About the project

Refugee and migrant women and girls (RMW) are more likely to face barriers to accessing education, training and sport, and often have to overcome obstacles linked to being both migrants and women at the same time.

. They often come to Europe to join their families and have to take care of children and household responsibilities, which can prevent them from fully participating in society: they find it hard to access the labour market and integration, training and leisure programmes, especially when these do not take caring responsibilities into account.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Improve adult educators’ knowledge, competences and skills on how outdoor experiences can enhance the social integration, empowerment and resilience of refugee and migrant women (RMW);

Promote the acquisition of different knowledge, competences and skills among RMW, including language, digital and green skills, as well as cultural knowledge of the host territory, by building positive relationships with members of the local community.

Make locally promoted outdoor activities more accessible to migrant and refugee women by raising awareness of RMW inclusion among local, national and European stakeholders.

Create a network of partners working both with migrant women and in outdoor activities.

Facilitate the exchange of good practices and collaboration between organisations working with migrant women and outdoor activities, building a strong network to share resources, experiences and strategies that improve the social integration and wellbeing of refugee and migrant women in host communities.

RESULTS

Toolkit for educators: it will aim to develop educators’ skills in the empowerment, integration and outdoor education of RMW. The toolkit will be based on practical tools and specific content to promote educational activities with RMW through outdoor activities and knowledge of the local natural heritage. Priority addressed: improving the competences of educators and other adult education staff.

Local natural heritage guide: it will be produced by the RMW during a pilot action in which the OUTforIN methodology will be tested.

The women will work with local stakeholders (sports/cultural associations, local natural heritage management bodies, educational institutions, etc.) to map local nature trails and outdoor activities and produce a digital guide, in order to improve the integration process and also acquire a set of key competences. Priorities addressed: Inclusion and diversity + Increasing take-up and improving the inclusiveness and accessibility of adult education.

Policy recommendations for designing/planning outdoor activities in a way that is inclusive of RMW. The document will be aimed at local stakeholders and produced with the direct involvement of the local community, and will also include guidelines for transferring the results and replicating the model in other countries. Priority addressed: Inclusion and diversity in all fields of education, training, youth and sport

Creación y fortalecimiento de una red de organizaciones y agentes locales vinculados a la inclusión y las actividades al aire libre.

RECURSOS

Materiales elaborados en el proyecto, de acceso libre: consúltalos o descárgalos.

SOCIOS DEL PROYECTO

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