Study Visit: E+MPACT ‘Just that bit more…’

Location: Vila da Marmeleira, Portugal

Dates: 8-13 June 2016

Number of participants: 30

The SV ‘E+mpact’ aims to visit, analyze, experience and explore how Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme is put in place in rural areas by visiting examples of good practice and studying from close the impact this programme has had within these communities.

More concretely, this Study visit will be hosted in the rural village within the community project ‘The Rural Centre of Non Formal Education’, offering an authentic experience of Portuguese culture through interactions and partnerships with the local community of Vila da Marmeleira. Since 2012, this village has hosted a variety of international projects which were ‘used’ to create a maximum impact on all the facets of this community. We take this 5 year project as a base to work on transferability towards the communities of each participant and especially on how to maximize the impact of such international mobility projects.

Why this Study Visit?
– To explore, experience and understand how the Erasmus+ Youth in Action programme is put into action in rural areas of central Portugal.

– To visit examples of good practice and based upon interaction with the project organisations, filter out elements to transfer to own reality, this both ways.

– To offer possibilities for partner building between the organisations for future projects within the frame of E+ YiA Programme.

– To experience Portuguese culture through increased involvement of local communities.

– To look closely upon

Principles of a long term strategy and approach: step by step

Strengths or pitfalls: transparency, consistency, continuity

Identifying resistance and how to deal with this

Re-discovery of own resources, strengths and possibilities

Reflection on the link with the programme design and the impact it can have

Evaluation/how to measure impact

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