COMPENDIUM. BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL INCLUSION CLOSER – Rethinking Social Inclusion (C) 2016 COMPENDIUM. BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL INCLUSION CLOSER – Rethinking Social Inclusion (C) 2016 Abbvie s.r.o., Karadžičova 10, 821 08 Bratislava 2, Slovenská republika, tel: +421 2 50 50 07 77, fax: +421 2 50 50 07 99, www.abbvie.sk, www.parkinson.sk 1 COMPENDIUM OF BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL INCLUSION Introduction Compendium of Best Practices in Social Inclusion was created as an outcome of the partnership coope- ration within the project CLOSER, supported by the ERASMUS+ Programme (2015-2017). It´s aim is to showcase projects in the project partner contries – France, Georgia, Italy, Slovakia and Spain, which contribute to social inclusion of marginalised target groups and to inspire other organisations and per- sons involved in this area. The projects were selected on a basis of common critera, such as sustainability, long-term impact, transferability, innovation and involvement of young people. All projects are published on the project web-site www.socialinclusion.info. CONTENT Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 France ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Georgia ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Italy .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Slovakia .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 45 Spain ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57 COMPENDIUM. BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL INCLUSION CLOSER – Rethinking Social Inclusion (C) 2016 2 FRANCE GEORGIA ITALY SLOVAKIA SPAIN COMPENDIUM. BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL INCLUSION CLOSER – Rethinking Social Inclusion (C) 2016 3 1 ENGLISH ACCESS MICROSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME The governmental programme “Civic service” off ers an opportunity of volun- teering for young people between 18 to 25 years in order to allow them to identify and develop a personal project as well as some soft skills and technical skills that can be useful for their professional path. Civic service is supposed to be accessi- ble to all, yet it requires a lot of autonomy, and self-confi dence. Some young people need to be off ered the opportunity of a civic service along with a specifi c tutor- ing and frameworks in order to make the most of their volunteering experience. The 9-month Access programme com- bines a community-based service volun- teer program (16 hours per week) and Englishnglish cclasseslasses Exhibition and meeting with the photographer Sandra Calligaro (10 hours per week) in a very pragmatic and motivating way in 2016-17. This training leads to a one-month im- From November 9, 2016: mersive experience in the U.S.A. The participants are - English classes (10 hours/week) will take place at brought to a mix of theory and practice, they learn in a CRIJ (Youth Regional Information Center) where the combined formal and informal way to get the most ben- participants have free access to computers and Inter- efi ts from their experience. net; - Voluntary service in the community (16 hours/week) Plan of the programme: November 4–6, 2016: intro- - Various activities linked with the American culture, ductory period (team building) such as, fi lm, theater, artistic events. Artistic wander around downtown Marseille COMPENDIUM. BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL INCLUSION CLOSER – Rethinking Social Inclusion (C) 2016 4 Beneficiaries of the project: 18 young people aged 16-20 years old, who have WHAT PEOPLE SAY dropped out of school and are living in sensible areas of “ACCESS is a means for our target group to Marseille. develop English skills along with social, civic and team work skills. The goal is to have them do, Project promoter: experiment, see something different from their Eurocircle, a European NGO since 2006, was founded routine, and to give them some basic skills in Eng- in 1993 in Berlin. It develops and carries out transna- lish. The civic service is a way to develop some tional projects, specialized in the international mobility professional skills, to make a first step into the of young people. These projects are designed to foster labor market and to help them integrate better by the European citizenship based on the values of inter- starting a professional network.” cultural tolerance, equality, peace, ecology and solidar- Helene, Access Project Manager ity. The project is co-funded by the American Consul- ate in Marseille (the English part of the programme) “I loved the movie. I wish I had it to watch it again” and the Préfecture of Marseille and surroundings (the Elodie, 16 years old Access student civic service). Movie: “Dawn by law”, Jim Jarmush, 1986 Place: “I liked this walk, because I like absurd humor and Marseilles M. Gallowas really passionate by his story. It was really fun and I’m pretty happy to remember More information: his story when I walk across the neighborhood www.eurocircle.info of the Bernardines” www.exchanges.state.gov/non-us/EnglishAccess Solenn, 20 years old Access student www.bouches-du-rhone.gouv.fr Artistic wander around downtown Marseilles “Yesterday we were with Jean Michel Dissard at the museum of History of Marseille. Jean-Michel is the filmmaker of the documentary film: “I learn America“. We were around a table to discuss about the film. I realized that I have the same story than one of the teenager in the movie: Brandon. When he was a child his mother left him in Guatemala to go to America. After he crossed the desert to see his mother again.” Mathilde, 20 years old Access student Meeting with Jean-Michel Dissard Film Director and David, photographer COMPENDIUM. BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL INCLUSION CLOSER – Rethinking Social Inclusion (C) 2016 5 2 RÊVE ET RÉALISE -DREAM, DO AND ACHIEVE Rêve et Réalise is another way to adapt and transform the governmental programme of “civic service”, which grows at a very impressive rate in France these past few years, and optimize its quality, impact and outputs. Unicité off ers young people an 8-month project, man- aged by an experimented coordinator able to advise, teach and train all young people in all the steps of their project. The project is open to every young person (re- gardless of qualifi cation and competences) whith high motivation and the idea and willingness to develop Place: a project with a soliarity scope . Paris, Grenoble, Lille, Nantes, Bordeaux, La Rochelle, The nature of the project is up to the volunteers. Poitiers, Toulouse, Strasbourg and Marseille As they apply to the programme “rêve et réalise”, they have to submit an original idea with a draft of More information: plan to achieve it over 8 months. They are selected www.reve-realise.fr according to their motivation and the accuracy of their project draft . The coordinator gives courses about project writing, budget, communication, evaluation. Each young person WHAT PEOPLE SAY is supported by a Mentor/ Entrepreneur who brings ex- “Many young people lack self-confidence be- pertise and professional network. Young people meet cause unperforming at school (or family the coordinator on a regular basis in a collective work- issues) put them down and make them feel they space where they can work freely from their place and can’t bring anything to the society. go to meetings. The objective of this program is to show them During the 6th month, all young people are “challenging they can be change-makers. They their project” in front of a jury of experts and mentors to know what are the problems or needs of the area explain their achievements and diffi culties and receive they live in and they can use their advice and help if necessary. passions and skills to make the world better. We only give them the tools to achieve their goals Beneficiaries of the project: and reveal their potential as 18 young people 18-25 years old, mainly NEETs (not in project leaders. It’s an everyday life challenge education, employment or training),. The projects can to highlight the « small » successes but be implemented by a single person or in groups of 2 or it is worth it! 3 people. As we are working with young people from differ- ent backgrounds, we try to respect Project promoter: their needs and adapt our methodology. How- Unis Cité has been the pioneer association develop- ever, working with other 18 project ing Civic Service in France since 1995. Being present in leaders make them realize they all have some- thirty cities, it has already mobilized more than 15,500 thing to bring to each other!“ young volunteers, including 3,000 in 2015-2016. Its Sonia, Project coordinator “Rêve et Réalise” objective is to develop and strenghten civic service as Marseille a natural step during the life of all young people and to make this step recognized and valued by the State