Fourth Grundtvig Learning Partnership meeting (European Women in Older Age, EWA) from 7th to 11th of July, 2012

Context of the meeting: The fourth partnership meeting of the learning partnership EWA was included in the international symposium “Active Ageing and Intergenerational Dialogue” which took place from July 7th to July 11th in Ulm/Neu-Ulm.

Participants: All partner groups were represented at this meeting (5 persons from Centro Documentazione Donnavia, Ferrara, Italy; 8 persons from Università delle Tre Età, Macomer, Italy; 6 persons from Red Cross Organisation, Sofia, Bulgaria; 8 persons from VHS Hernals, Vienna, Austria; 8 persons from University of South Bohemia, Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic; 2 persons from Kaunas Women’s Employment, Kaunas, Lithuania; 7 persons from Arbeitskreis Frauengeschichte, Ulm, Germany).

The aim of the meeting: presentation of the results of the learning partnerships in the context of the groups and in the context of the symposium, common final evaluation.

Program:

Start: 07.07.2012

Arrival
6 p.m.: Peace church service in the framework of the Danube celebration, afterwards common dinner, exchange

08.07.12

09.30-12.00 Partnership’s meeting

  1. Presentation of the just released book about EWA-Project by the group of Ulm
  2. Presentation of the final version of the DVD by the group from Kaunas
  3. Presentation of the individual interviews by the respective groups
  4. Collecting of the project’s impressions
  5. Exchange and sharing experience and knowledge

14.00 - 17.00 Participation in the conference, common dinner, exchange

09.07.2012

09.00 -17.30
Presentation of the EWA-project in the workshop: Activating methods in seniors’ education
Continuously: Presentation of the project via poster show and through targeted poster guided tour
13.30 -14.15 Farewell to the participants, exchange of the souvenirs
17.00 – 10.00 Common social event in the framework of the symposium

10.07.2012

9.30 Participation in the conference
10.00 – 13.00 Two topic related guided tours through Ulm organized by the Ulm group
15.00 – 18.00 Participation in the conference
19.30 – 21.30 Common dinner, farewell to the participants

Conclusion:

The meeting in Ulm was a final meeting with a review of the work performed in two years. The joint work and the created products could be presented to the general international public and received great attention and recognition due to its content as well as to its methodical process.

There was enough time for exchange about the project process and experience and knowledge gained in this time, which have also been described in the book. All groups considered the project as important and enriching in terms of both working in the local/national context and on the European level.

Beyond the joint work personal friendships developed which will continue.

Everybody expressed the wish to stay in contact in the future and maybe to launch a new joint project.