COMMUNITIES 3.0: Development of local forward-looking centers as platforms for inclusive neighborhoods

The objectives of the project are the following:

• Capacity-building of NGOs and adult education providers via 2 MOOC courses: 

1. Sustainable local partnerships as forward-looking learning platforms for promoting social inclusion and active citizenship in socio-economically disadvantaged neighborhoods (SEDN).
2. Creative neigbourhoods for social inclusion, civic participation and active citizenship. 

• Develope a toolbox with evidence-based and hands-on best practices connected to each course for support and inspire professionals of the forward-looking learning platforms in SEDN;
• Contribute to inclusive environments that foster equity and equality and that are responsive to the needs of the wider community.

• Need analysis for country report development and collecting best practices;
• Technical and content development of curriculum, which will be uploaded to the MOOC platform with a pool of best practices connected to each result;
• Development of the promotion MOVIE;
• Pilot activities of curriculum as well as a test drive of the MOOC platform;
• Dissemination and external communication, including multiplier events in all partner countries.

The project will produce the following results:

• Field study on existing social inclusion initiatives by the civil society organizations and adult education providers in SEDN;
• Curriculum for setting-up sustainable local partnerships as forward-looking learning platforms for promoting social inclusion and active citizenship in SEDN;
• Curriculum for a training program “Creative neighborhoods for social inclusion, civic participation and active citizenship”;
• Online MOOC program “Creative neighborhood for social inclusion and active citizenship” with an integrated toolbox of best practices;
• Promotion movie with lessons learnt in partner countries.