ecdi newletter 5. meeting in estonia

On 30th September 2013, our partners of Estonia was our host for the 4 th meeting in the GrundtvigLearning Partnership “Everybody Can Do It” (ECDI). There were about 19 people (staff andlearners), in this case, there were six partner countries, because Portugal and Romani could notattend.

The first day, our partners picked us up in Pärnu to take us to Tõstamaa where we stayed together,during all that time in Maria Tourist Farm, a natural place which help you to work from your innertrue.

The next event was visiting the building and meet the personal at of Tõstamaa School, where theirstudents welcomed us with happiness, music, dance and creativity.

After a time working in the project (at the bottom of this newsletter are the meeting conclusions)the Estonia team prepared a tourist route by Tõstamaa.

Grundtvig partnership“Everybody can do it!” (ECDI)

Newsletter 5 – Meeting in Estonia30th September – 4th October 2013



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1. Reviewing the actions that we have done so far or which are pending to do.2. Developing a DAFO in group.3. Working in the actions that are in the project for this meeting.4. Planning the work plan for the next meeting in France from 24 to 28 of March.5. Implementing the workshop, in this workshop both staff and learners are involved.6. Visit the education center of Tõstamaa and the surroundings where it is.

1. Review the tasks that we should have done so far. Presentation of the worksheet which hasthe summary of the actions that should be done by now, and find which partners have to dosome tasks. The coordination team will try to help for the solution about any problem theymight have.

2. Planing to make a video, each country should make a video to show the 25th November:“International day against gender violence”. All partners decided that:

a. The video will be done by the partners if they want, because is this activity is not inthe original project.

b. The main objective will be making women's testimonies visible c. The contents: life stories and proposals to solve the problem of the gender violence.d. The partners who decide making the video will be responsible of making a notes

guide, select the actors and actreeses, record, prepare and upload the video onDropbox. It can be used by all partners as a tool to educate and make people aware.

3. Proposal of a diffusion or dissemination plan by each partner. Each partner should design adiffusion plan with information about when and where they will advertise the project andtheir results. This plan should be on Dropbox.

4. All together will make a DAFO analysis about the project, communication andcoordination.





PROJECT MEETING OBJETIVESPROJECT MEETING OBJETIVES

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During our visit in Tõstamaa all partner and staff made the next very interesting workshop.

Proposer SA Tõstamaa Mõis – Tõstamaa, Estonia

THE EXERCISE BAFA-BAFA game – exercise to understand different culturesand possible gender issues

Ideal number of participants10 – 20 participants, age: 14 till ..., it would be suggestable tohave in both groups men and women

Level of complexity Moderate complexity

The purpose of the activity(the general objective of the activity)

Facilitates the understanding of cultural differences (differencesbetween groups, societies)

The specific objectives of theactivity

To recognize and appreciate the similarities and differencesamong groups and societies

Used materials 2 separate rooms

Description of the activity’s stages

Participant are divided into two groups and separated intodifferent rooms. Both groups have to create their own“mini-culture” with it’s own rules. After creating the new“culture” the groups start to exchange the members who will tryto adopt into other’s culture. If they do something wrong theywill be sent away. (In the culture they cannot speak, only to usesome phrases and body language.)How does created culture work? If groups have decided the rulesand certain behaviours in their new culture they start to move inthe room and follow the rules they created. Newcomer have toobserve at first what they do and then try to go into the „newsociety” and to follow all the rules and behaviours what he see.If he/she will do some mistake then the group has to sendhim/her away. Going back to his/her group he/she will havesome to time to explain what did he/she saw and give someadvices to next group member to go to another group.If all participants has tried at least once to adopt into the newculture then groups come together into one room and at firstexplain to another group their own culture. After explanationsfollows the discussion: what did they feel then they had to go





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into the new culture, was it easy to adopt, what did they feel thenthey were sent away and etc.

The results of the activity

The game is over then each member of the group has at leastonce tried to adopt to the other’s culture. If participants wantthen they can try to adopt more than one time.Main result of the game is to understand that each subgroup andsociety is different and the rules according men and womenbehaviour could be different too also.

Total time to complete activity (with evaluation)

90 – 120 minutes (1,5 till 2 hours)

Activity’s evaluation/Impressions of the participants

Discussion have to follow, each participant have to haveopportunity to share his/her emotions. (30-50 minutes)

The fifth project meeting of the learning partnership Grundtvig "Everybody Can Do It" (ECDI) will be held by “Mission Locale de l'Agenais, de l'Albret et du Confluent“ between 24 th -28 th March 2014. The next topics will be study:

1. Following the project.2. Discussion about the evaluation of the objectives and their impact on the different activities.

Prepare a evaluative tool about the project. 3. Workshops for students and staff.4. Discussion about updating.5. Activities “We are equals”.6. Discussion about the structure of the digital book about the good practices in order to

equality gender. It will be showing in the last meeting.7. Debate about organization in the next meeting.





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