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The project “Move up to be healthy and happy” co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union was launched in January 2016.

The project is the answer to diagnosed problems connected with children’s health, nutrition, physical and personal development, integration and assimilation. The best solutions that can help children in facing with their problems are to encourage them to do sports and show how to live healthy. Theproject includes a programme which appears in a comprehensive approach to children and their lives. The project will include not only children but also their teachers and parents who will get knowledge on how to ensure healthier life for children.

Project partners:

• Gdynia Sports Centre (Gdynia, Poland)
• National Center of Sports Medicine (Gdynia, Poland)
• Municipality of Forte dei Marmi, (Forte dei Marmi, Italy)
• Municipality of Lousada (Lousada, Portugal)
• Association Local Action Group Napoca Porolissum (Aghiresu, Romania)
• Community Teachsport (London, Great Britain)
• Beachklub Ládví z. s. (Prague, Czech Republic) – member of the EuDA Partnership Network

You can find more information in the project BLOG. Also you can give likes to the project Facebook page.
Good luck for all the people who working in our project!
Hodně štěstí!
Boa sorte!
Noroc! 
Buona fortuna!
Powodzenia!
 

The final conference of the project ELMI funded by the Lifelong Learning Programme took place on 10th of February in Bucharest. Representatives of all project partners from Romania, Italy, Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic attended. There was also present a number of informal carers – the target group of the project. The purpose of the meeting was to acquaint the public with the results of our joint project. At the same time this event successfully concluded the project. EUDA team is looking forward to new challenges and similar projects!

KA2 ERASMUS+ STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH

MEMTRAIN: Memory Training for Older Adults
Linking Physical Exercise and Brain Training to promote Healthy Ageing

The European Development Agency gladly announce, on behalf of our clients Právě teď , the partners which have been chosen for the project; MEMTRAIN. There was an huge response to the call for partners with over seventy applicants for just six partner positions. There was a long list of suitable candidates which no doubt could have greatly contributed to the project, however in the end we picked the strongest candidates with a variety of skills which will contribute to a balanced team.

The partners are as follows:

Project Coordinator:
Pravé TED, Czech Republic http://praveted3.webnode.cz/
University Partner:
University Miguel Hernandez, Spain http://www.umh.es/?lang=EN
Sports Partner:
Judo Ireland, Ireland http://www.judoireland.com/
Sports Partner:
Gdynia Sports Centre, Poland https://www.umh.es/
Sports Partner:
Sport For All – UISP Territoriale Cirie’ Settimo Chivasso, Italy https://www.uispsettimocirie.it/
Brain Training Partner:
Adult Education Centre Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia https://www.lu-rogaska.si/
Brain Training Partner:
Cesta ke zdraví Kladno, Czech Republic http://www.zdravepobyty.cz/

Právě teď

Právě teď are a non-profit organisation (NGO) which aims to change the perception of ageing in society. It offers daily activities for older people, days of sport, senior camps, memory training, financial literacy training and much more.

MEMTRAIN – Project Overview

Project Aim:

• To share expertise in the field of brain training and physical exercise for older people (55+) to promote healthy ageing.
• To prevent the degeneration of memory for healthy older people.
• To create a training manual which includes three 10-week courses combining sport and memory games as well as chapters on the science behind the idea and safety, motavtion and first aid training tips.

The project will conduct a scientific study on the benefits of linking exercise with brain training to promote healthy ageing and good memory for older adults (55+). At the same time experts in the fields of sport and brain training, who have specific experience in creating programmes for older adults will share their knowledge and create a training manual. This manual will be tested throughout Europe in partner’s home countries during a 10-week training course. Throughout the course surveys and questionnaires will be given to participants and trainers and the data gained from this will be used to better inform the scientific study and to add further substance/ lessons learned to the training manual.

We are looking forward to a successful project and we are moving on to the next phase of the project which will be to submit the Erasmus+ KA2 application by 31st March, 2016.

PARTNER SEARCH FOR KA2 ERASMUS+ STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH

MEMTRAIN: Memory Training for Older Adults
Linking Physical Exercise and Brain Training to promote Healthy Ageing

The European Development Agency are currently preparing a KA2 Strategic Partnership application on behalf of one of our clients, Právě teď.

Právě teď are a non-profit organisation (NGO) which aims to change the perception of ageing in society. It offers daily activities for older people, days of sport, senior camps, memory training, financial literacy training and much more.

MEMTRAIN – Project Overview

The project will conduct a scientific study on the benefits of linking exercise with brain training to promote healthy ageing and good memory for older adults (55+). At the same time experts in the fields of sport and brain training, who have specific experience in creating programmes for older adults will share their knowledge and create a training manual. This manual will be tested throughout Europe in partner’s home countries during a 10-week training course. Throughout the course surveys and questionnaires will be given to participants and trainers and the data gained from this will be used to better inform the scientific study and to add further substance/ lessons learned to the training manual.

Interested in learning more?
Please read the attachments to gain further insight into the project and get in touch!

PARTNER SEARCH-MEMTRAIN Final Description
PARTNER SEARCH-MEMTRAIN Application Final

Deadline for the expression of interest: 6th of January 2016
If you would like to apply to join the project as a partner, please fill out the application form attached and return it to christina.kelly@eracr.cz.

The second transnational meeting of GYMSEN partners took place in Capri, Italy on 26th of November, 2015.
The project is well under way with many activities ongoing and completed. During the meeting the partners discussed the questionnaires and interviews collected from the older people and their carers and agreed on the dates for the creation of the training for the older people and for the mentoring events.
During the first months of 2016 the trianing programme for the improvement of sensory capacities will be created by the Spanish and Swedish partners. Notably the mentoring programme is set to wrap up in March 2016 when the Italian, Greek and Czech partners will learn about how to “train” in a right way. Finally the 3rd transnational meeting is set to take place in Sweden in February 2016 where the developed material will be presented for the last time before its completion.
More information about the project at www.gymsen.eu.
 

Enhancing Labour Market Integration of Elderly Family Carers through skills improving ELMI partners met on 1^st and 2^nd of October in Prague, Czech Republic for the 4th transnational meeting. This meeting brought together seven partners from five EU countries; Austria, Romania, Italy, Czech Republic and Poland. The project is now moving into the dissemination phase which will host a number of activities, including a workshop for carers, carer associations and social service providers.
ELMI pilot tests in Romania, Czech Republic and Poland were completed and the feedback from the courses was generally very positive in regard to choice of topics, ease of access to learning platform, easy navigation and understandable modules. There was also some lessons learned from the pilot scheme; it was perfect for beginners in informative value but with budget constraints it lacked interactivity. It was also noted that the modules would be too simple to involve professionals in further learning, it could only target beginners.
Up for discussion next was the final event for the project; ‘Opportunities of transition of the Informal Carer to the Professional’. The event will highlight the importance of increasing the number of professional carers using e-learning, attracting younger carers and by making courses accessible to people living in more remote areas. Speakers on the day will include carers from Poland to talk about their involvement.
There is still plenty to look forward to in the final phase of this project!
The partners in attendance of the event were:

• E.N.T.E.R.
• Asociatia Habilitas CRFP
• Societatea Romana Alzheimer
• Caritas
• ANS
• European Development Agency
• University of Lodz

Learn more about the project here:http://euda.eu/elmi-elmi-enhancing-labour-market-integration-of-elderly-family-carers-through-skills-improving/
     

A new call for proposals of Erasmus + has been published. This call for proposals covers the following actions of the Erasmus+ programme.
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• Mobility of individuals in the field of education, training and youth
• Erasmus Mundus joint master degrees
• Large scale European voluntary service events

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• Strategic partnerships in the field of education, training and youth
• Knowledge alliances
• Sector skills alliances
• Capacity building in the field of higher education
• Capacity building in the field of youth

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• Structured dialogue: meetings between young people and decision-makers in the field of youth.

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• Jean Monnet chairs
• Jean Monnet modules,
• Jean Monnet centres of excellence
• Jean Monnet support to associations
• Jean Monnet networks
• Jean Monnet projects.

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• Collaborative partnerships
• Small collaborative partnerships
• Not-for-profit European sport events.

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The eligibility is very wide: any public or private body active in the fields of education, training, youth and sport may apply for funding within the Erasmus+ programme. In addition, informal groups of young people who are active in youth work may apply for funding for learning mobility of young people and youth workers as well as for strategic partnerships in the field of youth. The Erasmus+ Programme is open to the countries on this list.

Submission deadlines for applications under the three Key Actions and further relevant information are provided in the OJ Call notice. The 2016 Programme Guide with action-specific information and details on the award criteria is an integral part of the Call and is accessible on this DG EAC website.

Are you planning to apply? The expertise of the European Development Agency can  help you. We have wide experience in submitting successful project proposals!
Please contact our team for further information.

In addition, the 2016 version of the Erasmus+ Programme Guide has been released.

You can read the first press release on SlideShare and you will find more information at euda.eu/they-ea-towards-higher-employability-of-youth

Project THEY.EA launched successfully from EUDA_ERA

The Erasmus+ Programme, which entered into force in 2014, includes a new funding scheme for projects specifically related to sport. The budget of Erasmus+ Sports for 2014-2020 is 266 million EUR, approximately 1.8% of the total budget of Erasmus+.

The Sport Chapter in the Erasmus+ Programme aims to support European partnerships on grassroots sport in order to pursue the following objectives:

• Tackle cross-border threats to the integrity of sport, such as doping, match fixing and violence, as well as all kinds of intolerance and discrimination;
• To promote and support good governance in sport and dual careers of athletes;
• To promote voluntary activities in sport, together with social inclusion, equal opportunities and awareness of the importance of health-enhancing physical activity, through increased participation in, and equal access to sport for all.

The Assessment of Erasmus+ Sport Report, published by the EOC EU in spring 2015, contains some recommendations in order to achieve this aim:

• Reduce the administrative and financial burden
• Allow volunteering as a source of own contribution
• Encourage the setting up of projects with smaller budgets
• Limit the required number of partners

The results of the first call for proposals are now published and European Development Agency has been successful. The Beachklub Ládví, member of the European Development Agency Partnership Network has received a grant for the project Move up to be healthy and happy!

Also last year we celebrated success in the area of sports related projects – from five successful Czech organizations’ approved projects, two projects were intermediated by the European Development Agency (EUDA) and implemented by Hranická rozvojová agentura, also the member of the  EUDA Partnership Network:

–  E-ONE project: European Outdoor Network Experience        
–  EGPIS project: Encouraging Girls’ Participation in Sports