OPEN CALL: "Fostering Inclusion, Diversity and Women’s Empowerment through Creative Methods Based on Women’s Sociological and Literary Writings (FINDWE)

Riza Performing Arts GbR (Germany), ECHODRAMA Cultural Group (Greece), Association-Compagnie NOURA (France)

are organising a blended training activity as part of the implementation of the "Fostering Inclusion, Diversity and Women’s Empowerment through Creative Methods Based on Women’s Sociological and Literary Writings" project and are inviting 24 adult trainers in art and humanities. It will take place in Pefki (a suburb of Athens), Greece, in a well-equipped venue offered by the Municipality of Pefki, near a big city park from October 27 until November 5, 2025.

In this activity, 24 adult trainers in art and humanities (12 with fewer opportunities) and 6 staff members (2 from each partner) will participate for 10 days. The 24 adult trainers will be selected by this open call. Eight (8) will be selected by RIZA (4 with fewer opportunities), 8 by ECHODRAMA (4 with fewer opportunities) and 8 by NOURA (4 with fewer opportunities).

The criteria for the selection of the 24 adult trainers will be the following:

to be adult trainers in art (dance, theatre, dance-theatre, dance therapy) and humanities (literature, sociology, psychology), with half of them to be adult trainers with fewer opportunities (economic and cultural obstacles, immigrant background),
good communication in English,
permission to travel around Europe,
interest in sharing and promoting the results of the project,
gender balance.

The expected results of this activity are:

enhancement of the ability of adult trainers in art and humanities to train adults, including adults with fewer opportunities, especially women, through art-based training methods that promote inclusion, diversity and women’s empowerment,
introduction of a dance-theatre methodology into adult education that combines physical movement and critical reflection on women’s sociological and literary writings which foster self-expression and personal growth and promote inclusion, diversity and awareness of gender inequality,
enhancement of the access of open source art-based training tools to adult trainers and learners, thus reducing disparities and promoting social inclusion,
reinforcement of cooperation with partners from other countries and other fields of education and training,
development of environmental consciousness by implementing this activity with alternative greener ways.

In this blended training activity, the three organisations will cover the cost of the accommodations and meals of the participants for 10 days Pefki, Greece. Also, each France-based and Germany-based participant will receive 300 euros for travel expenses and each Greece-based participant will receive 180 euros for travel expenses.

Obligations of the participants:

Before this activity, the participants will be trained virtually for one month by the 3 partners.

The participants will be advised before travel to issue a European Health Insurance Card.

The participants will participate in daily workshops taught by the staff members of the three participating organisations who will use a digital handbook and a case study as a training tool. This art-based training tool aims to help the participants to develop their professional skills and capacities, using as a tool the digital handbook and the case study.

At the end of this blended training activity, the participants will evaluate the quality of the organisation of this activity, its content and its impact on them.