<< Background >>Services need to be developed where the elderly and their family can contribute on their own premises and on the basis of what they believe is important and meaningful to them. This will have to involve strengthening the user perspective and more emphasis on alternative thinking in the services. Alternative in the sense that the individual and next of kin must have more influence and control over services provided and decide what works. In this context, the use of peers and experienced workers may be appropriate measures.In recent years, in the health and welfare services, Peer Support Workers have been employed as a resource to promote the user perspective, strengthen the recovery orientation and better tailor the services to the needs of the users. When it comes to services for people with dementia, this has not yet been tested in Norway, but in the UK, there has been testing of such services on a small scale (Stott et al., 2017). There are two possible types of Peer Support Workers. (1) People in the early stages of developing dementia, and (2) next of kin to people with dementia.<< Objectives >>− The aim of the project is to help create sustainable and competency-enhancing services for people with dementia by finding new ways to involve users and their next of kin in service development.− The project is also going to help reduce the shame, stigma, and taboo associated with dementia, so that people affected are seeking help at an early stage.− Testing of Peer Support Workers in dementia care, primary for next of kin, but also for people in an early stage of dementia − Establish collaboration with involved parties in the project across countries− Find out what the status is of the services for people with dementia in selected municipalities. Clarify the role and function of experienced staff in dementia− Develop guidelines for PSW in dementia care− Disseminate information about the project to involved parties and other interested parties− Raising awareness about the status of elderly people/dementia as well as about the peer support workers and family caregivers in all participant countries.<< Implementation >>− Mapping the baseline situation− Establish the project organization− Collaboration meetings between parties to the project− Recruit and engage PSW (Peer Support Worker)− Conduct training of PSW − Testing of PSW<< Results >>Results: (intellectual outputs) double check− Report on the effects of PSW in dementia care− Developed a strategy for how to involve relatives in dementia care - advocacy− Guidelines for recruiting and qualifying of PSW− Developed training courses for PSW in dementia Care− Develop a digital platform for collaboration and networking between partners, participants and stakeholders − Established measures that can continue after the project has ended− Established a network for sharing of experience and knowledge specific for community based dementia care

"<< Background >>Our foundation, having 10 years of experience in working with marginalized and vulnerable target groups targeted the need for VET training provision to migrants, refugees, farmers and individuals who have ultimately been marginalized due to their living in remote areas. We have witnessed that it is vital for our target group to receive training based on their educational background also promoting the entrepreneurial spirit. The aforementioned completely agree with the EU priorities and objectives as well.The Commission and the Committee of the Regions have launched a new partnership to increase cooperation and support to EU cities, regions and rural areas for their work to help integrate new arrivals. The partnership is a follow-up to the action plan on integration and inclusion 2021-2027 that the Commission adopted last November. The initiative refers to the ""Integration of migrants: Commission and Committee of the Regions partnership for EU support to local action"" It constitutes a project inspiration based on which our concrete objectives have been built.“The Commission’s top priorities are safeguarding the health and well-being of our citizens and using all available tools to mitigate the socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak. The outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted the normal operations of many EU industries and put some companies under severe financial pressure.” European Commission, The Corona Virus response, Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.The European Commission has also announced a new plan to help countries better integrate migrants. The plan is aimed at fostering migrants' sense of belonging and fighting an 'us and them' narrative. The project will offer novel training and educational material, with close consideration to the target group as far as linguistic and informal educational and training approaches are concerned.The novel coronavirus outbreak is a trying time for everyone, the more so for those on the margins of our societies, like migrants and refugees who are often the most vulnerable. (International Catholic Migration Commission, The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Time for Empathy and Solidarity).Facing an increasingly uncertain, complex and challenging world that faces numerous changes due to the current COVID-19 outbreak, there is an utter need for people to be equipped with digital skills. The project relies on adult education and the provision of VET opportunities to migrants, refugees, migrant and refugee centers, people that live in remote rural areas and enterprises, people at risk of societal exclusion due to occupational barriers and/or tribal background in correlation with the acquirement of contemporary training and vital information, skills and capacities on the COVID 19 pandemic so that entrepreneurial activities are maintained and profitable during this challenging time. The project focuses on the rural enterprises, also with emphasis on the green sector for those interested, as well as existing on potential new entrepreneurs on the field. The project idea focuses on providing adequate, appropriate and state of the art training to migrants, refugees, people marginalized in remote areas and all interested parties that wish to start up a nosiness or maintain and even grow their existing one by equipping them in various mandatory fields (digitalization, e-entrepreneurship, green businesses and more). Being able to enterprises safeguard entrepreneurial operational capacity and create new entrepreneurial opportunities and pathways constitute the project core objectives. As Commissioner Thierry Breton stated, “joining forces is the only way to beat coronavirus spread”. Thus, the project aims at being a powerful tool, also beneficial for RDP startups of young farmers, migrants and refugees providing knowledge and skills, establishing innovative national and European models based on an EQF framework.<< Objectives >>The main expected project achievements are:- promotion of the entrepreneurial spirit- empowerment of vulnerable individuals (migrants, farmers in remote areas etc. as described in the relevant section)- social activation- social inclusion - opportunity for profit and better living standards- Societal protection-Training and education provision with contemporary means on innovative approaches during the pandemic and post pandemic.-creation of entrepreneurial opportunities in the rural sector for all during the pandemic-maintenance of entrepreneurial operational capacity and profitability in the rural sectorThe project long term expected achievements are:-elimination of vulnerable end users marginalization due to the outreach and potential stereotypes with their incorporation as active members of the society in such a challenging time-relationship building and trust on mentors and mentees-end users being trained to impact local, regional national, EU and transnational societies.-use of the project results on future projectsThe intermediary project expected achievements include:- the adequate and frequent partner collaboration and communication towards the project synthesis and implementation.-the commitment of all consortium members to the proper project management and regular activities monitoring-the targeting of the end users and their encouragement to engage and benefit- the intense dissemination and exploitation actions-the project sustainabilityMigration is vital as far as keeping our economies and societies active and fully working. The project target group faces numerous challenges in their efforts towards integration as well as social and economic activation. Their need for specialized training in considered vital. In addition, the project aims at creating a solid pillar that will create sustainable growth and employability in the VET sector (both for individuals with migrant background but not only).<< Implementation >>During the project lifetime, the consortium aims at raising awareness on the target groups, as they have been defined, in order for them to be fully informed of how the project can actually benefit them in the short and long term. Migrants, refugees, marginalized individuals in remote rural areas, enterprises set up by migrants and not only as well as individuals who wish to run a business and/or entrepreneurs who are at stake of bankruptcy can be supported by the project outcomes and the highly experienced consortium members synthesis of results.With the project finalization, end users will be able to exploit the project revolutionary training material via e-learning, with personalized features that apply individually with the end users’ preferences and availability. The training material will be synthesized with consideration of the end users’ educational background too. Conclusively, the produced material will lead up to: •creation of entrepreneurial opportunities for marginalized individuals during and after the pandemic•creation of entrepreneurial opportunities in the rural sector for all during and after the pandemic•creation of entrepreneurial opportunities for individuals in the green/ecological sector•maintenance of entrepreneurial operational capacity and profitability •elimination of societal exclusion•Training and education provision with contemporary means on innovative approaches during the pandemic and post pandemic.•Encouragement of migrant enterprises during and post- pandemic and job creation with the outbreak standards.•Training and instructive approaches incorporating the new outbreak standards towards the entrepreneurial spirit•Societal protection•Stigma and stereotypes breakdown through education and training provision•Entrepreneurial digitalization •Familiarization with the mentor-mentee process•novel profitability opportunities for all through entrepreneurship<< Results >>The project envisions the synthesis and delivery of four innovative intellectual outputs:IO1 SMART BUSINESS: NATIONAL CASE STUDIES ON MIGRANT NEEDSIO1 aims to outline the emerging needs and state of the art with emphasis on the project target group at national level. Extensive and up-to-date research will take place for this sole aim examining and mapping the migrant and refugee needs at various levels (also incorporating rural, remote, local and regional areas). The outputs also incorporates the EQF system to create a solid basis for the IO2 with dedication and special emphasis to green entrepreneurship too. All IOs are directly correlated with each other.O2 Certified Training Programme: e-learningThe second Intellectual Outputs targets the unique needs of migrants and refugees who wish to start up their own business or potentially run one that needs enhancement. The IO2 core is an e- learning training programme that will be personalized to the end user needs, learning background and gaps. The output will be an interactive online tool that will assess the end users’ competencies and skills and will smartly navigate them towards their enhancement or towards their educational elevation based on tailored needs that will derive from qualitative users’ results. The training programme will be personalized in many more levels such as the devotion time the learner is able to offer, taking into consideration other obligations the target group may have (e.g. already running a business, working, attending special schools etc.). It is foreseen that these facto will act encouragingly towards the training programme attention and completion. The output also envisages part of its training programme to be dedicated to green entrepreneurship and farming.IO3 The Career Kit STARTUPMIGRANTSThe Career Kit addresses migrants and refugees who wish to start up a business and seek for •counseling, •empowerment•guidance and practical assistance, also in the form of mentoring provided.IO4 The Resource CenterThe project Recourse Center (RC) will be a virtual online platform with highly interactive features that will not only include all the project outcomes and outputs but also allow the end users to interact online. The RC will be build with sole aim to be user friendly and easily navigated taking into consideration the target group features. A unique feature of the Resource Center will be its ability to host migrant and refugee entrepreneurial profiles online in specific forms too.Other project outcomes include:-The project Management Pan-The project Quality Assurance Plan -The project Dissemination Strategy Plan-The project Sustainability PlanThe latter constitute internal project documents that will be made available to the NA."

<< Objectives >>SEKEHE project wants to structurally embed knowledge by experience in higher education in Social Studies. Specifically: 1) develop and support co-teaching activities of experts by experience and structurally embed their knowledge in curricula; 2) create formats of support for students in vulnerable situations and explore conditions of access to higher education for them; 3) develop local and transnational methodological framework to structurally embed knowledge by experience in higher education.<< Implementation >>We will prepare and implement co-taught courses by experts by experience, change current curricula of the courses, deliver support programs for students in vulnerable situations and explore conditions of access to higher education for them. We will document those practices in an online handbook, develop five webinars. We will organize two 2-day international workshops and organize four multiplier events nationally.<< Results >>SEKEHE project will result in: 1) an online handbook (Part 1-4) where we describe various practices of co-teaching, formats of support for students in vulnerable situations, conditions of access to higher education for them, and a methodological framework to structurally embed knowledge by experience; 2) 9 updated courses´ curricula and posters; 3) 5 webinars about implementation of knowledge by experience; 4) 5 peer to peer support programs and posters for students in vulnerable situations.