Project title: Gender 101 - Developing innovative tools for Gender Diversity for Parents and Adult Educators

Duration: 01.10.2022 - 30.09.2024

Project number: 202 2-1-MT01-KA220-ADU-000086543

Programme:  Erasmus +

Key action: Cooperation for adult education

Coordinator: Willingness (Malta)

Website: www.gender101.eu

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gender101

Keywords: gender identity, gender studies

 

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION:

The GENDER 101 project - Developing innovative tools on gender diversity for parents and adult educators - supports the priority of inclusion and diversity in all areas of education and training by working for parents and teachers, as well as adult trainers, whom we want to prepare to work with gender-diverse people. Working towards greater awareness in the area of gender identity and the complex nature of the topic will allow for increased knowledge and a more holistic approach between parents and children, as well as improved skills of educators/trainers in field of gender studies.

GENDER 101 will help overcome the barriers faced by parents of gender-diverse people in accessing the opportunities offered by the project programme. By implementing this project, partners will aim to create inclusive environments that foster equality and respond to the needs of the wider community. Such tools include: the use of, among other things, digital resources that will be developed as part of the project, but which can continue to be used after the project has ended.

The aim of the project is to provide knowledge and real tools to deal with the potential problems we may encounter when supporting children experiencing discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation.

PROJECT PRIORITIES:

HORIZONTAL: Inclusion and diversity in all fields of education, training, youth and sport

ADU: Improving the availability of high quality learning opportunities for adults

SCHOOL EDUCATION: Supporting teachers, school leaders and other teaching professions

THE PROJECT'S TARGET GROUPS:

1. Parents
2. Teachers and educators
3. Young people and their relatives
4. In a broader sense, the general public, by working for tolerance and mutual understanding

PROJECT OBJECTIVES:

The Gender101 project is an attempt to explain what gender identity is. By creating a variety of educational materials, we promote the work of tolerance.

1. Promoting awareness of gender diversity

This will be achieved through the development of numerous educational tools for parents and educators to support their daily activities.

2. Parents and teachers as agents of social change

This is being achieved through the development of courses for parents to foster an atmosphere of mutual understanding and tolerance in local communities and, more importantly, to improve the quality of life of children and young people who are struggling because of their difference.

3. Creation of digital educational resources on an open-access basis (possibility of use indefinitely without charging additional fees)

PROJECT RESULTS:

1. Analysis of training needs among parents and educators through the implementation of several focus groups in 6 partner countries
2. Development of an educational programme for parents in the form of a 12-hour webinar series
3. Training of several trainers in Europe using the developed course
4. Parent training - 60 people in each country

4 Guide for trainers

5. Digital tools for parents and adult educators

PROJECT PARTNERS:

• Academy of Business and Health Sciences (Poland)
• MINTIES BITĖS Association (Lithuania)
• Future in Perspective (Ireland)
• Step by Step Parents Association (Croatia)
• Janus Software Company (Italy)