Partners in the Futeurope Project
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The Netherlands: Stichting Educatieve Projekton
Hungary: Életfa Segítő Szolgálat Egyesület
Finland: Kiuruveden Kansalaisopisto
The Netherlands: Stichting Educatieve Projekton
The Dutch partner in the Futeurope project is Stichting Educatieve Projekten (Foundation Educational Projects). The main activity of the Stichtig (Foundation) is to provide study tours and other educational activities for adults, among which are a group of senior citizens. The Stichtig is also active in Central and Eastern Europe in social and educational projects.
The Stichtig operates exclusively through voluntary staff. For the Futeurope Project the Stichtig cooperates with the Amersfoort Senior's Club Amerberg, an activity of the care organisation Laak- and Eemhoven.
Address: Regentesselaan 22, 3818 HJ, Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 33 4630920. www.futeurope.nl E-mail: step.henri@planet.nl
Hungary: Életfa Segítő Szolgálat Egyesület
The ÉLETFA Help Service Association was founded in 1989, and has an ‘outstanding public benefit organization’ legal registration since 1998.
Their aim is to find solutions to the current problems and special needs of society in Hungary. The goal of their programs is to take part in establishing an inclusive and community-based society, to promote and disseminate voluntary work and active citizenship, including European citizenship, and encourage reintegration of people who are excluded from the labour market. Our activities are developed from our own experiences - by presentation of good practice, personal and outside consultations, organizing of trainings, seminars, publications. We are active in national and international co-operations, and professional networks. The ÉLETFA Volunteer Center was established in 2006, promoting volunteerism at regional level.
Address: Süveg utca 3, 4033 Debrecen, Hungary. Tel: +36 52 320 180. www.eletfaegyesulet.hu E-mail: info@eletfaegyesulet.hu
The Kiuruvesi Adult Education Centre is a learning organisation in nonformal, lifelong and life wide education. It offers opportunities for improving skills, personal development and studying citizenship in about 250 different topics e.g. music, fine arts, handicrafts, languages, physical training, computer skills and academic studies via Open University.
Anyone can attend the courses, from small babies until old people. The Centre has nearly 2000 students - 20% of the inhabitants of Kiuruveden. The learning groups study in 60 places, which is nearly every village in the small, rural city. Senior citizens are well represented as students in the study groups. Futeurope-study-circle is one of the new groups.
Address: Harjukatu 2 B, 74 700 Kiuruvesi, Finland. Tel: +358 17 27 29 111 www.kiuruvesi.fi/?deptid=13445 E-mail: leena.penttinen@kiuruvesi.fi
The project has two so-called ‘associated partners’ who participate in the discussions and exchange through the website. These organisations are the Petrasiunai community centre (Petrašiūnai Bendruomenes Centras) in Kaunas, Lithuania and the Women Organisation of Bihor (Uniunea Femeilor Din Bihor) in Oradea, Romania.
If you are interested in the project and want to know more about it or if you want to join one of the study circle groups, please contact the partner organisation in your country.