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The Laboratory in Malmo in October 2008 brings together learning from a series of relay visits which took place from January to May 2008 as part of An exchange on Training and Learning for Community Development

The relay visits were hosted by Samenlevingsopbouw Vlaanderen; by the Hungarian Association for Community Development, by Community Development Foundation; by the Center for Community Organising and by Kommunales Forum e.V. Hosts each took the shared learning to the next relay point. In addition to the host organizations in Belgium, Hungary, UK, Slovakia and Germany, partners from Bulgaria, Romania, Netherlands, Norway, Ireland, Italy, France and Spain have also participated in these "relays". Full reports on the exchange of experience during each relay are available on this website.

Participants in the relay could see some benefits of cumulative content and growing knowledge from relay to relay. For example discussion of the similarities and differences between "Community Organising" and "Community Development" during the Banska Bystrica relay visit in Slovakia were taken into the Berlin relay and explored in more depth. The relay host partner also involved other participants from universities, adult education and non-governmental organisations. Field visits were included.

The combined experience from these relays will be taken to a "Laboratory" in Sweden in October. Here partners plan to analyse the most significant elements from the exchanges so far. They will experiment with guidelines and priorities for action and policy in the field of training and learning from Community Development.

See below for reports for each relay. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. The reports on this website reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. References: 135744-NL-KA4MP Training and Learning for Community Development.

Training and Learning for Community Development funded by EAC/61/2006 Key Activity 4: Dissemination and Exploitation of Results

	Training and Learning for Community Development

	From Relays to Laboratory The Laboratory in Malmo in October 2008 brings together learning from a series of relay visits which took place from January to May 2008 as part of An exchange on Training and Learning for Community Development funded by EAC/61/2006 Key Activity 4: Dissemination and Exploitation of Results. The aims of the relay visits were: (For access to sections and to full reports see below) to transfer lessons from training and learning for Community Development to deepen and build on work done on Training and Learning for Community Development Networking The relay visits were hosted by Samenlevingsopbouw Vlaanderen; by the Hungarian Association for Community Development, by Community Development Foundation; by the Center for Community Organising and by Kommunales Forum e.V. Hosts each took the shared learning to the next relay point. In addition to the host organizations in Belgium, Hungary, UK, Slovakia and Germany, partners from Bulgaria, Romania, Netherlands, Norway, Ireland, Italy, France and Spain have also participated in these "relays". Full reports on the exchange of experience during each relay are available on this website. Participants in the relay could see some benefits of cumulative content and growing knowledge from relay to relay. For example discussion of the similarities and differences between "Community Organising" and "Community Development" during the Banska Bystrica relay visit in Slovakia were taken into the Berlin relay and explored in more depth. The relay host partner also involved other participants from universities, adult education and non-governmental organisations. Field visits were included. The combined experience from these relays will be taken to a "Laboratory" in Sweden in October. Here partners plan to analyse the most significant elements from the exchanges so far. They will experiment with guidelines and priorities for action and policy in the field of training and learning from Community Development. See below for reports for each relay. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. The reports on this website reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. References: 135744-NL-KA4MP Training and Learning for Community Development. Margo Gorman Project Co-ordinator co-ordinator@cebsd.org Report of the first Relay Visit in Belgium in January 2008 This report includes: Needs assessment: Lies Beunens Samenlevingsopbouw Vlaanderen Role and skills of intercultural mediator: Gianni Orsini Fundació Desenvolupament Communitari (Cataluña) Changing context in France: Carole Dane: Inter-Réseaux Développement Social Urbain, France. Discussion of Learning and Training for Community Development from different perspecitves Taking the relay forward Click here to download Relay Report from Belgium Report of the Relay Visit in Hungary in January 2008 This report includes General Picture of CD and adult education Field visit to Civil College in Kunbábony and discussion on training systems in Hungary, Belgium, Netherlands and Ireland Some examples and methods from Hungary Ideas and suggestions for the future Click here to download Relay Report from Hungary Report on the Relay visit to the UK, March 2008 Training and Learning for Community Development funded by EAC/61/2006 Key Activity 4: Dissemination and Exploitation of Results Click here to download full report or below for each section Outline of UK Relay Visit UK Presentation during Relay Visit Tailored support to community groups (Adept, UK) Presentation from Haringay Council (London) Presentation from Hungary (Hungarian Association for Community Development C.E.GA.'s Experience, Bulgaria PACT: Presentation from Romania Report from the relay visit in Slovakia Combined European Bureau for Social Development: Training and Learning for Community Development funded by EAC/61/2006 Key Activity 4: Dissemination and Exploitation of Results Click here for the full report of the Relay visit in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia on April 21st - 23rd 2008 on the theme of Activecitizenship - Community organizing and other approaches or below for each section Introduction - context in Slovakia: Chuck Hirt The work of the Center for Community Organizing: Chuck Hirt Planning for Real in Sprengelkeiz (1994-present)Hans-Georg Rennert, Kommunales Forum, Berlin Experience from Italy: Sarah Beale, Discussion with Community organizers: Kajo Zboril and Anna Karialieva, Slovakia Discussion with activists turned local politicians: Vlado Pirocek and Ludmilla Priehodova, Slovakia Additional points: These include discussion of the Government, Business, Citizen/Third Sector circle: the ladder of Participation: Community Development and Community Organising. The comparaison between Community Development and Community Organising was relayed to Berlin and has since sparked off an interesting exchange between partners. Conclusions Report from the relay visit in Germany Hauptpreisträger des Förderpreises "Demokratie leben" des Deutschen Bundestages 1997 Report: Relay visit Berlin May 5th - 7th 2008 (Click here for full report or below for each section) Agenda of the relay and information on participant Presentation of the venue of the relay: The "Lernhaus Pohlstrasse" - - an open house for (lifelong) Learning The field of TLCD Notes on the Presentation of Leo Penta and the discussion on: Training and learning for Community Development in Germany Collective Public Action and Active Citizenship for Social Change" A Comparison of the Community Development and the Community Organizing approach in order to open the eyes for the role of Training and learning in these approaches - and NOT aimed at dividing these approaches TLCD for Policy makers Field visit to the intercultural community centre with health care: CEST - Innovation Transfer (funded within the Leonardo programme) Project presentation by Dr. Günther Lorenz, Technologie - Netzwerk Berlin e.V. Feed - back on the relay -visit to the Laboratory Sagene community centre in Oslo: Democracy - not just for the privileged. Next page TLCD