Spotlight on voices from the community: The importance of empowerment through the Erasmus+ Nefeli Project for Roma women

Abstract

The Erasmus+ Nefeli Project held a weeklong training (September 21-25, 2020) for women from all walks of life and welcomed over 25 participants. Women from the UK, Europe and abroad attended the training and engaged in lifelong learning using the arts and intangible cultural heritage practice, learning about techniques that they can apply in their contexts. Nefeli's training was an exchange of know-how and material of Non-Formal Learning activities between organisations of the consortium and focussed on offering the participants a way to improve their methods and quality of work and gain more results in terms of agency for women from vulnerable communities.
The participants all gained a Europass Mobility certificates as well CPD certificates. Prior to the training the team held a social media campaign where we asked Roma and migrant women to answer three questions around what lifelong learning means.