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WI-CaN (Women, Integration, Crafts and Networking)

The project seeks to integrate socially isolated migrant women through cooking and nutrition, crafts (e.g. sewing and needlework) and cultural exchange.

Local club evenings and cultural events will promote informal learning, networking and cultural understanding.

The club evenings and meetings will lead to the production of: an international cook book (with cultural information on the origin of the food), a collection of needlework products, a picture book with translations (in the languages represented in the partnership), an intercultural quilt showing the participants' story and culture, and a website.

It is envisioned that these initiatives will inspire migrant women, help them become a part of a network, and eventually empower them to take a more active role in inspiring other women, as well as seek and find employment. 

The project is funded by EU Lifelong Learning - Grundtvig Learning Partnership Program, and will run from August 2011 to July 2013.

The project is coordinated by Vejle Municipality Special Projects Unit in cooperation with VIFIN.

Project partners:

НАЦИОНАЛНА АСОЦИАЦИЯ НА ОБЩИНСКИТЕ СЛУЖИТЕЛИ В БЪЛГАРИЯ (National Association of Municipal Clerks in Bulgaria, Bulgaria
Verein Niedersächsischer Bildungsinitiativen e.V. (Association of Education Initiatives in Lower Saxony), Germany
Associación D’ Alumnes FPA Beniassent (FPA Beniassent Amumni Association), Spain
Toplumsal Rehabilitasyon Derneği (Association of Social Rehabilitation), Turkey
Building Women’s Capacity for Well Being, UK

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