Appetite for Learning Comes with Eating is a two-years educational project for young women with migrant background and senior native women implemented in cooperation with 5 organisations CESIE from Palermo (Italy), MEH from Liverpool (UK), Verein Multikulturell from Innsbruck (Austria), Elan Interculturel from Paris (France) and Senior Initiatives Centre from Kaunas (Lithuania). The project offered an learning opportunity for 100 women who took part in a training course structured in 40 hours of learning activities and 3 learning mobilities in different EU countries. The overall scope of the project is to promote intercultural and intergenerational dialogue through non-formal education using intangible heritage and knowledge of women. Through the ALCE model adult education is focused on liberal adult education because it facilitates the acquisition and recognition of key competences that are recognised in the European Reference Framework for Key Competences for Lifelong Learning including: • Communication in the mother tongue; • Communication in a foreign language; • Mathematical literacy and basic competences in science and technology; • Digital competence; • Learning to learn; • Interpersonal and civic competencies; • Entrepreneurship; • Cultural Expression. In addition, ALCE provides experiences to enable the acquisition of basic vocational skills in the field of event management and communication. The ALCE processes are learner orientated and constructivist that instils the essential belief behind LLL adult education –“ One can sit in the classroom and learn nothing, or be outside the classroom and learn a great deal”.

1. Appetite for Learning Comes with
Eating
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2. Project start
• Project idea was born from an target-needs-analysis made by five European
associations and NGOs working in field of adult education.
• Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP 2007-2013), framework of Grundtvig
multilateral action. Main provision of LLP 2007-2013
→“to reinforce the contribution of lifelong learning to social cohesion, active
citizenship, intercultural dialogue, gender equality and personal fulfilment”
• Appetite for learning comes with eating – ALCE is a 24 month project
(01/11/2012 – 30/10/2014) . The partnership consists of five partners from five
European countries: Italy, UK, Austria, France and Lithuania.
• The overall scope of the project is to promote intercultural and intergenerational
dialogue through non-formal education using intangible heritage and knowledge of
women.

3. Background
In the context of the ageing European population and massive
feminine migration flows, native senior and migrant adult women
suffer from multiple discrimination and absence of
recognition and opportunities for improvement of their
skills and knowledge. Both have a vital social role in
maintaining traditions and are therefore an important source of
knowledge that is poorly exploited.
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the direct target groups
groups of native senior women and migrant young women
living in Austria, France, Italy, Lithuania and the United
Kingdom.

4. Objectives
• Inclusion of vulnerable social groups suffering from
multiple discrimination,
• Improve European wellbeing and health through a
better knowledge of culinary traditions and natural
curative methods,
• Develop innovative Lifelong Learning practices,
• Learning closer to learners,
• Facilitate key competences acquisition of migrant and
senior women through non-formal learning,
• Increase awareness about the importance and relevance
of recognition and validation of key competences
acquired through non-formal learning.

5. ALCE RECIPE
5 EU countries + diverse
cultural backgrounds
5 organisations, NGOs,
education centers
5 trainers
100 women learners (young
migrants and native
senior)
50 hours of the training
course including cooking
through 7 months
Portion of Appetite for
Learning

6. Tools
Traditional
cooking
Natural remedies
Fusion recipes

7. Fundamental
Ingredients
Intergenerational Dialogue
Intercultural Dialogue
Intangible knowledge transmission
Multiple discrimination
Social integration
Gender issues

8. Active Learning
Training Course

9. Learning
Mobilities
Gathering at European level to discuss organisation of the Roadmap of events
and learn about organisation of cultural events that might involve multi
communities (Innsbruck, Austria).

10. Roadmap of cultural events
Book of recipes

11. Benefits and
learning outcomes
• Migrant and
Senior Women
• Communities
• Wider audience,
Professionals
• Project staff and trainers

12. www.appetiteforlearning.eu
www.facebook.com/appetiteforlearning.eu
maja.brkusanin@cesie.org
Project Number: 527744-LLP-1-2012-1-IT-GRUNDTVIG_GMP