Becoming a global witness via digital toolkit

"<< Background >>The reason of application for this project was to realise and implement the idea of the DIG-GSW project which was created based on the common need of the partner's organizations for the development of qualifications for adult trainers on the national and European level in terms of promoting global citizenship through ""Global Social Witnessing"". This project is complementary to other projects already carried out by the participating organizations. The DIG-GSW project thus needed to be carried out transnationally as this made it possible for partners from different EU Member States with complementary expertise and interests in the topic adult training and technology, to exchange and pool their knowledge/resources to contribute to developing a novel adult training toolkit. Moreover, the synergy between international organizations and adults, guaranteed the knowledge and comprehension of different cultural realities and stimulated intercultural dialogue.<< Objectives >>The DIG-GSW project implemented the following objectives: OB1: To develop new methods and tools of GSW for education OB2: To establish 'cosmopolitan education' for adults OB3: To develop skills for critical humility in the global political processes OB4: To strengthen the professional profile of trainers, by using this innovative material of GSW OB5: To disseminate and exploit the outputs of the DIG-GSW project and in particular ensure that the innovative toolkit is openly available to all stakeholders across Europe. TARGET GROUPS (TGs) TG1: the primary TG are EU trainers as these will be able to exploit the training toolkit to help adults to become mature global citizens; TG2: the secondary TG is adults as they will become aware of and understands the wider world - and their place in it; TG3: the third TG consists of stakeholders related to the adult sector and other members of local communities including policy makers<< Implementation >>Activities implemented:1. agreeing on the logo of the project in its beginning, so as to be easily recognised 2. creating a DIG-GSW website and a Curriculum on GSW with data on the project, its IOs, events, articles, material, pictures etc., which was the first place to turn to for information 3. producing a learning platform (www.lms.dig-gsw.eu) by selecting refugee camps, inviting refugees to interviews, interviewing and recoding, editing recordings, transcribing all interview texts, translating them, etc.4. using social media(like Facebook) and multimedia channels to disseminate the outcome, updating them regularly, posting news, outcome, activities 5. carefully organising multiplier events 6. carefully organising the LTTA 7. carefully organising the TPMs 8. planing press releases and newsletters 9. releasing articles on specialized magazines, papers and scientific journals nationally and internationally, informing about the outcome of the project 10. pursuing interaction with other current projects 11. pursuing contacts with shareholders, with local and regional administration, organisations and policy makers.<< Results >>To foster the emergent human capacity to mindfully attend to global events with an embodied awareness was the main outcome of the DIG-GSW project. More specifically, the project produced the following results: - The creation new ideas, strategies, and tools to help adults become mature global citizens in our times of disruption and transformation - Increasing the awareness and motivation of adults about global social realities - Generating compassionate awareness and interconnectedness while deepening the felt sense as a global human - Leaning into an embodied practice of compassionate global citizenship - Enhancing the skills of trainers, by using an innovative material to help adults become mature global citizens - Empowering bonds among people The main outputs of the project are: - A Curriculum on GSW- An e-Learning Platform on GSW. The e-learning course is open for use from any stakeholder who has interest in the learning material it includes. Moreover,- four TPMs took place to ensure the smooth implementation of the project - one LTTA took place in Germany to train adult learners in developing inter-bodily resonance competence and emotional intelligence - five multiplier events took place, one in each partner country aimed at raising awareness of the DIG-GSW project. Additionally, to the above mentioned: - Partner organizations became more known and reputable among other associates, especially in other countries of Europe, so that they could acquire more contacts within them.- Participants became more skilled regarding the project’s fields. Also, they could profit through their communication with their European colleagues by broadening their horizons. - Partners benefited from the DIG-GSW project by enhancing their management skills, assessment competency, their abilities and ways to disseminate the results, how to make good use of the knowledge acquired, and achieve feasibility of goals."