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Within the framework of the pilot project DANECT, people of all ages, but especially seniors, from the Danube region come together to connect despite the social isolation in times of Corona crisis. With the help of online video meetings, they share their interests, emotions, but also competencies. To participate, you need a PC or laptop with a camera or microphone, alternatively a tablet or a smartphone and an internet connection.
There are numerous activities within the project, such as:
– The Come Together Sessions: Every second Sunday the Danube-Networkers invite people from the Danube countries and all over Europe to an online session “Come together – Connecting people by culture in times of Corona”. A colorful program is organized via the video conference system Zoom. There is something for everyone – music presentations, singing, dance, presentations about traditions from different countries (e.g. traditional festivals, cultural customs, etc.) or even breath-relaxation exercises. These are not contributions from professionals out of the box, but according to the motto “from friends for friends!” members of the transnational network and guests design the program themselves.
– Working groups: Powerful women, women’s history along the Danube and Europe. Interested in women’s history and want to share knowledge in an international working group? Join this working group and get to know powerful women, that played an important role in the 19th to the 21st century in your or other countries along the Danube and in Europe.
– Sharing traditions and cultural treasures – a get together: How does intangible culture connect us as Europeans? What customs and traditions can we learn from our Danube Neighbours? We would like to start a working group where we talk and share cultural treasures with each other based on different topics: for ex. special holidays, festivals and customs in your countries, most famous cultural treasures of your country etc. We invite you for a get-together to discuss ideas for the upcoming working groups.
– Language conversation groups: Ongoing small conversation groups to refresh the language skills, moderated by native speakers. Current courses: English and French.
Go to the project website: www.danect.eu
Every second Sunday the Danube-Networkers invite people from the Danube countries and all over Europe to an online session “COME TOGETHER – Connecting people by culture in times of Corona”. A colorful program is organized via the video conference system Zoom. There is something for everyone – music presentations, singing, dance,
presentations about traditions from different countries (e.g. traditional festivals, cultural customs, etc.) or even breath-relaxation exercises. These are not contributions from professionals out of the box, but according to the motto “from friends for friends!” members of the transnational network and guests design the program themselves.
With the help of the new media, we try to stay in touch with each other even in times of Corona and to balance cultural and social disparities. English builds a bridge for understanding, translation help is given in different languages.
The come together sessions always take place on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month at 18:00 MESZ, (attention in some of your countries 19:00 or 17:00).
Next Session: 14.02.2021
Website of the project: www.danect.eu
Date: 11th of January 2020
On the 11th of January 2020, the representatives of ILEU e.V. and DANET e.V. have had the opportunity to meet and exchange with the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel in an online meeting.
Present were: Carmen Stadelhofer, President of ILEU e.V. and DANET e.V. and Viktoria Kurnosenko, deputy managing director of ILEU e.V., who presented to the Commissioner the approach of Danube-Networkers on civic participation and the report on latest activities on the “global” level and Assoc. Prof. Emiliya Velikova, vice-president of DANET e.V., who provided a “local” perspective of the activities, that the Pensioners’ Clubs of Ruse/Slivo Pole and the University of Ruse are involved in.
After a brief presentation, the Commissioner has shared a number of recommendations on promoting the activities of Danube-Networkers and suitable European programs for project applications. She underlined the importance of the cooperation with the Committee of Regions and the European Universities Initiative and have named contact persons within the European Commission, that are responsible for the issues of civic participation. The Commissioner has stated, that in the time of the pandemic, one has to consider not only the digital divide but also the social divide. For this reason, she has reacted very positively to the citizen-oriented approach of Danube-Networkers and their latest participative online-activities. The Commissioner has kindly offered to stay in contact and inform her about the further steps and approaches to make the work of the Network “Danube-Networkers” known on a socio-political level and securing its sustainable development.
10.07.2020: Online conference.
The extensive programme includes lectures, a panel discussion with European politicians and experts in the morning, workshops in the afternoon. Within the framework of the social evening winners and contributions of the CODANEC competition and the collection of contributions/short stories „Living in the time of Corona“ will be honoured.
11.07.2020: Presentations and exchange of good practice between civil society organisations along the Danube and in Europe
The conference language will be English, translation support in other languages will be given as far as possible. Registration is required. The programme and registration information will be published soon on the website codanec.eu. The virtual conference and partner meeting is supported by the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg within the framework of the project CODANEC.
More information on our project website and our conference webiste will follow!
The exhibition opening will take place on 25 June at 6 pm. Due to the current Corona situation, we are not able to hold our vernissage as planned.
The exhibition can be visited during the opening hours of Haus der Begegnung.
Website: http://hdbulm.de/
Address: Grüner Hof 7, 89073 Ulm
…to include short stories, poems, notes, reflections, anecdotes, interviews, photographs, caricatures and drawings
The Danube-Networkers in Ulm encourage people to join the COME TOGETHER session by video conference to enjoy the community and culture. We sing, make music or present lyrics as listeners or active participants.
Check out more about how we connect cultures, how we strengthen solidarity and how we like to meet each other even in times of the corona crisis.
The sessions are organised by the Ileu-Team in Ulm, coordinator of the educational Network Danube-Networkers and office of DANET e.V.
The online game Danube-Excursions has the goal to attract young and old to impart basic knowledge about the ten Danube countries in a playful way and encourage the players to talk about these countries.
A Memo, a Quiz and a Knowledge section are the three main elements. Through a combination of pictures and questions the players are challenged to find interesting information on selected country-specific phenomena from the fields of nature, culture and everyday life. The game is available in 6 languages (German, English, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian and Croatian). There is also a download area for different materials.
Danube-Excursions can be played with the family, with senior citizen groups, school classes and intergenerational groups.
Within the framework of the project Open Doors for Danube Countries for ALL (ODDA), supported by the Baden-Württemberg Foundation, the Heidehof Foundation and the City of Ulm, a tool for low-threshold communication in German, Serbian, Romanian, Croatian and Bulgarian was created under the leadership of the Ulm project team of volunteers. The first approach was lists on paper with 450 questions and answers for easy communication. With Serbian and Bulgarian, limits were quickly reached because of the Cyrillic script. This could have been solved only with phonetic transcription.
However, a retired and passionate computer scientist in the team had an app in mind. He created the structure and design of the app. You can get started by using 15 categories like welcome, hobby, job, family, etc. You will get questions and answers. All are stored as text in the 5 languages and additionally as voice recordings. With one click you can listen to the selected text. It is very important that the app runs without internet connection, because in some buildings and in many rural areas of our partners in the Eastern European countries there is no internet.
by Dusana Findeisen, Slovenian Third Age University
The Department of Pedagogy and Andragogy within Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana is offering a new master study programme in older adult education. Nives Ličen, once a student volunteer supporting the establishment of Slovenian U3A has proposed and co-developed this new study programme premised upon the tenets of a number of disciplines and study fields.; sociology, psychology, geography (local communities), geragogy, studies in education of older adults, cultural studies etc. Students are also presented with the endeavours made in EU projects- among which SPIDW- and the field of methods (BBE) as well as visual literacy of older people (CINAGE and RefugeesIn). A lot of research work is being done by the students in co-operation with Slovenian Third Age University particularly as concerns socially engaged education of older students, their expansive / exploratory learning/ creating new social practices, etc. The programme is the first of its kind in this part of Europe.
by Dusana Findeisen, Slovenian Third Age University
Over ten years the Association Danube Networkers for Europe, DANET has carried out numerous international events with massive participation of older and younger people along the Danube and has been spurring the establishment of new social practices, new third age universities, while intensifying interconnectivity of organisations, regions, etc. In addition, DANET has been awarded several European awards for its contribution to the strengthening of civil society in the Danube region. Field of activities? Social participation of older people, education of older people, dialogue of generations for social solidarity, research of education in later life, creation of new social practices, devising and hosting international conferences, etc. Initially meant to support the Danube Strategy focusing primarily on energy, environment, etc. but leaving social development and civil society aside, DANET and its members -Slovenian Third Age University is its founding member- have been supportive of social development in the region, bringing together traditional and new organizations as well as professionals dealing with the older people’s issues. DANET offers a learning platform to those who are interested in its field of activities. In this meeting those who were present rather appreciated the endeavours of SPIDW and the Method of City games,. And Belgrade? The city is changing, but it still has its distinctive flair and culture embodied by the programme of the National Theatre, concerts, bookstores, some traditional restaurants, etc., where the typical traditional townspeople’s respectful spirit is present resisting the new American/global values of consumerism, profit making, as well as the phenomena of social polarisation and a “political” scene full of hidden or overt contradictory interests.
The 10th Newsletter (October 2019) of the “Danube-Networkers for Europe (DANET) e.V.” is now online!
To the newsletter: https://en.danube-networkers.eu/newsletters/10/