Our institution joined PEP - "Empowering processes for older people in their care settings" in the framework of Grundtvig's European Programme (integrated in the long-life learning programme 2007-2013, replaced as now as Erasmus+).

Grundtvig's programme aims to educate and to train adults all along their life ; it frames the implementation of cooperation projects between adults education institutions and personnel mobilities. In order to reach this goal, 12 mobilities involving mobility of our personnel were organized in the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland and Turkey in view of, in this area, meeting key-actors as well as sharing our respective experiences. These activities constitute a springboard for other members of our personnel.

Involved partners :

• Der PARITÄTISCHE Landesverband, Thüringen, Germany
• Curaviva, Berne, Switzerland
• Staffordshire University, Beaconside, United Kingdom
• Marmara Universitesi Pendik Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi , Istanbul, Turkey
• The Social and Health Education Project, ‘Village Chambers’, The Village Centre, Station Road, Cork, Irlande
• Abbeyfield, Rest Home, Watermael-Boisfort, Belgium

In a complementary way, we also have mobilities projected :

• in Tanzania with the non-governmental organization TATU
• in Togo with a dental care office