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TRAMP – Transnational Mobility of Older People in Europe
Organisations in TRAMP Project
Arbeit und Leben
Arbeit und Leben is an institute of further
education funded jointly by the German
Trade Union Federation and the Association
of Adult Education Centres (Volkshochschulen)
in North Rhine-Westphalia.
This education partnership of two widely
differing institutions has, for more than 50
years, become the foundation for a successful
cooperations model. Arbeit und Leben
represents further education concerning
democracy, tolerance and social involvement
in an educational network of local,
regional and national learning opportunities
and cooperations. Arbeit und Leben
NRW is a federal organisation providing
citizen-friendly education opportunities
for 20000 participants each year in more
than 40 local consortiums in North Rhine-
Westphalia. In the last few years, more than
20 projects many of which were at international
level, have been successfully carried
out from start to finish.
Culture et Liberté International, Paris
Culture et Liberté is a Non-Formal Education
umbrella organisation encompassing
fifteen regional member organisations
– which themselves encompass hundreds
of local organisations or groups all over
France. Their activities are very diverse
and cover the following fields: active citizenship,
activities in urban and rural areas,
participation in social development of
people, development of different kinds of
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productions and exchanges and organisation
of intercultural exchanges.
ASCR - Asociace Samaritánu Ceské
Republiky
The association of the Samaritans of the
Czech Republic was re-founded in February
1992 and thus followed on from the tradition
of the Samaritan organisation. Since
it was re-founded the Czech Samaritan
Organisation took the difficult hurdle of
setting up a non-government, non-profitmaking
organisation for the rescue services
in Prague West and Melnik. The tasks also
include water and air rescue. In Melnik
there is a Samaritan school for first-aid training,
training of nurses and emergency medical
technicians. The school is affiliated to
a youth centre. The ASCR has established a
club for the elderly, „KLAS“, with currently
140 members. „KLAS“ provides cultural
and sports activities.
BAGSO – Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft
der Seniorenorganisationen
BAGSO is an umbrella organisation which
includes 94 active German associations
with more than 12 million members.
BAGSO regards itself as a solidarity-orientated
action platform and interest group
for the older generation, which serves to
broadly publicise the needs of older people
in Germany and effectively articulate their
legitimate demands. Not only does it aim
to provide information, explain issues and