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TRAMP – Transnational Mobility of Older People in Europe
Hamm who were recruited from the
AGE groups, i.e. elderly who are socially
committed on a local level and
come from the steel, chemical and
mining industry. The French group
was also mainly recruited from dedicated
people at l’Outil en Main, all
of them craftsmen who are committed
to teach younger people about
craftsmanship. A second smaller
French group came from the Seniors
de Moiselle organisation. They
were from the mining sector and
were committed to elderly seniors.
The group of elderly from Oberhausen
were familiar with the work of
Arbeit und Leben Oberhausen and
had participated in its advanced training
courses. The Czech group came
from the senior citizen organisation
KLAS of the ASCR in Prague/Zbraslav.
They are also committed on a
local level. They make and sell dolls,
for instance, and the proceeds go to
UNICEF. The professional backgrounds
were heterogeneous, most of
them were office workers. All in all,
the groups were very heterogeneous
in age, the youngest were aged 54,
the oldest participant was 84 years
old. The foreign language skills also
varied immensely, but were mostly
bad or poor.
b. A second group was composed of
participants of the multiplier seminar
in Paris. These involved representatives
from senior citizen, educational
and exchange organisations
from 11 countries who plan to focus
on a cooperation with elderly people
and particularly on international, intergenerational
and manual work in
exchanges. The youngest participant
was 21, the oldest 73 years old.
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c. A third network group consisted of
participants of the transfer conference
with a total of 127 participants
from 19 European countries. These
also represented senior citizen, educational
and exchange organisations.
The common interest focused on
cooperation with elderly people and
particularly on international, intergenerational
and manual work in exchanges.
4. Many different institutions and facilities
advised and supported the steering
group who were invited to the sessions
according to the given tasks. Academic
support was provided by the University
of Bochum regarding the evaluation
procedure, in particular, the Institute
for Vocational Pedagogics. The Czech
University of Agriculture in Prague was
responsible for the setup and design of
the TRAMP database. The BTS travel
agency supported the interpreter activities,
the exchange programme in Prague
and the travel programme of Czech participants
to France and Germany and
vice versa. The AGE Agency for Social
Commitment organised and supported
the exchange in Hamm and provided
contextual advice, especially with regard
to intercultural and manual work issues.
The production of the videos was performed
by Uwe Wehrs (documentation)
and Angelika Schimanski/Andreas Middendorf
(25.sec).
Process
1. The setup of structures was carried out
quickly and without any problems. In
a first step, partners met for steering
group sessions in France and the Czech
Republic. The following kick-off mee-