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Four exchanges were conducted within the scope of the TRAMP project. • A total of 80 participants took part in Hamm between 8 - 14 September 2008: 25 elderly, 59 pupils (10 of these on a temporary basis) and 7 accompanying persons (teachers, interpreters, evaluator). • A total of 50 participants took part in Oberhausen between 19 - 24 April 2009: 16 elderly, 27 pupils and 7 accompanying persons. • A total of 60 participants took part in Vigy/Metz between 24 – 30 May 2009: 27 elderly, 26 pupils and 7 accompanying persons. • A total of 73 participants took part in Prague between 15 - 21 June 2009: 35 elderly, 30 primary school pupils (13 – 15 years old), 8 secondary school pupils (17 – 18 years old) as interpreters and 6 accompanying persons. 1. Communication among National Subgroups Results The goal of TRAMP, to promote the communication between senior citizens from Germany, France and the Czech Republic despite a lack of foreign language skills, was achieved during the exchanges in Hamm, Oberhausen and Prague. We were able to observe active communication processes between all national subgroups during the project work in the mornings and during activities in the afternoons and evenings. The group atmosphere during the project work and excursions Exchanges was always candid, amicable and dialogueoriented. Furthermore, by the end of each exchange week all projects of the work groups had been completed in the workshops. Amongst other things, this proves that there were no communication breakdowns regarding the honorary project work. This result is also suggested in the assessment of the participants themselves who were requested to fill in evaluation questionnaires at the end of each exchange. The majority of participants “strongly agree” or “agree” that the communication between the national subgroups was a success: One exception concerns the exchange in Vigy. Occasional complaints were made by French and Germans regarding the project work who thought that details could not be communicated. They expressed their desire for a stronger presence of interpreters. However, all project tasks were also successfully completed in Vigy. Success factors and obstacles Uniting participants in joint work processes The most important factor in terms of encouraging communication processes involved the cooperation of the elderly in certain tasks instead of merely uniting them in activities such as sightseeing. A separate 23
TRAMP – Transnational Mobility of Older People in Europe paragraph below deals with the joint workshop efforts. Organisation The sound organisation contributed to the successful communication between the national subgroups before and during the exchanges because it had a positive influence on the participants’ satisfaction (and thus their motivation to successfully complete the projects), and their sociability. In the evaluation questionnaires, almost all senior citizens rated the overall organisation as a significant factor for successful communication between the national subgroups. The organisation comprised preparatory work in the run-up to the exchange, the selection of participating seniors and schools and, in particular, including the elderly in the organisation process itself. Selection of participants Organisers selected the elderly for the exchange participation by means of already existing contacts. The elderly were already socially committed prior to the exchange, however, only on a local level and not across European borders. Prior to their retirement most French participants were either employed or selfemployed craftsmen in different trades and were at that point involved in the French organisation l’outil en main. In the regional or local centres of l`outil en main children are taught the different basic skills of manual work. A central goal of l`outil en main is to familiarise children with the joy of ma- 24 Part 1 nual work. Some of the French participants were from the senior citizen organisation Seniors de Moselle. These were previously employed in mining or other industrial sectors and are also active today in different social domains such as the care of very old people who live alone. The Czech group consisted of seniors, who are involved in KLAS (Club of Active Ageing), the senior citizen department of the ASČR (Czech Samaritan Association). In contrast to the other groups from France and Germany, the majority of this group were women. They particularly produced handicraft work such as dolls. These dolls were sold at school or town fairs and the proceeds donated to UNICEF. That money supported projects in Africa. The participants were mainly employed in office jobs in different occupational fields. The German participants from Hamm are involved within the scope of the AGE (Agency for Social Commitment) in socially meaningful projects and within the scope of SchuB (School and Job) in projects where they prepare adolescents for the demands of the working world. Both are local projects of Arbeit und Leben NW. The participants were employed in different jobs in the industrial sector for example, as electricians, technicians, technical lab assistants, factory mechanics, mechanical engineers (several), industrial mechanics, works council, retailers, heads of vocational training, welders, technical power station assistants, plumbers, chemical workers and pipe works inspectors. The elderly from Oberhausen had participated in advanced training courses of Arbeit und Leben Oberhausen. These involved younger, more active senior citizens from different trade backgrounds. In the end a joiner, a postman, two housewives, a fireman, a professor, a railwayman and a machine operator joined the project.
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