SHU has become an important gathering for creative young people, focusing in particular on those living in disadvantaged or similar social conditions (NEETs, migrants, refugees, etc).

Abstract

Existing from 2016, SHU has become an important gathering for creative young people, focusing in particular on those living in disadvantaged or similar social conditions (NEETs, migrants, refugees, etc).
The main strength of SHU is to base the entire process on the educational potential that a co-creation experience could offer to all the participants, regardless of their digital competence level and professional or personal profile. Therefore, based on the annual focus of each single edition of SHU, different additional groups have been invited to take part at the final event, which lasts 48 hours and represents the final phase of a quite long-term process where everyone involved has finally the feeling to have won something, regardless of the fact that they have been effectively awarded with a plate or a prize. During the first three years of the initiative, we have collected numerous evidences of the short-term positive effects on the participating youths, such as the creation of professional and educational opportunities for NEETs who finally realized what direction to take in the future, but also refugees who had the chance to show their talents and competences in the digital field. Moreover, we are now starting to register the long-term impact that the digital solutions developed thanks to the SHU can bring to the wider society.
The main pedagogical objective of SHU consists in enhancing at the maximum possible grade the impact that a training intervention has on the learners, by letting them experiencing how:
– they can spend the competences acquired during the training in the realization of a concrete product or service, which is useful to the rest of the society;
– cooperation and team work are key elements for the successful implementation of a project; and
– answering to the needs of a certain target group cannot disregard the involvement of those directly affected by those needs

Target Group

Unemployed and those facing social problems

Country

Italy

Stakeholders involved

EGInA, CrHACK lab, Centro Studi Città di Foligno, Stati Generali Innovazione, Next

Website

https://www.socialhackathonumbria.info/

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Wifi.brussels is a wifi network, accessible in certain location in the Brussels-Capital Region.

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Abstract

Wifi.brussels is a wifi network, accessible in certain location in the Brussels-Capital Region. The hotspots are installed on public spaces with a lot of passers-by, such as squares or in metro stations. Connecting is free and can be done from a smartphone, tablet or laptop. At this moment 221 hotspots are accessible, with more than 145 000 secure connections registered each day.

Target Group

Unemployed and those facing social problems

Country

Belgium

Website

Stakeholders involved

BRIC and IRISnet

Further Information

Link

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A coding academy for refugees

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Abstract

Powercoders is a coding academy for refugees. It was funded in 2017 by Christian Hirsig, a Swiss tech entrepreneur. Powercoders aims to have a positive impact on the lives of refugees in Europe by teaching them how to code and them connecting them to IT industies. Powercoders offers a 3-months intensive coding bootcamp where participants learn the main programming languages (HTML, CSS and Javascript) and then have access to paid internships in the IT sector. Together with hard skills, Powercoders organises a program for the development of soft skills, fundamental to have a successful professional career. So far, Powercoders has trained more than 200 refugees across Switzerland (Lausanne and Zurich) and Italy (Milan and Turin), 90% of whom have started an internship and more than 60% of them is now working in the IT sector.

Target Group

Migrants

Country

Italy, Switzerland

Website

www.powercoders.org

Stakeholders involved

Reale Foundation, Fondazione Italiana Accenture, UNHCR

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DIGITOL will use innovative intergenerational educational practices to combat the spread of fake news

Abstract

The purpose of DIGITOL is to promote EU common values, such as solidarity and diversity, by developing and delivering innovative digital literacy training with younger trainers and older learners. Ultimately, the project aims to make the Internet accessible and more respectful for all.
The project will contribute to combating forms of discrimination within the EU that are driven by xenophobia, populism, and homophobia, by increasing awareness among older adults and training them for the identification and evaluation of fake news, with the goal to filter them out and not spread them further.

Target Group

Elderly people

Country

Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Italy, and Romania

Website

Link to web site

Stakeholders involved

AGE Platform, CCB (Italy), 50plus (Greece), Pro Arbeit (Germany), Znanie (Bulgaria), Tree (Esthonia

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Digital up-skilling through intergenerational learning

Abstract

The mission of the Simbioza Inter-generational Centre is to promote intergenerational cooperation and coexistence between generations. Networking, information, education, transfer of knowledge and experience. Active participation of all, the involvement of young and old – for all who want to actively spend their free time and get involved in one of the activities offered. A space for the exchange of experiences of the older generation with the knowledge and energy of the younger generation. Within the MGC, a monthly program of daily activities is created – computer, creative, recreational-movement, for memory training and learning foreign languages, film and music evenings, reading lessons, board games, financial literacy and other events led by employees together with users. in the center and volunteers. The space thus offers the opportunity to exchange experiences between generations and encourages active leisure.

It offers a place, available to all individuals with the purpose of encouraging active ageing and intergenerational transfer of knowledge and experience. It was not based only on computer workshops, but covered also other activities in the field of lifelong learning, solidarity and volunteering.

As part of the Intergenerational Centre, a monthly program of daily activities involving spending free time for all generations was formed. It was based on the needs and wishes of the target users. Our users were encouraged to co-create the content, so everybody had a chance to suggest an activity, which he or she considered to be interesting for the other users of the Centre as well. We also conducted an evaluation, which helped us plan future activities.

Through the sponsorship of Triglav insurance company we managed to obtain 240m2 of working space, which we divided into three parts: computer classrooms (big and small), open office for the team and intergenerational centre for various workshops.

Target group

Elderly people

Country

Slovenia

Website

Link to Website

Stakeholders involved

Simbioza Genesis, Triglav, participants

Further information

UN Secretary visit to Symbioza

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