Women and Entrepreneurship

Conference in Amsterdam

2010-07-21T05:42:00.001+03:00

International Conference in Amsterdam

2010-06-08T22:27:00.002+03:00

Women 2000-IV
ECONOMIC CRISIS; THE TURNING POINT FOR WOMEN

The Conference is organized by WOMEN 2000 and will take place on July 8th and 9th.
I intend to present the results of our project to the participants .
Here is the summary of my paper:

Entrepreneurship is one of the 8 Key Competences meant to assure the building of the European Knowledge Based Society.
To what extent are the European citizens aware of the opportunities open to them by acquiring entrepreneurship competences? What is to be done in order to make them willing to acquire new skills and competences when they reach a certain age? Which are the most affected categories by lack of key competences?
Our partnership made up of institutions from France, Hungary and Romania, was meant to answer some of these questions by studying the actual situation of women aged 45-55 who are either not satisfied with their actual job or who are unemployed.
Thus we elaborated a survey related to the complexity of the situation in France, Hungary and Romania aiming at getting a panoramic view of the causes that had led these women to the position of not fully successful persons( 90 people/country interviewed).
We also elaborated a course meant to develop entrepreneurship skills, course attended by over 200 women.
The project results were presented on the project website , during the international conference on the theme “International Conference on Key Competences - Globalization and Labour Market Integration”, http://www.g2entrepreneurship.eu , and in the volume of the conference which was attended by 115 people form 8 European countries.
The feedbacks related to the workshops and to the international conference, published on the project Blog point out the beneficial role of our work:

http://entrepreneurshipforwomen.blogspot.com

Final Report

2009-09-12T11:18:00.001+03:00

In 2007 we started working in a Grundtvig Learning Partnership project “The Role of Entrepreneurship in Women’s Life” .
We elaborated together a Survey meant to find out the perception of women aged 45-55 on Key Competences in Romania, France and Hungary. We noticed that the entrepreneurial skills and self respect were better emphasized in France than in the two Eastern European countries.
The teams met several times in Romania and Hungary to elaborate a course to be piloted on three groups from each country.
The results were spectacular as over 75 women from Romania and 45 from Hungary attended the workshops organized by the partner countries giving positive feedbacks on the activities. (http://entrepreneurshipforwomen.blogspot.com/)
In the meeting in Marseille the French team shared its expertise in the field presenting some entrepreneurship products .
The project ended with a Conference on Key Competences in Baia Mare, Romania , May 2009, The International Conference on Key Competences “Globalization and Labour Market Integration” with the participation of 115 students, teachers and entrepreneurs from 8 countries and 9 European institutions involved in Grundtvig and Comenius projects. ( Estonia, France(2), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Turkey(2). See: http://www.g2entrepreneurship.eu/
On this occasion besides the dissemination activities all the participants were successfully trained in the field of entrepreneurship skills. The volume of the Conference was published online and in paper format.

Conference Activities

2009-06-06T21:58:00.005+03:00

Conference Feedback

2009-06-06T09:26:00.000+03:00

Feedbacks Conference

1. I am extremely happy that I got the chance to be in this project. It was amazing!
I could talk with people from other countries, not only in English , but also in French. I made good friends here and I hope I will keep in touch with them.
Also, the subject of the project is really interesting. I could hear some really interesting things about other countries. I’m really grateful for this opportunity.
Ewa Wojtarowicz
Poland

2. I didn’t just like this experience. I simply loved it! I enjoyed every moment and I felt that for three days I lived in another world, a better one. Just imagine what would happen if this kind of activity develop every single day in various countries. I think that the people would be more tolerant and friendlier.
At the festive Dinner I felt I am a true socialite who does her best during the day for the society and when night comes she is rewarded with a lovely dinner. The atmosphere was wonderful and we all demonstrated how elegant we can be.
What I like most these days is the fact that I practiced my English and the fact that I’ve made two friends from Poland. I must confess that I’m pretty sad because the will soon leave.
Mara Butuza, Romania

3. Thank you very much. I am happy I came to Baia Mare. You are a very good organizer. Thank you for your kindness and hospitality.
I hope you will come to Bursa.
Anonymous

4. I liked this project because I met lots of new people and I have never had this kind of experience before. It has been a very good experience and English practice.
Anonymous

5. These 3 days have been a wonderful experience which I will never forget. The project also informed us about the immigrants in their countries.
The organization here is wonderful. I thank everyone who arranged this. The most important thing is that we met many friends from other countries. Here is so nice. Here is a good place.
Finally, see you in Turkey.Enver Kasli- Turkey, Bursa

6. I think that these days had been a wonderful opportunity for the students to communicate with other students from other countries. They learned about emigration problems in other countries and presented their own projects to the others.
Thank you for the very pleasant days.
Argo Niinemets,Estonia

7. It was a good experience to be here with the other groups of projects. We have a chance to meet different students and teachers so that was very good. And Mariana was very helpful and friendly to us. She was a very hardworking person. But you can think about the duration (time) of the meetings, sometimes we felt tired. But as a consequence everything was good.
Thank you very much.
Anonymous

8. All the activities that took place these days confirmed that all the participants made an excellent choice when attending the conference.
I’m so glad I made new friends and it’s amazing that all the different cultures just blended together like in a giant salad bowl.
I’ve learned how important immigration and emigration are in a country, also I’ve leant the importance of entrepreneurship, how to make a business plan, I’ve known myself better and my skills these days have materialized into the well-known motto; “UNITY IN DIVERSITY”
Dora Ghita, Romania

9. These days I improved my English skills and I have made new friends. We worked very well in international groups. We learned something about our foreign partners and we had a very good time together.
Marius Anitas, Romania

10. I think this experience has been wonderful for me. I have learnt many things. I got new friends. The personality test was very interesting because we could know who we are and it’s also important in choosing a career.
These three days have been amazing. I will never forget the time spent here, in Romania. All the students and teachers are kind and friendly.
I’m waiting forward to the trip tomorrow.
So, it’s brilliant! J
Anonymous

11. I’m sure that being part of this project was the best thing ever because it is an unforgettable experience.
I’m happy because now I have a new friend from Estonia, she’s so sweet.
I will not regret that I made this choice.
Anonymous

12. I liked these days when I was in Baia Mare. I made lots of new friends and I got very interesting stuff to know….
Anonymous

13. I liked very much these days because we spent a lot of time with our friends from the other countries; we practiced our English a lot; we enlarged our cultural background and so on…
Andrada Les,Romania

14. I think that the project was very beneficial because we got the opportunity to make friends and slowly discover their culture. I found it interesting to work in groups because we exchanged ideas, we got really close to one another and managed to do a really good job. Who said people from different countries can’t work together in groups? Well, he was definitely wrong because today is a proof that as long as we give some interest we can obtain everything we want.
Paula Nemeth, Romania

15. We liked this project a lot because exchange in English with so many people helps us to learn about different cultures and we think that it’s very interesting. More than that, we improved our English.
Lea and Julie, France

16. These special and interesting days made me feel happy to be in this project.
The people are very friendly and now they are my good friends.
I have also improved my English skills.
Ovidiu Craciun, Romania

17. These days were very special and beautiful for me. I’m very happy because I had the opportunity to be part in this project. I met new friends from different countries. The people are very friendly and amazing.
I want to thank Ms. Hudrea for giving me this opportunity.
Dan Tecar, Romania

18. These two days have been great. I have learnt a lot of new things and I am thankful for the knowledge gained. I have made a lot of new friends and had a great time. I think this experience will be useful for me in the future. I am happy I took part in the project.
Marii Sernjuk, Estonia

19. Of these 3 days, actually 2 days, I’ve learnt a lot. I didn’t know that the immigration problem is so big. It is even in our country .
It was really nice to talk and meet with people in other country. And they all were so friendly and talkfull. I really liked this conference.
I want to thank Mariana Hudrea too. If it weren’t her, we wouldn’t have had that kind of meeting and travelling.
Terje from Estonia

20. It’s nice to meet lots of people from different countries. They are really loving and friendly. All they have beautiful languages. I love my roommateJ. She is really-really awesomeJ
Anonymous

21.For me the most important thing was that in a room we are 7 different nationalities and we have integrated.
David, Romania

22.The last three days were some great days because I had the chance to know so many people. When I say people I’m not necessarily referring to the foreigners. This reunion helped us improve the relationship between us and between other countries. It also helped us to discover other cultures, different people, to improve our English skills, our ability to socialize and our capacities to develop a Business plan. Thank you for being so nice.
Cristina Surducan, Romania

23. These special days made me feel happy; happy to interact with such great people from all over Europe. Friendly, interesting and amazing people made my days special. I want to thank Ms. Hudrea for the opportunity she gave me to participate in this conference with such great people.
Catalin Popan, Romania

24. These projects were truly a unique experience and as seen in the video from France and compared with our activities these were different and similar at the same time. I would have really enjoyed if all the teams could have remained until Saturday. Otherwise just words of hailing of the events, the festive party really proved the motto “Unity in Diversity”.
Bohony Patrick, Romania

25. In the last three days every team worked hard to present themselves properly. In the case of an international project I can now clearly say that communication is really necessary.
Getting past the nervousness of presenting a project I can say that “Unity in Diversity” really exists in Europe because 7 countries brought a little bit of culture at this “multicultural dish”.
Paul Craciun, Romania
26. These days were the most wonderful days I had this year.
I think I had a wonderful opportunity to practice my English skills and meet new people from so many different countries.
I just wanna say thanks to Mariana Hudrea.
Anonymous

27.It was interesting to see how young people think about immigration problems and very good to know that the future is in their hands and they can /want to solve these problems.
Thank you , Mariana.
Excellent work.
Maris Laats, Estonia

28. I liked very much to b in Romania . I made a lot of new friends. I’m very glad that I could take part in this project.
Siim Asperk, Estonia

29. This experience was awesome for me. These days were not only different, but I found out new things about other cultures, customs, traditions, opinions. I loved the fact that we worked together; we shared our opinions; we realized that we aren’t so different; that we have same preoccupations, opinions.
This opportunity to participate in these projects made me more ambitious, more curious about what’s happening around me.
Also, the idea of hosting or guiding is awesome, because when you host a foreigner, you see his country, culture through him. Thank you.
Xanta Lukacsovits, Romania

30. Extraordinary…these is the word for this experience. I love it! I didn’t expect that these days would be so full of surprises.I discovered new things, new mentalities and new ideas. I made firneds and I spent a great time with them.
I am very sorry I couldn’t host everyone.
I hope I will participate in this kind of activities in the future.
Anonymous

31. I would like to begin by thanking Ms. Hudrea for inviting me to this conference and for making it possible for me to take part in these activities which I enjoyed to the fullest. During these days I have learnt many interesting things which I am sure I will use in the future, I could connect and have fun with teenagers from other European countries. I have also practiced my language skills by speaking English and Italian as well.
The only thing I did not like was that in a very short period of time we learnt many new pieces of information and it started to become a little bit hard for me to concentrate.
However, this conference was a great experience for me which helped me get to know myself and others better, practice the skills I possess and develop new ones and also enjoy myself.
This is one of the great experiences which I will always remember and cherish.
Paula Ghete , Romania

32. The conference activities were successful; all the participants showed great involvement and enthusiasm. They shared common experiences, improved their language skills and group work abilities. Congratulations for the organization to Mrs. Mariana Hudrea!
Anonymous

33. These days I felt very good in Baia Mare at this conference and I have made a lot of friends and all of us felt like a community. Although we, the team of Italy, were too young for this meeting , we had a very good time with the other students.
Mihaila Iulian, Italy

34. This kind of experience is a part of the best side of life. I think at least once in life a man must do this experience where he meets people of different countries of the world.
The workshop of today was very interesting and I could learn some English. I am 3 years younger than the other boys and girls, but I could meet some friends. I am happy for this experience and I hope to experience it again some other time in the future.
Luca Zancarli, Italy

35. I think it was a wonderful time together with different cultures… It was so interesting and I spoke so much English than never in my life… I learnt so much about immigration and other peoples…
Thank you for this incredible time
Ema, Romania

36. I enjoyed these days and I could learn a lot of new things. I could meet new friends and made new friendship. The final workshop was very interesting and I hope we can do this experience again.
Lorenzo De Giuli, Italy

37. I think that the conference helped all people to learn and meet new culture and language. For me the workshop was interesting because people of different culture worked together here and made fantastic products. This week I leant more English than in three years of school.
Elena, Italy

38. I have leant so much in this experience.
I have improved my English, leant some Romanian and I leant about the situation of emigration in other countries.
I can’t find a defect in this experience.
Omar Bakush, Italy

39. For me this conference was useful because I found out a lot of new things about different countries and I could realize that working with other students from other countries is not as difficult as I believed. More than that, I could realize that even though we are physically different, we all behave in the same way. This is the first time I took part in this project and I am really satisfied, but really satisfied. I made new friends, I met a lot of nice persons and this experience will remain always in my mind. I would like to thank to all the organizers for this wonderful conference.
Anonymous

40. I think these days were the best days that I spent in school. This project managed to guide me in my future and made me realize that work is very important to success. I hosted three girls and spent a great time together and we exchanged impressions and lernt many things about their cultural background. All these things made me realize that life is hard and we have to work hard if we want to make it easy.
Florina Fanea, Romania

41. It has been a beneficial thing for us to work together in the same subject. And I was happy to set up a company. I leant lots of things about how to set up a company or how to make a project. And I see that if we want, we will be rich with some of our friends. And I think that is all.
Ali Emre, Turkey

42. These three days were wonderful for me because I made some new very good friends and I hope that we will keep in touch. Also I learned some different things about other countries and about their culture.
My guest Juhan Taalik is a really nice boy . I hope we will keep in touch!
Pintea Razvan , Romania

43. First of all I want to say that this project was the most interesting one because we learnt new things about globalization and also how to work in teams (international teams). I want to mention that here I met a lot of friendly people and I saw how organized we were. Also I’m very happy that I took part in this conference and these days were very useful for me because I improved my English.
Silvia Pricope, Romania

44. I think this is the best conference and the best project I have been involved in.
I enjoyed it a lot, I met a lot of special people and I had the experience of hosting two girls with different cultural background and nationality, but who will be my partners in a new friendship.
These days, while the project was developing, I had a lesson of life, in a friendly atmosphere.
Thank you, participants, organizers and the European Commission for offering us this opportunity.
Roxana Serba, Romania

45. First of all I have to mention that I am very proud for participating in this international conference. It has been an honour for me to take part in it and meet so many people from different countries. These days were very useful, especially for practising our English and learning to succeed in life, how to make a business plan.
I want to thank Ms. Hudrea for the opportunity she gave to me.
Andreea Coman, Romania

46. Thank you for organizing such a wonderful conference, so useful for all of us and a nice example how to handle and cope with so many different people.
These days have given us the possibility to share ideas, make new friends, and learn from each other. Wonderful days for students to meet different nationalities, make friends with them, use English in real situations, and learn how to work in a team.
For teachers who don’t use English everyday it gives a nice possibility to practise their skills.
Paivi Aljamaa, Estonia

47. I am so glad to be here. I can say I enjoy every minute of the conference. Each day I get to know more and more students from different countries. That’s what I like most. Everybody has made a great effort today trying to make a business plan. These activities are very useful and instructive. I think that we can benefit from them in the future.
Aleksandra Bielawska, Poland

48. First of all I want to thank you for your organization. You (Mariana) are a very good organizer.
And I enjoyed being with you. Thank you for your hospitality and your students are friendly, clever, and brilliant. My students and your students got close in a short time. I believe they will be good friends for a long time.
If they can do successful works, I believe they will do everything in the future.
And I want to thank your colleagues Simona, Flavia and other friends of yours.
To conclude, it is a good experience for me and it was nice.
Thank you very much. Congratulations!
See you in Bursa.
Suayip Kukukbasol

Feedback, Beverley

2009-06-04T06:34:00.001+03:00

I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed attending the conference and the trip yesterday. I would like to thank Ms Hudrea for inviting me to be the guest speaker and participate in the conference.The conference was a valuable learning experience for me. I heard some very good ideas and saw some excellent presentations. Congratulations to everyone.I enjoyed meeting everyone from all the different countries and was so impressed how everyone worked together on the business plan workshop.It was a great pleasure for me to be there with you and be a part of such a successful conference.
My Best Wishes to Everyone
Beverley Killeen

Feedback, Francoise

2009-06-04T06:32:00.000+03:00

Dear all,
the French Grundtvig's team is at home.
He have in is mind the successful conference organized by Mariana with some excellent presentations and a wonderful trip in Maramures. The best were the business plan workshop and the school' show.
Thank you Mariana.
Best wishes to everyone.
Francoise Teissier,France

International Conference

2009-05-25T06:22:00.002+03:00

On 27-30 May we organize the International Conference on Key Competences - Globalization and Labour Market Integration.
126 participants from Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania and Turkey will take part in it.
The activities will be organized at Petre Dulfu County Library and the Mara Hotel.
On Saturday a sightseeing tour of Maramures will offer the participants the opportunity to discover the spiritual and natural beauties of the people from this part of Europe.

Volume of the Conference

2009-05-25T06:20:00.002+03:00

On May 21st I attended the monitoring session organized by the Romanian National Agency ANPCDEFP , in Bucharest.
On this occasion I presented the Volume issued on the occasion of the Conference.

Second Workshop in Budapest

2009-03-23T21:06:00.001+02:00

This afternoon we had a very successful training with 14 participants organized at the 5th District Local Council.
Among them there were some staff members of the council with the intention to learn and disseminate our material.
I think this is a very good feedback for our project and can be used as a dissemination activity as well.
Next time we will go to the same place to their so-called regular unemployed club.

Fazekas Katalin
Site 23 Budapest

The French Experience- Cinemar TV

2009-03-18T21:30:00.005+02:00

This evening Mariana , Florentina and Viorica , invited by Mihaela Balaj, shared the wonderful experience they had din France during the Project Reunion.
They also spoke about the Survey on Key Competences and about the three workshops organized in Romania.

Florentina Baciu: Invataminte, simtaminte, certitudini

2009-03-10T14:45:00.000+02:00

Rolul antreprenoriatului in viata femeii
Marsilia martie 2009

Invataminte, simtaminte, certitudini…

A fost o intalnire de proiect…. Pigmentata cu tot ce trebuia exact atat cat sa fie constructiva, neplictisitoare, inovanta, creativa, incitanta.... Am plecat din Baia Mare 8 persoane implicate in diferite zone de concretizare a proiectului : doi formabili, doi formatori, un jurnalist, un informatician, directorul economic si coordonatorul Proiectului « Rolul antreprenoriatului in viata femeii ». Cu ce sa incep... ? Cu faptul ca am fost / suntem cu adevarat o echipa europeana reprezentativa, completa si complexa, avand contraste care ne compenseaza si similaritati care ne apropie, ne definesc discursul si modul de actiune. Am sa precizez apoi cat de mult am apreciat traseul, conditiile de transport si cazare, cautate / gasite de staff-ul romanesc al proiectului. Cat de mult ? Foarte mult ! Sub acest aspect (si nu numai) am functionat precum un ceas elvetian. Am inteles cat e de important sa beneficiezi de siguranta si libertatea de miscare pe care ti-o poate da un hotel bine pozitionat, un program (se poate citi chiar o strategie de actiune) bine stabilite si cateva mijloace de transport inspirat alese. Am admirat apoi modul in care coordonatoarea de proiect a gestionat dinamica grupului, adica a echipei de proiect... Finalmente am vazut (pentru a cata oara ?) ca importanta nu este atat realitatea insasi cat mai ales modul in care o « lecturezi ». In mod fals si incomplet se considera lectura doar cititul unei carti. In fapt, arealul acestei activitati este mult mai larg astfel ca putem vorbi de lectura unei imagini, a unei privelisti, a unei intamplari.... In sensul in care fiecare dintre noi « citeste » realitatea intr-un mod cat se poate de personalizat respectiv cu mintea si cu sufletul aflat in dotare... Asadar : din ratiuni obiective am innoptat la Paris urmand ca a doua zi sa luam trenul spre Marsilia (celebrul TGV). Asta inseamna ca am « respirat » amurg si dimineata de Paris. Si datorita unui autocar fermecat am trait si cateva file de poveste : turul Parisului « pe roti », in limita timpului disponibil. Actiunea s-a petrecut undeva intre biserica Notre Dame, Turnul Eiffel, Place de la Concorde si Esplanades des Invalides. Le-am privit, mi-am imaginat, mi-am reamintit...istorie, cultura, evenimente, manual si profesoara de limba franceza... Am intrat in rezonanta cu spiritul unor vremi trecute si prezente. Asta inseamna ca m-am reconstruit si m-am (re)motivat. Ma intreb cum voi valorifica aceasta energie a spatiului cultural si social parizian...Martisor nesperat... Si am invatat ca cel mai bun loc este intotdeauna cel in care te afli. Acel moment si acel loc trebuie exploatate la maximum adica sa extragi (cognitiv si afectiv) tot ce-ti pot oferi ele. Trec peste alfabetizarile inerente calatoriei : cum sa schimbi bilete de tren sau sau sa confirmi rezervari bilete de avion si....ajung la Marsilia. Privind retrospectiv vad lucrurile mult mai limpede. Atunci, acolo, asociam fiecarui gest o emotie... Acum inteleg. Si gestul si emotia aferenta.
... La gara ne-a intampinat Mistralul, un vant nordic, foarte rece... Ne-am straduit sa ne imprietenim cu el dar n-a fost usor... Apoi l-am intalnit pe Patrick (directorul economic al echipei de proiect din Franta). Am plecat impreuna cu el spre hotel, mai intai cu metroul, apoi pe jos (noroc ca n-a fost mult de mers). De ce nu ne-o fi asteptat cu un microbus ? (reflex de gandire balcanica , postcomunista). In cele din urma, drumul pana la hotel, seara a fost o modalitate (mai mult sau mai putin subtila) de a simti Marsilia, viata ei. Cred ca de fapt si acest lucru l- am inteles. Si mi-a placut. Ca la Marsilia totul a inceput intr-un mod usor nespecific, proletar si imprevizibil si s-a terminat apoteotic in acordurile unui concert andaluz sustinut de Christina Rosmini la « Cite des Associationnes »... In fine.... Am ajuns la hotel Kyriad... O prezenta discreta ce ne astepta cuminte cu bomboane si prajiturele in camera. Le-am savurat si i-am multumit. Ne-am depus bagajele si stres-urile de peste zi si, resetati, ne-am regrupat pentru masa de seara. Aceasta mi-a prilejuit un exercitiu de indemanare si adaptare culturala : servirea mesei cu betisoarele. Am fost amuzanta, amuzata, stangace dar receptiva si perseverenta. Si, in cele din urma am invatat. Mi-a explicat Ioana tehnica de executie (un deget ramane fix iar celuilalt ii acorzi mobilitate ; bineinteles fiecare deget fiind pozitionat pe cate un betisor). Cu totii am mancat cate o portie de « wok » (un preparat asiatic). Al meu a fost vegetarian.
In ziua urmatoare trebuia sa demaram lucrarile reuniunii dar chiar acum, cand scriu aceste randuri si privesc totul printr-o oglinda retrovizoare inca nu-mi dau seama daca acestea au debutat confuz sau spectaculos. In paralel cu reuniunea noastra se mai derula o intalnire de proiect (G1, adica Grundtvig 1), al aceleiasi organizatii din Franta (CIDF Phoceen). Dimineata, dupa un galop trezitor efectuat pe strazile Marsiliei pentru a ajunge la sediul organizatiei cu pricina, ne-am intersectat cu participantele la Proiectul - superb denumit - « Viata femeilor intre traditie si tranzitie ». Ramasesem suspendata in fascinatia ce o emana acest titlu... Ma gandeam la o structura de cercetare psiho- socio – antropologica dar m-a trezit din reverie nedumerirea colegelor de echipa : se prefigura o dimineata in care urma sa ne exprimam aptitudinile culinare printr-un soi de schimb de experienta si voluntariat la un fel de « cantina a saracilor » situata la 6 statii de metrou si 5 de autobuz de la Centrul Phoceen... Prilej ce mi-a facilitat intelegerea in adancime a termenului «orizont de asteptare » intrucat ceea ce se petrecea era cu totul neasteptat... Dar avea sens pentru partea franceza (dealtfel urma sa dobandeasca si pentru noi doar ca
a trebuit un timp sa se aseze lucrurile...). Coordonatoarea internationala a proiectului, d-na prof. Mariana Gabriela Hudrea a negociat situatia in varianta castig – castig. Astfel o parte a echipei romane alaturi de echipa maghiara a ramas sa lucreze pe probleme de analiza a seminariilor realizate in cele doua tari (Ro si Hu) in legatura cu achizitia si exprimarea competentelor antreprenoriale punandu-se un accent deosebit pe asemanari, diferente de perceptie, de opinie ale grupului tinta (femei cu varsta cuprinsa intre 45 – 55 de ani somere sau aflate in cautarea unui loc de munca). Totodata s-au confruntat si structurat produsele finale ale acestor actiuni (studii de caz, suporturi de curs, teste de personalitate). In acest timp o alta parte a echipei de lucru a plecat sa-si exprime aptitudinile culinare, indemanarea precum si capacitatile de interrelationare – abilitati ce se inscriu in galeria competenelor cheie ce constituie referentialul de fond al proiectului nostru - alaturi de reprezentatele celorlalte tari : Spania, Germania, Turcia, Danemarca si Franta. Programul a fost oarecum unitar respectiv comun pentru cele doua proiecte Grundtvig si se preta la aceasta deoarece doamnele de la proiectul G1 nu faceau altceva decat sa exemplifice practic idei pe care noi le-am sintetizat in proiectul nostru ce viza initiativele antreprenoriale ale femeilor. Problema a fost ca desi sunt considerati experti in « metoda », de data aceasta francezii au facut abstractie de ea si ne-au surprins prin initiativele lucrative propuse fara a ne pregati in vreun fel pentru ele. In cele din urma insa lucrurile s-au potrivit de minune. In proiectul nostru (G2) vorbeam despre modalitatile de a initia o afacere iar in proiectul (G1) participantele ne aratau efectiv produsul, rezultatul ei. Drept urmare am asistat la o expozitie de produse finite, vandabile situate la limita (sau intersectia ?) dintre traditie si tranzitie. Am admirat desene, picturi, tablouri si alte modalitati de exprimare artistica ale unui spatiu cultural... Am servit din produsele culinare produse ca rezultat al unei fructuoase coooperari interculturale (si am apreciat grozav mamaliga cu samburi de seminte de dovleac si floarea soarelui). Am studiat istorii personale cuprinse in albume si mi-am amintit de « oamenii –carti » din romanul Farhenheit 451 a lui Ray Bradbury. Daca acolo oamenii oglindeau o carte aici era invers : cartea era oglinda unui destin, a unui om si reflecta toate bucuriile, nazuintele, momentele de cumpana, deciziile si dramele sale personale. Apoi am vazut cum poti sa faci haute – couture respectand linia vestimentara a unor renumite case de moda din Franta folosind insa materiale de provenienta « maghrebiana »... Am admirat imprimeuri mari, generoase avand culori vii... Rochii cuminti, croite potolit, in stil sarafan.... O stranie combinatie intre rigoare si exotism... Intocmai ca spiritul marseillez, colorat, primitor si totusi nefast pentru cei ce nu-i impartasesc codul, limbajul a carui caracteristica principala este toleranta si lipsa de prejudecati.
Dupa amiaza s-a lucrat din nou. Echipele de proiect si-au confruntat sesiunile de formare, agenda de lucru, prioritatile. Echipa din Romania venise cu temele facute. Cea din Ungaria le relizase partial iar francezii (desi erau profesionisti in domeniu) intampinasera unele dificultati de concretizare. In cele din urma s-a stabilit o strategie de actiune pana la Conferinta din mai 2009, de la Baia Mare.
Cea de-a doua zi a reuniunii era rezervata prezentarii proiectului nostru. Prezentarea power – point a fost sustinuta stralucit prin constatari, explicatii si traducere simultana (franceza – engleza), de d-na prof. Mariana Hudrea. Au existat tot felul de inadverdente tehnice dar doamna prof. era atat de relaxata si dezinvolta in expunerea « la rece » , adica nesustinuta de nici un suport electronic... A captivat auditoriul pana ce sistemele tehnice au inteles ca in Romania nu lucram (inca) in limbaj McIntosh. Era vorba de un studiu comparativ ce viza gradul / masura in care grupurile tinta considera ca stapaneste ori ca este important sa stapaneasca abilitati respectiv deprinderi antreprenoriale. Desigur s-a prezentat cadrul general de referinta – competentele cheie ca pachet multifunctional de activitati ce asigura integrarea cu succes pe piata muncii. Prezentarea a fost vie, dinamica, eleganta si efervescenta. La un moment dat am avut impresia ca ma aflu in calitate de spectator la un show gen « Duminica in familie » varianta academica. Eram incantati cu totii intrucat, fiecare in felul nostru contribuisem la realizarea cat mai performanta a proiectului si, implicit, eram coautori ai sigurantei pe care o exprima d-na Mariana Hudrea.
M-am simtit foarte bine alaturi de colegii mei in ciuda faptului ca aveam / avem perceptii uneori diferite sau poate informatii incomplete. Oricum eu zic ca diversitatea genereaza puterea si important este sa reusim sa vedem o situatie si dincolo de judecata care ne este confortabila. Am simtit ca reuniunea a fost insotita de nenumarate sincronicitati, simetrii de actiune, neasteptate potriviri chiar daca inceputul intalnirii ne situa (aparent !) intr-o perfecta entropie. Desigur este un punct de vedere. Al meu si cu siguranta are coeficientul lui de subiectivitate. Consider ca cele doua proiecte « Rolul antreprenoriatului in viata femeii » si « Viata femeilor intre traditie si tranzitie » sunt deschizatoare de drumuri. Ambele au aceeasi rima intrucat intocmai precum spuneau versurile cantate de Christina Rosmini dau femeii libertatea de a trai si de a visa.

Feedbacks

2009-03-10T14:44:00.001+02:00

FEEDBACK – REUNIUNE DE PROIECT - „Rolul antreprenoriatului în viaţa femeilor”, 4 – 7 MARTIE 2009, MARSILIA

Aceasta reuiune de proiect din Marslia a fost pentru mine o experienta care mi-a deschis orizonturi noi, mi-a dat sansa sa ma intalnesc cu persoane deosebite de la care am avut numai de invatat Intalnirea cu echipele proiectului ”Femeile europene intre traditie si tranzitie” a determinat o mai buna cunoastere reciproca a persoanelor, dar si a mentalitatilor si a culturii din care provine fiecare particpant.
Am avut posibilitatea datorita participarii la acest proiect sa vizitez restaurantul “La Kuizin” situat intr-un cartier al Marsiliei unde servesc masa persoane cu venituri modeste si unde am asistat la prepararea unei mese traditionale, apoi locatia unde am vizionat 3 expozitii (obiecte vestimentare, albume, machete cu traditii locale) si am servit mancaruri traditionale meditaraneene, Centrul Social unde fiecare echipa a avut ocazia sa-si prezinte proiectele la care lucreaza si unde echipa Romaniei a prezentat intr-un mod care a impresionat celelalte echipe o sinteza a chestionarelor , precum si rezultatele activitatii desfasurate in cadrul atelierelor din Romania , prezentari realizate de catre coordonatoarea proiectului, Mariana Hudrea iar coordonatoarea proiectului din Ungaria a prezentat rezultatul activitatii desfasurate de catre echipa Ungariei.
Pentru mine a fost o experienta deosebita pe care nu o voi uita niciodata si sunt hotarata sa pun un accent mult mai puternic pentru invatarea limbilor straine.
Multumesc d-nei prof. Mariana Hudrea, coordonatoarea acestui proiect, pentru ocazia pe care mi-a oferit-o de a face parte din aceasta echipa.

Ramona Bencze – informatician
Colegiul National Mihai Eminescu

Cristina Ambrus

2009-03-08T20:58:00.000+02:00

FEEDBACK – REUNIUNE DE PROIECT, MARSILIA, 4 – 7 MARTIE 2009

Adresez mulţumiri şi caldă recunoştinţă d-nei prof. Mariana Hudrea pentru oportunităţile oferite de a face parte din echipa de proiect.
Reuniunea de la Marsilia s-a dovedit a fi un succes deosebit din toate punctele de vedere, toate obiectivele prevăzute în proiect fiind îndeplinite în totalitate. Munca în echipă a dat roade şi şi-a arătat încă o dată, dacă mai era nevoie, eficienţa. Astfel, cele trei echipe din România, Franţa şi Ungaria au împărtăşit opinii, experienţe şi şi-au făcut cunoscute contribuţiile la proiect. Implicarea tuturor echipelor este unul din punctele tari ale proiectului.
Materialele pregătite în cadrul proiectului „Rolul antreprenoriatului în viaţa femeilor” au fost deosebit de riguroase şi realizate într-o manieră ştiinţifică. Prezentarea celor două materiale „Sinteza cercetării” şi „Atelierele de lucru din România” precum şi a celor opt competenţe cheie cu accent pe spiritul de antreprenoriat de către d-na prof. Mariana Hudrea echipelor din proiectul G1 a excelat prin coerenţă, consistenţă şi dinamism.
Am fost puternic impresionată de realizările echipelor din Germania, Turcia, Danemarca, Spania şi Cipru în cadrul proiectului „Femeile Europene între tradiţie şi tranziţie” – expoziţiile de albume, de obiecte vestimentare şi machete cu tradiţii locale ale ţărilor partenere. De asemenea, m-a mişcat manifestarea de coeziune socială prin grija faţă de semenii cu care soarta nu a fost atât de generoasă. Această grijă a devenit evidentă prin eforturile conjugate ale comunităţii şi instituţiilor din Marsilia în construirea cantinei sociale „La Kuizin”.
Întâlnirea celor două echipe de proiect a creat un cadru deosebit pentru viitoare colaborări. Inima mea s-a umplut de bucurie la bucuria pe care au resimţit-o gazdele noastre franceze şi celelalte echipe din proiectul G1 la primirea mărţişoarelor ca simblori ale gingăşiei, prospeţimii şi fertilităţii .... „les porte-bonheurs”, daruri care au mers de la suflete de femei către suflete de femei.
Concertul de muzică andaluză şi mediteraneană susţinut de Christina Rosmini şi formaţia „Sous L’Orangier” în seara zilei de 6 martie la „Casa Asociaţiilor – La Canèbiere”, concert dedicat femeilor a reprezentat o încununare a tutoror ideilor generoase şi consistente foarte bine reprezentate în cadrul celor două proiecte. Concertul ne-a emoţionat prin talent, graţieşi sensibilitate artistică.
Condiţiile de transport şi cazare la Paris şi Marsilia au fost excelente, echipa franceză dovedindu-se o gazdă foarte primitoare şi plină de solicitudine. M-a impresionat totul, de la zâmbetul amabil al hotelierilor şi comercinaţilor până la amabilitatea echipei partenere din Franţa care ne-a pregătit un program deosebit.
Cele două oraşe sunt adevărate citadele culturale, de o măreţie şi de o grandoare monumentale, o îngemănare de tradiţie şi modernitate. Sentimentul trăit a fost copleşitor. Mă vor fascina întotdeauna. Pentru mine participarea la reuniunea de proiect a însemnat o mulţime de câştiguri, o etapă importantă în dezvoltarea personală şi profesională.

Cristina Ambrus
Psiholog
CJAPP Maramures

Project reunion Marseille 2009

2009-03-08T13:43:00.004+02:00

Marseille, France , 4-7 March 2009

In 2007 we started working in a Grundtvig Learning Partnership project , 07-PAR-97-MM-RO-C, The Role of Entrepreneurship in Women’s Life.
In this project there has been elaborated a Survey meant to find out the perception of women aged 45-55 on Key Competences in Romania, France and Hungary. The results were presented at the project reunion from Marseille, March 2009.
It was obvious the fact that the entrepreneurial skills and self respect were far better emphasized in France than in the two Eastern European countries.
The three teams from Ro, Fr and Hu, also elaborated a course to be piloted on three groups from each country.
The results were spectacular as over 75 women from Romania and 45 from Hungary attended the workshops organized by the partner countries giving positive feedbacks on the activities.
In the meeting in Marseille the French team presented some entrepreneurship products ( a district restaurant for poor people based on volunteer work, a district club supported by the local authorities and three exhibitions made by women from 6 European countries: an exhibition on clothes, another on albums presenting the life stories of several European women and an exhibition of local traditions in the 8 participating countries ( France, Germany, Spain, Turkey, Denmark , Cyprus)
The project will end with a Conference on Key Competences in Baia Mare, Romania , May 2009 dealing with the Role of Entrepreneurship for a Better Integration on the Labour Market.
At the conference there will be present students, teachers and entrepreneurs from 8 countries and 9 European institutions involved in Grundtvig and Comenius projects.
On this occasion all the participants will be trained in the field of entrepreneurship skills.

Raport

In perioada 4-7 martie 2009 s-a desfasurat la Marsilia reuniunea din cadrul proiectului ”The Role of Entrepreneurship in Women’s Life”: http://www.g2entrepreneurship.eu/

La reuniune au participat echipele de proiect din cele 3 tari partenere :

1.INFO PROJECT SRL- Centru International pentru formare profesionala a adultilor- Coordonator proiect ( 8 persoane)
http://www.infoproject.baiamare.rdsnet.ro/ 2.CIDFF-Centre d’Information du Droit des Femmes Phocéen – Centru de Informare pentru Drepturile Femeilor , Marsilia, Franta ( 3 persoane)
cidfphocéen@wanadoo.fr http://www.infofemmes13.com/3.SITE23 Limited - Centru pentru Formare profesionala, Budapesta, Ungaria
k.telek23@chello.hu

Obiectivele reuniunii:
1. Evaluarea activitatilor si a produselor proiectului pana in prezent
2. Pregatirea conferintei internationale din Romania, 27-30 mai 2009, cu tema ”Competente cheie- Competente transversale”
3. Intalnirea cu echipele din proiectul Grundtvig ”Femeile europene intre traditie si tranzitie”
WOMEN'S ACADEMY (Ulm/Germania))- Coordonator proiect
YAVUSELI ADULT EDUCATION CENTER (Turcia)
DAYHIGHSCHOOL FOR MIGRANT WOMEN (Danemarca)
CENTRE FOR ADULT EDUCATION (Spania)
IMCS INTERCOLLEGE (Cipru)
4. Activitati de diseminare ale celor doua proiecte

Echipele din Ungaria si din Romania au sosit la Marsilia in 3, respectiv 4 martie.

Miercuri , 4 martie
In 4 martie a avut loc o prima intalnire in cadrul careia s-a discutat despre programul de lucru al reuniunii.
Joi, 5 martie
In 5 martie echipele din cele 8 tari s-au intalnit la sediul CIDFF Phoceen unde s-a stabilit modul de lucru din ziua respectiva.
O parte a echipei din Romania si echipa din Ungaria au ramas la sediul CIDFF, iar cealalta parte a echipei din Romania au insotit echipele din Franta, Germania, Danemarca, Spania si Cipru la un restaurant ”La Kuizin” situat intr-un cartier din Marsilia unde locuiesc persoane cu venituri modeste, pentru a pregati impreuna un meniu cu mancaruri traditionale din zona mediteraneana.
Acest restaurant a fost organizat pe baza de voluntariat si este sustinut din donatii, dand posibilitatea persoanelor foarte sarace din cartier sa serveasca o masa calda.
Echipele ramase la sediul CIDFF au facut o trecere in revista a materialelor realizate impreuna in cadrul proiectului : ”Sinteza chestionarelor referitoare la Competentele cheie”, materialele realizate pentru cele 3 ateliere de lucru si rezultatele atelierelor. De asemenea au discutat despre continutul Conferintei internationale de la Baia Mare.
La pranz toate echipele s-au intalnit la ”la Kuizin” pentru a gusta produsele facute impreuna de participantele la reuniune.
Apoi, echipele din Romania , Ungaria si Franta s-au reunit la Centrul de Gazduire si Reinsertie Sociala, unde au facut o evaluare a activitatii derulate in cadrul proiectului.
S-a hotarat ca a doua zi sa fie prezentate participantelor din celelalte tari materialele realizate in cadrul proiectului de antreprenoriat: ” Sinteza” si Atelierele de lucru din Romania (3) si Ungaria (1), echipa franceza urmand sa puna la dispozitie echipamenul de prezentare ( PC si videoproiector).
De asemenea s-a hotarat ca echipa din Ungaria sa finalizeze activitatea de training in cadrul a doua ateliere de lucru iar echipa din Franta in cadrul a trei ateliere, echipa din Romania avand deja finalizata aceasta activitate.
In vederea finalizarii materialelor pentru conferinta, se va incerca imbunatatirea comunicarii prin e-mail, mai ales in ceea ce priveste comunicrea cu echipa franceza.
In cadrul acestei discutii echipa din Ungaria a precizat ca doreste ca discutiile sa se poarte in limba de comunicare a proiectului, aceasta fiind limba engleza. Pentru o buna intelegere a problemelor discutate s-a recurs la traduerea simultana.
Dupa aceasta sedinta de lucru au fost vizionate cele trei expozitii realizate in cadrul proiectului ”Traditii”:
· O expozitie vestimentara
· O expozitie de albume prezentand trasee de viata a unor femei din tarile partenere
· O expozitie cu machete prezentand traditii locale din tarile partenere

Cu acest prilej echipele celor doua proiecte au avut posibilitatea sa interrelationeze, prezentand fiecare proiectele la care lucreaza.
S-au schimbat carti de vizita si s-au lansat invitatii pentru viitoare colaborari.
Seara s-a incheiat cu o masa festiva cu mancaruri traditionale meditaraneene la care au fost invitati sa participe toti oaspetii din strainatate, urmata de povesti de viata si cantece in limbile participantilor la reuniune.
Vineri, 6 martie
Cele 8 echipe s-au reintalnit din nou, de data aceasta la Centrul Social ”La Garde”unde se organizeaza activitati pentru tineri si varstnici din cartier: dans, muzica, pictura etc.
Centrul este finantat din donatii si de catre autoritatile locale.
Dupa vizitarea centrului s-au servit mancaruri specifice realizate de louitoare din cartierul respectiv.
In continuare echipele din Romania si din Ungaria au prezentat proiectul
” Rolul antreprenoriatului in viata femeilor”.
Fiecare participant a primit pliante de prezentare in limba engleza .
A fost prezentata sinteza chestionareor care a scos in evidenta diferenta in ceea ce priveste spiritul antreprenorial intre Romania, Ungaria si Franta. A fost interesanta diferenta dintre procentul asemanator al stimei fata de sine in Romania si Ungaria fata de cel din Franta, care este mult mai ridicat.
Au fost prezentate cele 8 competente cheie din ”Cadrul European pentru competente cheie” precum si rezultatele activitatii desfasurate in cadrul celor trei ateliere din Romania si cel din Ungaria, prezentari realizate de coordonatoarea proiectului, Mariana Hudrea, si Fazekas Katalin, coordonatoarea din partea echipei din Ungaria.
Primarul disctrictului insotit de alte 5 persoane din conducerea Primariei au exprimat interesul si au apreciat importanta proiectelor europene. Oaspetii au primit martisoare care sa le aduca noroc, din partea echipei din Romania
Prezentarile s-au bucurat de aprecierea si interesul mare al publicului format din echipele de proiect si reprezentantii Centrului Social la Garde.

Dupa ce s-a servit din nou un pranz traditional, toate echipele au participat la o masa rotunda la Consiliul Regional din Marsilia.
Aici s-a pus accentul pe importanta egalitatii intre sexe si nevoia unei mai mari reprezentari a femeilor in cadrul institutiilor europene.

In pauza care a urmat, participantilor din Romania si Ungaria li s-a oferit posibilitatea de a face a face o vizita ghidata a Marsiliei, urmata de un spectacol la ”Casa Asociatiilor- La Canebiere" unde au asistat , alaturi de toti participantii la reuniune, la un spectacol dedicat Zilei internationale a femeilor de pretutindeni, 8 Martie.
Spectacolul a avut o exceptionala tinuta artistica, Christina Rosmini si formatia ei ”Sous l’Oranger” incantand publicul cu cantece andaluze si franceze.
Titlul spectacolului a fost ” Un imn dedicat femeilor si libertatii lor, in zona meditareana si in intreaga lume”.

Sambata, 7 martie,

Dupa o sedinta de evaluare a activitatilor realizate in cadrul reuniunii de proiect realizata la Hotel Kyriad, echipa din Romania a plecat spre tara , urmata duminica de echipa din Ungaria.

Consideram ca obiectivele reuniunii au fost atinse.
In urma inventarierii realizarilor si intarzierilor de pana in momentul de fata , urmeaza ca fiecare echipa sa comunice prompt cu coordonatorul de proiect si sa finalizeze in timp util toate materialele si activitatile prevazute in cadrul proiectului.
Reuniunea a scos in evidenta si faptul ca in munca in cadrul unui parteneriat international este nevoie de multa rabdare si toleranta in vederea obtinerii progresului menit sa finalizeze cu succes un proiect european comun.

Mariana Hudrea
Coordonator proiect
8 martie 2009

3rd Worshop Ro

2009-02-19T23:42:00.003+02:00

The 3rd workshop turned into a real success!
The initial plan of the workshop could be followed due to the enthusiasm of the target group , made mostly of teachers, that managed to draft some very good business plans.

The 2nd Workshop in Romania

2009-02-15T08:23:00.001+02:00

School "Vasile Alecsandri" hosted the 2nd workshop organized in Baia Mare .
The participants were mostly Rroma women.

Workshop 1

2009-01-31T18:12:00.003+02:00

On Friday, January 23, 2009, the first of the three workshops was held at the Millennium Bussiness Centre in Baia Mare, Romania, as part of the Grundtvig project „THE ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN WOMEN’S LIFE”, project financed by the European Commission.
The event was organised by InfoProject together with the Millennium Bussiness Centre, the Maramures County Employment Agency and the Psychopedagogical Assistance Centre.
The event unfolded as follows:
-presentation of the project organisers and the participants in the target group;
-oral and Powerpoint presentation of the project (aims, stages, the project’s website, the project’s workteam, making the participants familiar with the key competencies repertoire necessary for their integration on the labour market, strategies for making the most of their reemploymeny potentials, personal and professional continuous training);
-diagnose of the target group as far as their personal profile of the existent/non-existent key competences;
-socializing between the project’s team and the participants on a pizza break;
-practical activity designed to make the participants familiar with labour market prospecting strategies –activity conducted by Mrs. Erika Velker, owner of a brand for health potential evaluation
-entrepreneurship – theory and applications - implications and consequences of being unemployed (Laura Szebeni, teacher of social sciences at the „Mihai Eminescu” National College)
-application of the Baron - Tieger self – assessment personality test to the participants;
-discussion over the test results;
-teamwork activity: elaboration of a bussinees plan starting from Laura Szebeni’s presentation on entrepreneurship);
-plenary presentation of each team’s products;
-discussions and conclusions: pros and cons to implementation opportunities.
Event organisers: Mrs. Mariana Hudrea, head of the project; Mrs. Simona Zachia, financial expert; Laura Szebeni, teacher of social – sciences; Cristina Ambrus and Florentina Baciu, school psychologists at the Psychopedagogical Assistance Centre in Baia Mare; Zita Rist, english teacher at the „Mihai Eminescu” National College in Baia Mare and Mrs. Viorica Parja, senior jurnalist and chief editor of „Graiul Maramuresului”.
The workshop was attended by 25 unemployed women.
Conclusions:
- a very good time management;
- management of unpredicted situations due to a very good team collaboration;
- participant’s particular desire to attend similar/further workshops in view of their personal and professional development;
-good quality of workshop products;
- positive feedback of the participants;
- enlarging views over target group profile and needs (unemployed women, aged 45 – 55);
- attention to be paid for announcing the programme before the meeting.

Cristina Ambrus
Florentina Baciu

Dissemination activity

2008-12-11T07:21:00.001+02:00

TL+ Baia Mare
December 10th
"Esential educatia"
Moderator:
Camelia Rus
Participants:
Mariana Hudrea
Ioan Tiplea
Adrian Andreica

Minutes of the Meetig in Budapest

2008-12-06T12:21:00.004+02:00

5-7 December, 2008

Particiants:
Romania: Mariana Hudrea, Simona Zachia
Hungary: Kate Fazekas, Andrew Fazekas,

DECISIONS:

1. Updating of the website
2. Checking the materials made for the workshops – finalization
3. Decisions about the final Conference
a. Participants to be invited
b. Merging the three projects focused on transversal competences
c. Key speaker
d. Program
e. Contribution of project partners
i. France: presentation of volunteer work to promote social skills
ii. Hungary: presentation of entrepreneurial skill for women over 45
iii. Romania: example of good practice – the presentation of a successful enterprise
f. Dissemination of the Outcomes of all the three projects
i. booklet on content of projects, partnership description, products
ii. Conferences materials in digital format – CD
4. Conference program:
a. Day 1:
i. Key speaker (Beverly Killeen) The Impact of Globalisation Upon the Individual
ii. General presentation on Key Competences (Mariana Hudrea)
iii. Transversal Competences – Interpersonal Relationship and Cultural Awareness (emphasis on school-family relationship and immigration nowadays) – Students from seven schools from seven countries
Festive dinner
b. Day 2:
Entrepreneurship Competences:
i. France: presentation of volunteer work to promote social skills
ii. Hungary: presentation of entrepreneurial skill for women over 45
iii. Romania: example of good practice – the presentation of a successful enterprise
Guided tour of the County Library
c. Day 3:
i. Competences of Cultural awareness and examples of local entrepreneurship in Maramures County

5. Next Project meeting: March 2009 – in France

6. Potentials of future cooperation
a. Overview of the European Call for Proposals for 2009
b. Drafting the scheme of a new project for Grundtvig Partnership

Project activities

2008-11-23T19:09:00.001+02:00

All the tree teams continue to prepare the materials for the workshops that will be organized in January and March.

Dissemination Activity- Mariana

2008-10-04T13:38:00.003+03:00

The Romanian National Agency organized the semestrial seminar for the beneficiaries of Grundtvig projects.
I participated both as the project coordinator of "The Role of Entrepreneurship in Women's Life" and as Gruntvig National Promoter.
The seminar proved to be a wonderful opportunity to share our experience in projects and to announce the audience about the international conference to be held in Romania next year ( 29-31 May 2009).
What do you think if we call the conference "Cooperation for Better Integration"?

Mariana

Next Project Reunion

2008-09-04T13:14:00.001+03:00

4th-8th March 2009

Workshop Plan

2008-09-04T12:55:00.002+03:00

Workshop for Entrepreneurial Skills for Women over 45
PLAN

Participants:

- 15-20 women aged 45-55
-2 trainers ( with expertise in the field of entrepreneurship)
-special presenters ( business women involved in entrepreneurship)

Facilities: PC, projector, flipchart, handouts, stationary

Time: 4 double sessions

Location: workshop room

Aims: The target group will acquire skills in entrepreneurship and will develop their self esteem learning how to start a business on their own .

Morning Session:

1st double class ( 1:30)

Short introduction of the project
Short introduction of the 8 key competences
What is an enterprise?
Introduction of the entrepreneurial skills-related competences
List of entrepreneurial skills
Pair work activity
Conclusions

BREAK

2nd double class ( 1:30)

Personality test
Key – individual evaluation
Pair activity with “posters”
Short talk on the “outcomes” (feedback)

LUNCH BREAK

Afternoon Session

1st double class ( 1:30)

Practical steps for starting a business
Discussion on the topic ( handouts)
Visitor presenting a small enterprise (example of good practice)
Questions and discussion

BREAK

2nd double class ( 1:30)

Role game in groups of 4
Preparation of a marketing aid (poster)
Role-play and poster presented to the whole group – discussion and feedback.
Final evaluation
Suggestions for improving or modifying the course material.

Synthesis of Questionnaire Evaluation

2008-09-04T12:51:00.001+03:00

Synthesis of Questionnaire Evaluation
In the frame of the Grundtvig Partnership project

ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN WOMEN’S LIFE

In the frame of our Grundtvig Partnership project we wanted to find out the actual situation related to the eight key competences included in the EU framework, in the three countries participating in the consortium.
For that we decided to make a survey to find out women’s approach towards these competences with a special emphasis on entrepreneurship.

The survey was based on a common questionnaire1 produced during the first project meeting by the three teams from Romania, France and Hungary.
The questionnaire was meant to put into evidence at what level the target group of women aged between 45-55 knows the information about the 8 European Key Competences.
The other aim was to find out which of these competences the target group is more familiar with and the last aim was to see if the women belonging to the target group are aware of the necessity of possessing these competences in order to be able to find a convenient job.
The questionnaire was translated into the three national languages (Ro, Fr, Hu).The outcome was analysed and summed up in national surveys.2
Our target group consisted of 90 women in each partner country, from which 60% were unemployed.
The questionnaire consisted of general questions about age, education, profession, work status, and specific questions regarding the eight key competences.
The first group of these questions concerned their general approach to the importance of the key competences for a successful professional career, the second group of questions asked about their preferences on what kind of competences they wanted the training courses to focus on.

The three teams noticed that certain slight variations are needed in the questionnaire due to some differences coming from historical or geographical characteristics. This is why there are national variations of the questionnaire leaving out or adding certain questions.
E.g. in France immigrant women may find difficulties in communicating in French, which is sometimes a big problem for finding a job. So it is a vital point in the French questionnaire, while in the Hungarian version it is left out.

We would like to mention that the questionnaires were carried out on a local scale in each country, so the findings are not country-representative.

The questionnaires were translated from English and used in the national languages in each country.

When making the common synthesis of the findings of the surveys carried out in the three countries we have to consider that there are two types of findings: one that is general and characteristic of the whole partnership, and the other type that reflects the national characteristics.

The first thing to be noticed is that the level of education does not necessarily influence the employed or unemployed status.
A possible explanation could be the fact that the highly-educated persons consider themselves over-qualified for some jobs and are more selective and demanding when it comes to choosing the proper job, and sometimes they prefer to remain voluntarily unemployed. Another explanation could be that sometimes the employers prefer less–educated people to pay them less money.

Communication in the mother tongue is a very complex competence. It refers to several skills, which were not defined in the questionnaire. This is why the answers are general. In Hungary and Romania nearly 100% of the respondents claimed to possess this skill, while in France 14% have difficulties.

The question related to Communication in a foreign language showed two aspects: the percentage of educated people who speak foreign languages is higher in all the three countries than the percentage of less educated people. On the other hand the persons who have very good knowledge of foreign languages can easier get a job.
In Hungary and Romania the percentage of people aware of the necessity of speaking a foreign language is significantly higher than in France.

Digital skills are considered very important both from the practical and the theoretical approach. At the same time the percentage of those possessing these skills in the employed group is higher.

Numeracy and competencies in math, science and technology are not considered key competences by the respondents, which is reflected in the answers. It means that they are not aware of the fact that they are key competences.

The competence of Learning to learn is considered important in all countries, e.g. 90% of the Romanians and 87 % of the Hungarians found it outstandingly important.

The denomination of some key competences may be ambiguous for people not familiar with these new European concepts. To avoid misinterpretations we preferred to introduce more specific questions related to them. This concerns interpersonal and civic competences and entrepreneurship. In these cases we introduced sub-competences such as problem solving, team working, risk taking, time-management etc.

The questions related to interpersonal and civic competences included communication in the workplace.
In Romania the employed possess better communication skills than the unemployed. In France and in Hungary the majority of the respondents don’t consider this skill important.
Teamwork and Problem solving are delicate issues in all the three countries. As the concepts are not very clear, the answers do not always seem relevant.

The following sub-competences of Entrepreneurship referred to learning new things, risk-taking, time-management, collecting and processing information, self-esteem, starting a business, ability to fulfill new activities.
As entrepreneurship competence was in the focus of our project and survey, we put special emphasis on analyzing the answers.

Learning new things shows the following picture:
In Romania 92.9% of the employed gave a positive answer in comparison to 90% of the unemployed. In Hungary 98% of all the respondents find this skill important. In France 100% are interested in “new activities”.
Risk-taking:
In Romania only 60% of the employed are not afraid, while 40% of the unemployed are not afraid of taking risks. In France 57% are not willing to take risks. In Hungary 60% of the respondents are not willing to take risks.

Time management skills:
In Romania only 50% of the unemployed think that they succeed in organizing their time correctly in comparison to 84% of the employed. In France most people think they can manage their time correctly. In Hungary about 70% think that time management has an important role in entrepreneurship.

The capacity of collecting and processing information:
In Romania 65% of the unemployed know how to collect and process information while 89,2% of the employed possess this skill. In France only 15% of the respondents are not capable of collecting and processing information. In Hungary only every second respondent thinks that this skill is vital for entrepreneurship.

In Romania the percentage of those able to fulfill more activities is quite close in both categories: 80% of the employed and 74,5% of the unemployed gave a positive answer. In France 7% think they are not able to fulfill more activities. In Hungary about 40% think it would be important to fulfill more activities.

As to self-esteem in Romania there is a big difference between the employed and unemployed people. 90% of the employed have a positive opinion about themselves, and only 60% of the unemployed do. In France only 15% do not have a positive image about themselves. In Hungary about 50% think that positive self-image is important for success in life.
The most important question was about how to start a business.
In Romania the percentage is low in both cases: 34% of the employed possess this know-how and only 10% of the unemployed. In France 15% are convinced not to be able to start a new business. In Hungary people lack the courage and more importantly the information on how to start a business (90%).

The remaining questions were meant to give us information about the respondents’ priorities and expectations, in order to be able to design and develop the workshop content.
As the project’s aim is to develop entrepreneurship skills, in this section we focused on the following topics:

a. How to use a computer
b. How to send e-mails
c. How to find information on the Internet
d. How to write official letters
d. How to find a job
f. How to write a CV or answer a job advertisement
g. How to know what you are good at
h. How to read and understand information fast
i. How to manage working with people and colleagues
j. How to manage personal things and coordinate tasks
k. How to behave and communicate at the work place
l. How to communicate in a foreign language
m. How to become more positive
n. How to start a business

By analysing the answers to these questions we had the following results:

In Romania the unemployed persons’ priorities are the following:
65% want to learn how to find a job
60% want to learn how to start a business
50% want to learn how to write a CV
35 % want to learn how to communicate in a foreign language .
The employed persons’ priorities:
§ 35% want to learn how to start a business
§ 35% want to learn how to become aware of their personal competences
§ 32% want to learn how to coordinate their own interests
§ 32% want to learn how to communicate in a foreign language.

In France the priorities are the following:
§ How to start a business
§ How to write a CV, job offers
§ How to access information
§ How to find a job
§ How to know yourself

In Hungary
How to write a CV, manage job offers
How to find a job
How to start a business
How to communicate in a foreign language
What am I good at

Considering the results of both sets of questions (one referring to priorities for success in life and the other one to the preferences for the workshop content) we can conclude that the following topics should be covered in an eight-hour workshop:

Knowing yourself (strength and weaknesses)
Management and teamwork
How to start a business (planning, organizing, analyzing etc.)

Although we had to adapt the questionnaires to the local characteristics of the three partner countries, while comparing the results, we realized that the priorities and expectations of the target groups are similar to a certain extent.
This is why we can produce a final common workshop plan for the training course to be organized in each country.
We originally assumed that the target group lack entrepreneurial skills and that they would need some informative training and materials regarding this European Key Competence.
As the outcome of the survey proved our initial hypothesis when proposing this project, we assume the workshops will be beneficial for the target group.

1 Annex 1accessible from the project website www.g2entrepreneurship.eu
2 Annexes 2, 3, 4 accessible from the project website www.g2entrepreneurship.eu

Project Reunion in Romania

2008-07-31T07:51:00.005+03:00

In the period July 29th- August 1st, 2008, we organized a project reunion in Deleni, Romania.

The participants were Mariana Hudrea , the international coordinator of the project, Fazekas Katalian, the coordinator of the Hungarian partner, Site 23, and Fazekas Andras.

The meeting was planned in order to finalize together some of the project outcomes on which we worked during the previous reunion in Budapest: the common survey and the course content .

We also planned to checkand update the project website.

On the first day of the reunion we had a survey of all the activities done so far and planned the work to be done.

On the second day we finalized the common survey of the qestionnaire.

On the third day we worked on the training content.

On the last day we will check the content of the project website.

We also want to mention that Francoise Teissier, the French coordinator, was connected by telephone yesterday to be informed about the progress of the reunion. We asked her to proof read and comment on the materials.

At the end of the meeting all the documents will be sent to the French partner , for comments.

In September all the finalized documents will be uploaded on the project website

Mariana Hudrea and Kate Fazekas

France- Dissemination Activities

2008-06-24T07:13:00.000+03:00

www.infofemmes13.com , Vie locale

Dissemination Activity Info Project

2008-06-15T06:50:00.002+03:00

On June 3rd I was invited by Miss Larisa Tivadar from CINEMAR local station to talk about the European projects coordinated by Info Project.
It was a good opportunity to talk about our project and about the results of the project reunion from Budapest ( 10-14 April).
I spoke about LLL and about the workshops we intend to organize next autumn.

Dissemination Activity TELEK23 LTD

2008-06-15T06:48:00.000+03:00

The Hungarian partner attended a venue organized by the Hungarian European Parliamentary representative – Levai Katalin – on the employment practices of the age group +45. Budapest, 2008. március 28. Project leaflets were distributed.
The Hungarian coordinator, Kate Fazekas attended an international project meeting in Sophia in April 2008, where she met other coordinators from the UK, Romania, Portugal and Bulgaria.In the workshop focusing on project activities and other international involvements Ms. Fazekas talked about the objectives of our Grundtvig Partnership project and distributed some leaflets while showing the project website and talking about the blog.
The XIII. District TV of Budapest broadcast a short summary about the project and a call for participation running for two weeks in May 2008.
The representative of the Hungarian partner participated in a CEDEFOP training week for educational decision makers in Oviedo, Spain, where she delivered a short presentation about the project activities she is involved in. Leaflets were distributed to the 14 members of the study trip from UK, Belgium, France, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Latvia, Turkey and Netherlands.

Dissemination activity-Ro

2008-04-22T19:07:00.002+03:00

On April 21st Maramures Work and Social Protection Agency organized a meeting with all the training providers from the region.
It was a good opportunity to present them our project and to offer all the participants brochures and leaflets.
We also pointed out the fact that the European legislation must be reflected in all documents related to entrepreneurship.

Feedback- Laura

2008-04-22T19:01:00.001+03:00

La cateva zile dupa intoarcerea de la reuniunea de proiect din Budapesta, impresiile mele sunt inca vii si sunt convinsa ca vor ramane impregnate mereu in memoria mea afectiva.
Nu a fost prima mea implicare intr-un proiect international dar a fost prima data cand am beneficiat de gazduirea altei tari partenere si satisfactiile inerente unui asemenea proiect s-au dublat.
Datorita ospitalitatii si spiritului organizatoric al gazdelor maghiare si datorita atmosferei de vis a Budapestei, a imbinarii muncii cu deconectarea prin vizite culturale, entuziasmul meu (pe care il aveam oricum) pentru implicarea si in alte activitati decat cele de rutina presupuse de simpla exercitare a profesiei a crescut.
Ce am acumulat din punct de vedere al cunostintelor in aceste zile?
Am invatat ca oricand exista loc pentru mai mult si mai bine in activitatea profesionala si sociala atunci cand exista interes si dedicare; am vazut persoane de succes care nu se multumesc cu putin ci doresc mereu sa se auto-depaseasca, sa participe la viata comunitatii si sa realizeze ceva in spirit european.
Am vazut cat de mult iti imbogatesti abilitatile si cum iti poti exersa competentele-cheie la o reuniune de lucru unde lucrul in echipa e esential si unde mai multe minti si personalitati diferite nasc idei in comun.
Prezentarile, sintezele, proiectarea urmatorilor pasi, toate au fost discutate cu entuziasm, implicare si atentie pentru detalii de catre noi toti, ca parteneri in proiect avand un scop comun, desi poate mijloace diferite de realizare.
Locatia intalnirii de lucru (o cladire superba, incarcata de istorie), vizitele la fundatii si asociatii a caror activitate are legatura cu tema proiectului nostru si unde am intalnit oameni care ne-au impartasit cu generozitate din experienta lor, toate aceste detalii ale unei reuniuni de proiect perfect planificate m-au facut sa ma intorc in tara cu un sentiment de implinire si dornica sa impartasesc si altora cele traite, poate sa le insuflu si lor dorinta de evitare a plafonarii prin implicarea in activitati conexe profesiei de baza, asa cum au facut si altii cu mine si carora le multumesc.
Laura Szebeni, profesor de discipline socio-umane

Feedback- Gizella

2008-04-22T18:59:00.000+03:00

O intamplare fericita a facut ca primul proiect international in care am avut ocazia sa ma implic sa aiba reuniunea de proiect intr-un oras drag mie, in care am lucrat cativa ani si pe care acum l-am vazut intr-o lumina noua, si anume Budapesta. Recunosc cu regret dar cu bucuria ca niciodata nu e prea tarziu pentru a invata lucruri noi, ca pana acum nu puteam decat sa presupun ce inseamna un proiect precum Rolul antreprenoriatului in viata femeilor si nu stiam prea multe fiindca dintr-o anumita teama de necunoscut nu ma aventurasem niciodata in afara granitelor stricte ale profesiei mele. Dar acum, dupa cele 3 zile in care am avut ocazia nu doar sa asist la discutii fructuoase dar sa si particip activ, simt ca am luat “microbul” acestor mijloace extraordinare de a evolua care sunt proiectele europene.Aceasta pentru ca in doar cateva zile am avut ocazia sa invat lucruri pe care poate nu le-am acumulat in ani, am vazut cat efort presupune elaborarea si sustinerea unui proiect care poate privit din afara (cum am facut-o pana acum) pare un lucru facil, desi in realitate reprezinta munca sustinuta, in echipa, a unor oameni pasionati si seriosi in ceea ce fac.Recunosc de asemenea ca alaturarea in acest proiect mi-a dat pentru prima oara ocazia sa cunosc cele opt competente cheie pe care sunt hotarata sa le exersez cat mai des si pe care de altfel mi le-am imbogatit in decursul reuniunii de proiect cand am avut oportunitatea de a comunica in alte limbi, de a lucra in echipa si de a-mi pune in valoare abilitatile sociale, de a capata incredere in mine si de a-mi spori stima de sine.
A fost o experienta care mi-a deschis orizonturi noi, mi-a dat sansa sa evoluez ca persoana si mai ales dorinta de a continua in acest demers de implicare in proiecte, pentru ca am vazut satisfactiile spirituale pe care ti le ofera si le-am gustat din plin.Sunt hotarata sa ma mobilizez pe mai departe si sa nu ma mai multumesc cu activitatile de baza, zilnice si la indemana oricui ci sa imi cresc nivelul aspirational si sa ma alatur unei echipe extraordinare cum este echipa noastra in acest proiect!
Sarkozi Gizella
prof. de geografie

Project Reunion in Budapest

2008-04-15T20:34:00.010+03:00

The second project reunion was held in Budapest.(10-13 April 2008)

The participants from Hungary, France and Romania discussed about the results of the survey related to entrepreneursip and about the activities to be developed in future.

They also visited two institutions from Budapest related to senior population and minority groups in difficulty.

Feedbacks:

Aceasta a doua reuniune s-a desfasurat in perioada 10-13 aprilie la Budapesta.

Atmosfera de lucru a fost destinsa, prietenoasa, lucru ce a permis exprimarea libera si pertinenta a membrilor celor trei echipe din: Ungaria, Romania si Franta.

Reuniunea a fost, pentru mine, benefica, din mai multe puncte de vedere: am invatat mai multe lucruri despre rolul antreprenoriatului in viata femeii, am cunoscut mai multe moduri de abordare a unui proiect european, am aflat ca o negociere de idei trebuie facuta cu rabdare, cu tact , si, urmarea este un material care convine tuturor, care se potriveste tuturor din proiect..

Munca pe ateliere a fost imbinata in mod fericit cu vizite la Muzeul National de Arta si alte obiective culturale si istorice.

Socializarea cu celelalte doua grupuri a determinat o mai buna cunoastere reciproca a persoanelor, dar si a mentalitatilor si a culturii din care provine fiecare particpant.

Reusita acestei reuniuni se datoreaza si organizatorilor, respectiv, gazdelor noastre din Budapesta.

Tot acum am mers si pe urmele istoriei romanilor, vizitand cladirea (care este aproape o ruina) pe care se afla placa comemorativa a marelui avocat Gojdu. Am vazut realitatea despre o parte a mostenirii lasata de marele nostru inaintas.

Diana Ionescu

Bibliotecara

Baia Mare

Site 23 Hu - Dissemination Activities

2008-03-03T21:27:00.002+02:00

Dissemination activities by SITE 23 Ltd. - 2008 January-April

We published a short description of the project on the website of Site 23 Kft (http://skylightdesign.com/telek23 ) as well as posted a link taking to the project website (www.g2entrepreneurship.eu )
We contacted several organizations where we distributed brochures, described the project objectives and asked for help to be able to reach our target group.
These organizations were the following:
- The Social Welfare Department of the Local Council in XIII. District of Budapest. Ms. Karacsonyi, head of department welcomed our project aims and promised support in the future activities.
- Prevention Center, Budapest. Ms. Kadar, leader of the center forwarded the questionnaire to her co-workers in order to contact the women over 45 without work. They are willing to provide us facilities for the training session later on.
- Association called Szenior. Mr. Vadasz, president of the was willing to provide us the list of people belonging to the project target group. They are ready to cooperate with us and meet the representatives of the Partners during the project meeting in Budapest.
- Partners Hungary Foundation. Ms. Deak, managing director of the foundation has expressed her willingness to help our work and to meet the delegation in the Foundation premises.
- Regional Labour Centre – Central Hungary region. Ms. Juhasz Agostonne, head of the projects department expressed her interest in the project and promised to help our activities in the future.
The Hungarian partner attended a conference organized by the foundation called “Chances and Possibilities Over Forty”. Here we could not only distribute the Hungarian brochure about our project, but could deliver a short presentation to the conference audience, which mainly consisted of social workers working with the unemployed in Budapest.

Fazekas Katalin

Meeting in Baia Mare

2008-01-13T13:49:00.000+02:00

On 10-12 January 2008 Eszter Fazekas and Nikoletta Vasvary from SITE23 Limited(HU) met in Baia Mare the team of Info Project.
Eszter Fazekas, has a degree in foreign commerce and several certificates in ICT. She is involved in the management and the financial affairs of the project. She has a certain insight into the main issue of the project as she is involved in charity activities in Budapest.
Nikoletta Vasvari, has a degree in geography and is a certified librarian. As such she is involved in the processing of the questionnaire and the formation of the website.
Due to their expertise we had a final look at the questionnaire , before being given to the target groups. We also worked on the WEB site, giving the Hungarian version of it.
The guests could also find out about Info Project and the previous projects this institution has been involved in.
We consider the meeting extremely beneficial.
Mariana Hudrea
Project coordinator

Dissemination Activity

2008-01-06T20:30:00.000+02:00

On January 5th 2008 there was a two hours talk show "Weekend with friends" at the local TV Channel ORIZONT, Baia Mare, on which our project was presented to the public.
The participants were Mariana Gabriela Hudrea and her guests, Florentina Carolina Baciu and Petre Mitru.
Moderator: Viorica Parja.
The topic was centred mainly on educational issues, on the importance of a new attitude towards society and on the importance of a good communication among family-school-community.
The development of the 8 Key Competences is a must.
Life Long Learning has to be put into practice by all members of the European Society.

Workshop

2007-11-30T19:12:00.000+02:00

On November 29th, following the invitation of Maramures Chamber of Commerce, Info Project team organized a workshop with the occasion of Femina- Christmas Fair, in which they presented the project and gave a set of questionnaires to the participants. Being successful persons, the results will help us elaborate a better strategy for the project target group.

Dissemination Activity

2007-11-12T21:29:00.000+02:00

On November 11th , 2007, Mariana and Laura attended St. Martin's Intellectual Fair organized by Millennium 3.
It was a good opportunity to introduce the project to the audience made up of local authorities and project coordinators.

The Project Site

2007-11-12T21:28:00.000+02:00

The Official Site of the project has just been published.

First Reunion - Photos

2007-10-28T16:58:00.000+02:00

Baia Mare 25-28 Oct 2007

Minute of the Meeting

2007-10-28T15:15:00.000+02:00

THE ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN WOMEN’S LIFE
2007-2009
Grundtvig Learning Partnership Project
http://entrepreneurshipforwomen.blogspot.com/
Baia Mare Project Reunion
25-28 October 2007

Participants:

Info Project, Baia Mare, Romania, Coordinating institution
Mariana Gabriela Hudrea – Project coordinator
Simona Zachia
Florentina Baciu
Laura Szebeni
Cristina Ambrus

CIDF, Marseille, France
FrancoiseTeissier
BettyLaborel
ChristianeBillon
Patrick Perge

SITE 23, Budapest, Hungary :
Fazekas Katalin
Fazekas Andras

Aims and Objectives of the meeting:
Presentation of the partners
Reorganizing the planning and project activities according to the new partnership
Elaboration of a common questionnaire
Official launching of the project

October 25th 2007

The teams from France and Hungary reached Baia Mare on October 25th.
The three teams met for the first time at the Mara Hotel .
The participants discussed about the program of the meeting so as the reunion should be most efficient.

October 26th 2007

The three teams met at Millenium .
The discussions started according to the program. The content of the project was read line by line and the necessary corrections were made. As the partners from Bulgaria, Italy, Spain and Sweden had not been accepted in the project, it was necessary a new planning of the activities, mainly the project meetings.
Thus, the next project meeting will take place in Budapest , Hungary in May 15-18, 2008
and the third meeting will take place in Marseille, France, in October 23-26, 2008.
All the activities will be developed according to the initial planning.
The team from Hungary will design the project website. For that, two people from the Hungarian team will come to Baia Mare until the next project reunion to work together with the coordinating team.
The coordinating team will get a website address for the project website.
In the afternoon the three team drafted the common questionnaire meant to collect information about the existing situation of women unemployed or unsatisfied with their job, women aged 45-55.
When the questionnaire will get the final form it will be sent to all the other teams to be reviewed and then translated in the languages of the partner countries: French, Hungarian and Romanian and to be given to the target group.

October 27th 2007

The teams met again at Millenium and received the guests invited for the launching of the project.
Besides the 9 members of the three teams the other participants were:
Camelia Polgar, Baia Mare Municipality, the NGOs Department
Diana Ionescu, librarian, Vasile Lucaciu NC
Cornelia Dumbrava, teacher, Gh. Sincai NC
Draga Radu, associate professor, Baia Mare North University
Viorica Parja, journalist, Graiul Maramuresului
Monica Dumitras, journalist, Glasul Maramuresului
Ioana Fechete, interpreter
Mihaela Manarazan, manager, CPPC Baia Mare
Maria Dascalescu, ING consultant

Mariana Hudrea, the project coordinator, presented the main content of the project and the proposed outcomes.
Then, the three teams introduced themselves and presented the institutions they belong to.
The presentations were followed by an animated talk about the project and about the opportunities to be involved in such projects.
The guests seemed very much interested in the project and they expressed their will to be kept informed.
There was a unanimous opinion regarding the utility of such projects meant to answer a need existing in all European countries: women in difficulty need help from the qualified people and from the people willing to do that.
In the evaluation sheets the participants expressed their appreciations upon the idea of the meeting and upon the utility of the project.
In the afternoon the three teams evaluated the three days activities and drafted the minute of the meeting. The final version will be sent to them by the project coordinator.
The three teams also took the decision to upload all the documents in the e-group: activeteam@yahoogroups.com .
The project coordinator is supposed to create a new e-group for the target group: g2entrepreneurship@yahoogroups.com

October 28th 2007

The teams from France and Hungary left for their countries.
To conclude, this first meeting proved to be a most successful one.
All the participants expressed their satisfaction for this new partnership and for the content of the project.

Mariana Hudrea
Project coordinator

First Project Meeting

2007-10-24T22:51:00.000+03:00

The first project meeting will be organized in Baia Mare, Romania, on the 25th -28th October 2007.

Project presentation

2007-10-06T20:14:00.000+03:00

Entrepreneurship is one of the 8 Key Competences meant to assure the building of the European Knowledge Based Society.
To what extent are the European citizens aware of the opportunities open to them by acquiring entrepreneurship competences?
What is to be done in order to make them willing to acquire new skills and competences when they reach a certain age? Which are the most affected categories by lack of key competences?
Our partnership is meant to answer some of these questions by studying the actual situation of women aged 45-55 who are either not satisfied with their actual job or who are unemployed.
For this we will elaborate a survey related to the complexity of this situation in all partner countries aiming at getting a panoramic view of the causes that had led these women to the position of not fully successful persons.
We will also try to find out, within this European partnership, the best ways to help them regain the self esteem and to successfully integrate on the labour market.
The results will be presented during an international conference on the theme “ Women’s Integration on the Labour Market”, a product of this partnership.

Partners

2007-10-06T20:04:00.000+03:00

Info Project SRL – International Centre for Adult Education –Baia Mare, Romania is an institution that has as main object of activity adult education.It was set up in April 2004 with the strong belief that long life learning is inseparable to anybody’s wish to be strong, informed, creative and adapted to the society he/she is living in.The projects promoted by the company, the training courses and the events organized are directed to those who wish to better meet the requirements of the 21st century. Info Project promotes European citizenship, skills and competencies in the field of ICT, skills and knowledge necessary for professional reconversion . It stimulates the study of foreign languages and the cooperation with similar institutions from Romania and abroad . Info Project is today an Authorized TOEIC /TFI Testing Centre, TOEIC/TFI and TEF Training Centre, ICT training Centre and an Authorized Translation Center ( English & French).It is also member of Maramures Chamber of Trade and Commerce. The employees and collaborators of Info Project are people with experience in coordinating European projects. They have also proved competences in creating and working in international networks.

SITE23 Limited, Budapest, Hungary, is an enterprise established in 1999 with the following objectives:
·to collect expertise in distance teaching and multimedia development in the field of language teaching and to organize traditional and online courses in IT English
·to serve as a centre for teaching material design and development and to design and develop new language examination systems for accreditation procedures etc.
In the past period the company has carried out activities like publishing language learning materials, participating in projects on developing online materials, organizing language courses and doing theoretical research in the field of LLL and multimedia design. Its research activities focus on methodological issues related to digital material design and self-evaluation methods applicable in online environment. Its past involvements in EU projects have greatly enhanced the staff’s experience in issues like international cooperation, educational policy priorities and human rights.

The Centre d’Information du Droit des Femmes Phocéen, (CIDF)(FR) is an Information Centre on women’s rights. It’s a non profit association based in Marseille (France) which belongs to a national network.
Its aim is to support women in any kind of subject they need. Principally, the CIDF, with 21 people working, give information on laws and employment. It’s always looking to improve women’s conditions of life.
The organization has been involved in several European projects concerning issues related to a better integration of women on the labour market.