On 21 January 2011 the project management team from Romania organized an workshop for the families in the neighborhood Maratei from Piatra Neamt .
At the workshop participated 10 ladies and 3 girls from 7 families .
The purpose of this local meeting was to use the Internet and the ICT skills acquired by our learners during the project for promotion of the works created at home by the participating women and girls and to use this occasion to learn new techniques from each other .
The meeting was a good opportunity for the housekeepers to show their talents and to fill good and appreciated for their work
The project coordinator , ms Eleonora Budur demonstrated a very old technique of knotting to obtain a special kind of macrame
We created a family learning atmosphere in order to let the kids to learn from their mothers and from the talented and skilled older ladies and to appreciate the role of hobbies as integrating factors in the society .
Jewelery handmade created by ms Livia Nicolae
To resume , the specific objectives ob the meeting were :
-Implementing “homework“ tasks
-Add new ideas to the project e-book
“Intercultural space: I watch, learn and teach”.
-Encourage the learners to use their ICT skills for promotion of hand made creations and homeworks on the Internet .
Hats and gloves created by Mrs Pricope Elena .
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Tricotes and gloves created by Ms Selena Marin .
Results :
-Family and intergenerational learning , good practices and ideas exchange between families ;
-New products added to the "Watch , Learn and Teach" exhibition ;
-Promotion of ICT techniques and entrepreneurship among the local women and girls;
-Integration of adults by practicing hobbies ;