"In almost all European countries, social cohesion is being damaged or even destroyed by polarizing, mostly right-wing and right-wing populist forces. In a society of diversity, it is necessary to promote an awareness of social cohesion through suitable initiatives and to recognize it as a value. Cognitive, emotional, social and political education is challenged to take up this challenge.In the project ""Social cohesion in the context of migration: insights for the conception of adult education programs for diversity acceptance in social work"" approaches, methods and ways of European partners were learned and evaluated. Theory and practice of promoting cohesion were discussed. Concrete learning took place through visiting, getting to know and evaluating good-practice examples. A component of all meetings was the question of transfer to one's own context.... A total of 56 professionals (social pedagogues, certified pedagogues; managers, volunteers) participated in the face-to-face meetings. The group of professionals participating in the face-to-face meetings remained nearly constant throughout the entire duration of the learning partnership. In addition, about 50 ""input givers"" and affected persons/participants in measures took part in the five meetings. These were very helpful for the scientific classification and during the learning site changes to practical good-practice examples, especially to experience the impact of community education approaches in their practical effect. The project was able to successfully include good-practice projects of all partner organizations and thus, in addition to the scientific inputs and discussions, to present the views and experiences of European partners in a supportive way in order to learn from and with each other. The intended goals on a theoretical and practical level were fully achieved. Theoretical approaches and practical ways were learned and impulses for practice in the own context were given. Developed collegial friendships among participating persons: cause further networking and thus it is possible to receive mutual advice and concrete help in factual questions at any time. The European dimension: could be taken more into consideration: (Pre-) judgments were reduced: The idea of Europe was again strengthened. The fundamental importance of dialog among each other was confirmed in many ways in the project work."

"Social Inclusion using the formats of educational work with adults should be Inclusion understood as a task for society as a whole, which is essential for the cohesion of a society. . Immigration and flight make plural societies even more diverse. People with different cultural backgrounds and different ideological-religious homeland live side by side. A part of the population perceives the social diversity as stressful and “strangers” as a threat and acts against it. Overall, European cohesion threatens to break completely due to uncertainties felt by large sections of society. In times of growing internal social polarization, exclusion of people, increasing religious-cultural intolerance and isolation, successive crises and their effects, undertakings to strengthen social cohesion are essential. The target group of formal and non-formal educational work is not exclusively, but essentially young adults. The project approach therefore focuses on educational formats that are effective across generations. Problems for modern society are current: erosion of milieus, growing heterogeneity, no longer a common religion; different ideas about what constitutes a ""good life"" (""values""); multilocal communities; Homogeneity claims lead to exclusion and weaken cohesion. Right-wing populism is becoming increasingly sustainable in all European countries. Educational institutions and initiatives are called upon to face the situation of increasing diversity in society and the associated challenges. Social inclusion is a concern that is pressing for societies and strengthens democracy. Populist parties and movements polarize and divide a society and thus endanger social cohesion. This is where the project comes in and would like to contribute to building bridges of understanding and encounter. In the context of uncertainty and concern, even fear of social change, felt by large parts of European society, the question of educational formats that help to promote cohesion demands the whole of European society. The formation of values in the form of informal and formal, cross-generational adult education with a focus on social inclusion is of great importance. Sixteen women and men from adult education and social education work will continuously participate in the partnership. These come from six countries and represent seven organizations. The project is carried out according to methods of project management according to DIN 69901. One focus of the project meetings will also be the participant observation. Adult education methods are also used at partner meetings. The aim of these meetings is to learn how to tackle the issue of cohesion in other contexts and how to create values in this specific context to promote cohesion. The goals include the implementation of the knowledge gained in one's own context. Overall, external specialists and people from potential target groups are involved at every meeting. There will be specific scientific and / or socio-political inputs from speakers from the respective host country in order to ensure practical experience through their expertise. At the higher organizational level, the results are presented and the consequences are considered. The documentation and evaluation that accompanies the project ensures that the results are continuously secured during the course of the project. The project management procedure according to DIN 69901 guarantees that the objectives are achieved and checked. The relationships that have been tried and tested in the partnership will continue even after the project has ended. Instead of the transnational meetings there will be an email exchange and a speaker - exchange for further training is one of the project results. The partners will involve other multipliers and those responsible at the meetings. The experiences and results of visits to good practice examples will be incorporated into the educational measures of the respective organizations. The partners will feed their experiences into their networks. Dissemination also takes place via social media and websites. EPALE, as a European multiplication platform, is used, just like local, national and European media are involved."