IRENE project is tailored to 72 people with professional experience and/or education in the area of religious pedagogy/dialogue education (educators, RE teachers, theologists, operators of international cooperation, pastoral workers, clergy, active members of religious communities or parishes). Furthermore researchers, people with national assignments on the topics of dialogue and hospitality, pastoral workers and community animators will be involved. 1000 members of civil society organizations, interested in the theme of dialogue and coexistence of people from different cultures/religious background , but also people in need are indirect project beneficiaries. The training and education activities carried out by the project (international training mobilities, meetings, etc.) are also intended to at least 5000 people - general public and in particular those people who works in Europe and in the contexts of the southern hemisphere within international/development cooperation projects, students in European, cultural studies, professionals in theology, people who are in disadvantaged situations and many others. IRENE objectives are: to improve the teaching methods of RE teachers and professionals in theology to deal with diversity and multiculturalism; to facilitate the exchange of experience and the transfer of innovative RE knowledge and methods; to increase the digital, social and learning to learn skills and multicultural competences of the target groups; to foster the inter-religious practices to deal and educate in religious diversity and social exclusion at local level; to train RE teachers/professionals to play active role in the society; to create strategic partnership and increase the volume of cooperation between the partners. In order to achieve these objectives the following activities will be implemented: 1) Mobilities: 4 blended mobilities organized for adults learners, members of the target groups will take place in Greece, Estonia, Finland and Italy; 2) 5 transnational meetings will be organized in Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland and Italy; 3) 1 International conference will take place in Italy to promote the project results; 4) Intellectual outputs: IO1 Comparative study, led by Finnish partner; IO2 Collection of articles in English and translated in partners' languages, led by Greek partner; IO3 Open e-learning platform, led by Italian partner; IO4 Pilot training course in English, translated in partners' languages and in sign language, led by Bulgarian partner. IRENE involves an appropriate mix of complementary participating organizations, belonging to different sectors of education, with necessary experience to successfully cover all project aspects. It has 6 partners: 3 recognized universities, including the Institute of Theology of the EELC - Estonia; University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; 3 NGOs - Vasiliada Association, established under the patronage of Oltenia`s Archbishopric; Istituto di Studi Ecumenici San Bernardino della Provincia Sant’Antonio dei Frati Minori - Italy, which is the higher education and training institute belonging to the Province of Sant’Antonio da Padova of the Franciscan Friars; Regional Development Foundation (RDF - Bulgaria), which hosts the local EDIC-Vidin - one of the official partners of the European Commission. IRENEs project implementation will lead to the following expected results: Created conditions for exchange of experience and transferred good innovative practices in teaching religion between the participants, involved in the project; increased knowledge (historical, cultural, theological) about the existing denominations/religions in the partner's cities/communities; increased key competences (leadership, multicultural, social, learning to learn skills) of the target groups to deal with religious diversity and social exclusion at local level; improved inter-religious practice of those who are directly and indirectly involved in the project; increased knowledge of the contents, terms and languages of ecumenical and inter-religious matters; improved education to religious diversity in educational settings, in those of care as well as in general in living communities; improved methods in teaching religion; shared new vision of cultural and religious pluralism by researchers and trainers participating in the project (helping to interpret religious diversity with appropriate language and categories that prevents any forms of discrimination and or racism); established long-lasting strategic partnership between the representatives of the partners' organizations and the participants involved directly or indirectly in the project. The lead partner of IRENE project is Vasiliada Association, Romania. The project will be implemented for 30 months.

Te.D2 project was implemented, from September 2015 until November 2017, by the following organisations:1. Vasiliada Association, Romania – The Lead Partner; the organization with 17 years experience in working with people in need/social exclusion, professional training and project implementation. The experience of the organization and the experts involved helped the new partnership created, in achieving the objectives assumed.2. Associazione N.E.T, Italy, Partner 2, NGO with a very long experience in developing and managing European project. Their experience, skills and competencies support a smooth development of the project so that activities and outputs were delivered in due time. Associazione N.E.T. was inside Te.D1 project and coordinated it. 3. AZIENDA ULSS 7 Pedemontana, Italy, Partner 3; the most experienced partner in AAI and AAI concepts. In Italy, they were named for 5 years as the centre of reference for the AAI. Moreover, they are a public institution and they had a big role in the dissemination of the project results;4. ERCC Association, Lithuania, Partner 4, contributed to the project through the strong connection with the reality of AAI and AAT in Lithuania. The organisation have a long experience in implementing European project; 5. Escola Profissional do Alto Lima EPRALIMA, Portugal, Partner 5, have a long experience in training and supported and monitor the development of the curriculum according to the ECVET/EQF standards. 6. Asociacion Social – Asocrom, Spain, Partner 6, an organization from Barcelona, have a strong background in developing and implement project and training related to social inclusion in the Catalan labour market. Asocrom is part of the Permanent Emigration Commission of the Emigration Council of the Barcelona City Council, Permanent Commission for Emigration of the Government of Catalonia.7. The Geminarie Group, Malta, Partner 7, has been set up for the promotion of opportunities, awareness building, training and research in the educational, social and cultural fields in Malta, Europe and the Mediterranean. The partnership of this consortium provided a wealth of experience and a good geographical spread across the EU, involving a number of different education and adult training institutions. The partnership also has a diverse grouping of expertise relating to working with the client group. According to the project proposal, the partnership assumed the following objectives/results:1.Develop a research regarding existing supports for dog handlers in each country;2.Adaptation of the curriculum Translation and adaptation of the Argo course into the different languages and countries partner of the project checking levelled in accordance with ECVET; 3.Develop the Te.D2 project interactive tool development;4.Piloting the Te.D2 curriculum, in each country;5.Implement dissemination activities;6.Evaluation and quality control, of the project;The achievements related to the project objectives:1.Research regarding existing supports for dog handlers in each country, review of existing literature, interview with 10 stakeholders in each partner country. The result of this activity is the final and complete report about the situation of AAT in every country of the project;2.Adaptation of the curriculum Translation and adaptation of the Argo course into the different languages and countries partner of the project checking levelled in accordance with ECVET; each partner adapt and develop a curriculum according to with the research result, legislation and realities within his own country;3.Te.D2 project interactive tool development – the DVD contains videos of case studies of activities with animals in Romania, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Malta and Spain. The DVD is available on the website of the project. 4.Piloting the Te.D2 curriculum - testing the model in Romania, Italy, Spain, Lithuania, Portugal and Malta. Result: final piloting report, developed by the partner responsible for this activity Escola Profissional do Alto Lima, Portugalia, under the supervision of the Lead Partner.5.Dissemination activities: the Lead Partner develop, in the first month of the project implementation period, a dissemination plan, agreed by each partner, regarding the involvement of each one. The most important instrument used in the dissemination was the website of the project www.Ted2.org, and the multiplier events, organized by each partner, and the newsletter developed by the Lead Partner;6.Evaluation and quality control; the Lead Partner developed an evaluation plan contacting the most important activities, deadlines, partner role. An evaluation report was developed at the half and the final period of the project implementation.The project's results will remain available and/or will be used by others from the webpage www.ted2.org.