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Stichting USED Amsterdam Social Enterprise Agency

Country: Netherlands

Stichting USED Amsterdam Social Enterprise Agency

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  • Funder: European Commission Project Code: 2020-1-FR01-KA227-ADU-095002
    Funder Contribution: 123,150 EUR

    The project titled “Innovative Creative Multiple Therapy Methods for morbidities”, which is short-name NEWCRE was prepared in cooperation with 5 countries from ES, TR, FR, PT, NL. The expertise and experience of the project partners will provide high-quality learning opportunities for multimorbid individuals. Project interaction across Europe is planned to be between 3000 and 5000 people. This objective analysis was made by Academician by TURKOZ from Turkey Pamukkale University. It is expected that the proportion of the elderly population will increase even more in the total population in Europe in the coming period. This will make it necessary to change policies for the elderly and to form new political elements. Due to the long process of this change, NGOs also have a big role with decision-makers. We will try to develop solutions to burnout syndromes of multimorbid individuals who are in a disadvantaged position towards local, national and European dimensions, starting with our responsibilities as 6 institutions that set off with this awareness and ensure the preparation of this project. For this reason, three types of actions are planned in our project to improve the quality of life of multimorbidity people over 65 years old. All of these disciplines that are the basis of our application have been gathered under the name of multi-therapy. In this context, the overall aim of the project is to reduce thehealth costs of elderly multimorbid individuals with alternative approaches to burnout syndromes and to increase the quality of life of elderly multimorbid individuals. Our other goals are;- Reducing depression symptoms of elderly multimorbidity individuals and paving the way for positive thinking,-To provide the expression of the thoughts and feelings of elderly multimorbidity individuals that cannot be expressed verbally by using appropriate materials, and to perform the treatment in this way,-Improved physical health of elderly multimorbidity individuals, decreasing the frequency of seeing a doctor, reducing drug use,-Multi-therapy process of elderly multimorbidity individuals and eventually improved general health status,-The trainers who will take part in the project will gain new competence in multi-therapy and develop their competencies by using new technologies.-To develop and strengthen the ways of applying and learning Innovative Creative multi-therapy theory, which will be a new approach. In addition, to provide the necessary skills and qualifications to theparticipants to provide quality service in this field It is aimed to reduce the level of depression of elderly multimorbidity individuals and reaching a quality life with the innovative Creative multi-therapy method. In line with these goals, our primary target group is elderly multimorbid individuals. The final beneficiaries; The Ministry of Health, chronic patients, nursing homes, healthcare professionals, art therapists, relevant NGOs, and private nursing homes.After the activities to be realized in line with these targets, the impacts we expect on the target group are as follows;-The elderly multimorbid individuals will be ensured to participate in active life by increasing the quality of life.-Multimorbidity will increase their desire to participate in healthy eating, regular sleeping patterns, and social activities, and will be eliminated from exclusion motive and away fromnegative impulses.-Depression symptoms of elderly multimorbidity individuals will be reduced.-Aged multimorbidity will be provided to improve the physical health of individuals, decrease the frequency of seeing a doctor, and reduce drug use.-Multimorbid individuals'; reduced health expenditures, which creates additional costs related to multiple drug use, will add value to the national economy.-It will create awareness in the field of health,-To learn how to research new ways of doing business and develop existing jobs to keep quality-oriented service at the highest level.-The formation of new applications and new ideas for therapies thanks to the exchange of information, Therapist participants will learn how to use the new therapy methods appropriate for their abilities in the project process and how these methods can contribute to them. In addition, cooperation opportunities will be created for other projects that can be realized in the long term, and communication with other NGOs at the local, regional, and national levels will be strengthened.The potential long-term benefits of the project are; The multi-therapy project will contribute to the achievement of 2020 policy targets and will contribute to the maturation of national policies, thereby reducing the drug dependency of multi-morbid individuals with an inclusive approach. This will be a process that will provide input to the economy of the partner countries.

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  • Funder: European Commission Project Code: 2021-1-NO01-KA220-ADU-000030237
    Funder Contribution: 138,555 EUR

    << Background >>Multiborbid individuals' multiple drug use poses a serious threat in terms of psychosocial health and quality of life. Multidrug use increases the number of hospitalizations along with the risk of side effects and consequently adds an additional burden to health costs. Besides, drug treatment of their diseases, application of some non-drug treatments will be a supportive method for their psycho-social health in order to increase the quality of life of multimorbid individuals Increasing the quality of life of such individuals has become an important need. Immigrant multimorbid people who have fewer opportunities and improve their living standards. It aims to support immigrants and refugees living in rural and remote areas. This project will contribute to overcoming the barriers faced by this group in accessing the opportunities offered by the program, as well as creating inclusive environments that promote equality and equality and respond to the needs of the wider society. In the context of the chosen topic, this project aims to support local learning environments, social inclusion and civic engagement through partners. EMALT will enable multi-morbid individuals to benefit from lifelong learning opportunities by using developing technologies. The EMALT project encourages local learning centers, civil society and university research centers to work together to enable and motivate adults to learn life skills and key competences.the EMALT approach will be developed to strengthen the education and learning paths that therapists who will be educators can use. The skills and competencies required for these therapists to provide quality service will be gained during the project. With the new competencies that therapists will gain during the project process, it will turn into a quality counseling service for multimorbit individuals. Along with this quality consultation service;-Reducing the expenses related to health expenditures,-Patients staying in hospital beds for less time and reducing the risk of infection,-Accelerating the healing process with personalized practices,-Providing time savings,-Psychological benefits to the patient,-It will be possible to increase the quality of life. In order to realize the project, Social inclusion will be the leading guide of our project. For this reason, “the competences of educators”has been determined as the priority for adult education<< Objectives >>•Treatment will be achieved by ensuring that the thoughts and feelings of Refugee& Immigrant multiborbidity individuals can be exported by using appropriate materials.•The Refugee& Immigrant multimorbid individuals will be ensured to participate in active life by increasing the quality of life.•Multimorbits will increase their desire to participate in healthy eating, regular sleeping patterns and social activities, and will be eliminated from exclusion motive and away from negative impulses.•Self-esteem of Refugee& Immigrant multiborbidity individuals will increase and communication skills will improve.•Refugee& Immigrant multiborbidity individuals will learn to use their cognitive functions effectively in the project process and their intellectual memory will improve.•Aged multiborbidity will be provided to improve the physical health of individuals, decrease the frequency of seeing a doctor, and reduce pill use.•Depression symptoms of Refugee& Immigrant multiborbidity individuals will be reduced.•It will be learned to find solutions for symptoms such as sleeping problems, not falling asleep, sleeping too much, without taking pill.•The principles of negative thinking system and negative feelings of Refugee& Immigrant multimorbid individuals will change.•Increasing awareness of Erasmus+ programs among the disadvantaged and the Refugee& Immigrant.•As a result of expanding the movement repertoire of multimorbid individuals, positive changes in their emotions and verbal communication will be observed. Personal development and social communication will be supported in this way. Due to all these factors, health expenditures that create additional costs related to the use of multiple pills will be reduced, and individuals with improved quality of life will start to live a happier and more peaceful life.•Multimorbid individuals' reduced health spending, which creates additional costs due to multiple pill use, will add value to the national economy.•Other civil society and public institutions wishing to do projects in this field will contact the project partners,•It will create awareness in the field of health,•The creation of a new agenda in the field of health with the local, regional and national press addressing the issue.<< Implementation >>Institutions will be recognized as a good model at local, regional and national level, which will create a positive synergy in our region. The competencies and experiences that the participants will gain by the institution management; It will be integrated into the decision of the teachers board, the association's charter, work schedule, activity plan, trainings and strategic plan and shared with our other staff. This will bring a new vision to our institutions. With this vision, the project partner institutions will be made visible at an international level. Activities to be carried out in this context include the following.• AMLITT (Art & Music,Litrature therapy Theory)•Publishing book and e-book to increase the quality of life of multimorbid individuals.•5 transnational meeting plans• International Congre;• Website setup; (www.emalt.eu)• Seminar;• Preparation of project needs analysis; Logistics preparations; Establishment of the Executive and Supervision Commission; Preparation of evaluation questionnaires; Complete formal procedures for public institutions; Focus meeting; Preparation of communication strategy; Establishment of EMALT Work Office; Preparation of internal contracts; Pre-test and post-test application; Creating projects in EPALE; Preparation of Social Media Strategy; EMALT Corporate identity design; Preparation of the risk management plan; Article writing; Promotion stands; Intellectual property application; Preparation of the expert report.<< Results >>The main result of EMALT project is; to reduce the health costs of refugee&immigrant multimorbid individuals with alternative approaches to burnout syndromes and to increase the quality of life of Refugee& Immigrant multimorbid individuals. Our other project results;•Reducing depression symptoms of Refugee& Immigrant multimorbidity individuals and paving the way for positive thinking,•To provide the expression of the thoughts and feelings of Refugee& Immigrant multimorbidity individuals that cannot be expressed verbally by using appropriate materials, and to perform treatment in this way,• Increasing awareness of Erasmus+ programs among the disadvantaged and the Refugee& Immigrant.•Improved physical health of Refugee& Immigrant multiborbidity individuals, decreasing the frequency of seeing a doctor, reducing drug use,•EMALT process of Refugee& Immigrant multiborbidity individuals and eventually improved general health status,•The trainers who will take part in the project will gain new competence in EMALT and develop their competencies by using new technologies.•Multimorbits will increase their desire to participate in healthy eating, regular sleeping patterns and social activities, and will be eliminated from exclusion motive and away from negative impulses,•Self-esteem of Refugee& Immigrant multiborbidity individuals will increase and communication skills will improve,•Refugee& Immigrant multiborbidity individuals will learn to use their cognitive functions effectively in the project process and their intellectual memory will improve,•Depression symptoms of Refugee& Immigrant multiborbidity individuals will be reduced,•It will be learned to find solutions for symptoms such as sleeping problems, not falling asleep, sleeping too much, without using medication,•Aged multiborbidity will be provided to improve the physical health of individuals, decrease the frequency of seeing a doctor, and reduce drug use,•The principles of negative thinking system and negative feelings of Refugee& Immigrant multimorbid individuals will change,•As a result of expanding the movement repertoire of multimorbid individuals, positive changes in their emotions and verbal communication will be observed. Personal development and social communication will be supported in this way. Due to all these factors, health expenditures that create additional costs related to the use of multiple medicines will be reduced, and individuals with improved quality of life will start to live a happier and more peaceful life.

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  • Funder: European Commission Project Code: 2021-2-NO02-KA220-YOU-000050464
    Funder Contribution: 170,990 EUR

    "<< Background >>Have you ever thought that the idea “what we eat matters”? ""The way we eat has profound consequences for our own health, but also for the environment and our cultural identity. The food that’s good for us is also good for the environment and the community. Slow Food believes food quality should not be defined only by taste but according to three broad principles: quality food should be good, clean and fair. “Good” food entails food that is healthy, tasty and diverse; “Clean” refers to food produced in an environmentally sustainable way and local, whilst “fair” food refers to food produced in a way that reaps fair earnings for farmers as well as in the fairest way possible towards animal welfare.Therefore, our everyday food choices have an impact on our health, but also on the climate and on the culture. Choosing more vegetables and legumes and reducing consumption of meat and industrial foods can lead to a considerable reduction of CO2 emissions and can save the planet. Along with varying impacts on human health, different foods also have differing impacts on the environment. For example; the production of animal-based foods tends to have higher greenhouse gas emissions than producing plant-based foods—and dairy and red meat (especially beef) stand out for their disproportionate impact. Methane gas, which is stated to be 23 times stronger than carbon dioxide, is considered one of the most important elements of global warming. In the calculation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2017, it was stated that the share of farm animals in methane gas emission was 24%. Considering that a cow emits 100 to 200 liters of methane a day, we can better understand the extent to which red meat consumption is harmful to the environment.Slow Food movement aims to preserve cultural cuisine and in so doing to preserve the food plants and seeds, domestic animals and farming within an Eco region. The slow food movement has become a social and political movement capable of resisting the dehumanizing effects of large-scale, commercial food production and the fast food industry. People who are detached from their lands and forced to migrate cannot preserve their food culture in the new countries they migrate and start to lose. This causes many eating habits to disappear and somehow assimilate over time. The loss of food culture, which is one of the most important parts of folk culture, causes other cultural erosion to begin. In addition, the industrialized society structure eliminates the food culture with fast food, while also eliminating the communication and sharing of people during eating. The decrease in sharing and communication between people naturally harms the cultural interaction.The 3 main objectives of our project are to be aware of the negative effects of our eating and drinking habits on human health, the environment we live in and our existing cultural heritage and to produce solutions to prevent these negativities. For all these reasons, our project is a project that aims to combat environmental and climate change directly, aims to reduce domestic wastes, reduce harmful gases such as methane and carbon dioxide gas in nature, support organic agriculture practices, and want cultures to preserve their eating and drinking traditions and support this.<< Objectives >>Have you ever thought that the idea “what we eat matters”? ""The way we eat has profound consequences for our own health, but also for the environment and our cultural identity. The food that’s good for us is also good for the environment and the community. Therefore, our everyday food choices have an impact on our health, but also on the climate and on the culture.In our project we are going to;In terms of health,•Identify the damages of the Fast Food culture to human health and the environment and search ways to minimize these damages, create awareness in this field, •Clarify the effect of genetically modified foods on human health and the redefinition of alternative nutrition ways in this regard.•Explore the role of nutrition on human health, examine diseases that occur as a result of unhealthy nutrition and search methods of protection from these diseases,•Provide the importance of probiotic nutrition and the introduce foods that strengthen our immune system, and solutions will be put forward for the Slow Food movement's nutritional habits that threaten human health. In addition, it will be ensured that school canteens and cafeterias are organized in accordance with the ""Slow Food"" philosophy and the nutrition menus are updated in accordance with this philosophy.In terms of nature and climate change, •Raise awareness about the environmental hazards of excessive meat consumption and the effects on climate change.•Examine the environmental damage of wild fishing and to find solutions to prevent new environmental problems that will come with the degradation of the aquatic ecosystem.•Investigate the environmental damage of domestic wastes created by fast consumption culture and to seek solutions for the safest disposal of these wastes.•Also, with the Slow Food movement, we are going to search the benefits of on-site production, organic agriculture and balanced nutrition to our planet, practice gardens are going to be designed where students can practice organic agriculture.In terms of culture, •Explore the changing effects of our eating habits on family and society.•Search agricultural migration and the changing cultural structures of immigrants as a result and find solutions to prevent this cultural erosion.•Investigate how the Slow Food movement unites our food and cultural values, to present solutions for the preservation of our cultural food heritage, and create a food book that has sunk into oblivion where students can present examples from their own cultural cuisine.<< Implementation >>There will be 5 LTTA’s in the project; also there will be 3 outcomes and 1 multiplier event in the project. The main factor underlying the project is to conduct researches on the effects of our eating and drinking habits and our food consumption on human health, our environment and our cultural heritage, to raise awareness in the working groups of the project partners and to prevent negativities that threaten both our health, our environment and our cultural heritage with the slow food culture or to produce concrete outputs by working solution-oriented against these negativities.In this context, a partnership formed by 4 NGO 2 high schools and a university is working to ensure the human health, protection of the environment and cultural heritage of all these participating groups. These studies, which are mostly carried out by the participating groups locally or nationally, will be carried to an international dimension with the project, and the results to be achieved with this project will reach more people and become widespread. Due to the nature of the project, we will be able to look at all these issues that we will deal with in a scientific and social perspective and act in a solution-oriented manner.With the workshops that will be held in the high schools, which are our project partners, the incredible effect of healthy nutrition on the human body will be better understood by the students, and the effect of nutrition on success will be demonstrated concretely with the survey studies to be conducted. The nutrition menus planned to be put into practice at the end of the project in these schools will provide a healthier diet for students and teachers together with their families. In addition, thanks to the experiences that students studying in these schools will gain from the project results, not only the effects of nutritional habits and food consumption on human health in their future lives; They will also better understand their impact on our environment and cultural heritage. The point is, the organic farming gardens that we will put into practice in these schools will enable students to gain first-hand experience of growing their own vegetables and fruits and will enable these students to grow their own food materials even in their own living spaces in the future.NGOs, another pillar of our partnership, will enable them to more easily explain the vital importance of food consumption and production on our planet to the local people in their work areas. Awareness will be raised on issues such as the harm of GMO foods to human health and the environment, the negative effects of wild irrigation and improper farming practices on our planet, the damage caused by excessive red meat consumption, how wild fishery destroys the ecosystem in our seas, open-air meetings to be held, exemplary good agriculture scientific reports to be prepared will contribute to NGOs reaching larger masses.Likewise, with the addressing of social and social problems such as cultural change caused by industrialization and increasing migration, and the disappearance of our eating and drinking traditions, the instinct of protecting their own cultural heritage will be re-established in the social environment and families of all participants. The traditional dishes that will emerge as a result of the project, our cultural dishes that are about to disappear and the traditions of the migrating societies with the intense immigration will turn into an intellectual output and become the wealth of the European Union.Finally, our partner university will have access to opportunities such as observing the social and daily effects of academic studies on nutrition and human health, obtaining data and conducting new research. Again, with this project, the way for new scientific studies will be paved and the fields of study of related faculties will expand.<< Results >>During the project and after the finalization of the project, an awareness of the positive and negative effects of food consumption and eating habits will be created among the target audience of all participants (students, teachers, local people, academicians and local authorities). The negative effects of the fast food culture that emerges in industrial societies on human health, the environment and our cultural heritage, on the groups in the target audience of the project, will allow these individuals or groups to reconsider their eating habits, to become a conscious consumer in food consumption, They will contribute to their participation in production processes (cultivation gardens, small agricultural enterprises, organic farming practices), consume foods that can protect their own health, and take care to protect our eating habits that are part of cultural heritage.If we look at it from a more specific window;• Awareness will be created in our participants about the harmful effects of fast food culture on human health and the environment. Workshops, field visits will be held and good practices will be examined in order to minimize this damage.• Healthy nutrition menus will be created and implemented in the partner schools that contain solutions for the nutritional habits that threaten human health and the environment of the Slow Food movement (Nutrition menus will also be prepared as a mobile application and made available globally).• In the regions where the project will be implemented, especially small producers dealing with organic agriculture will be supported by NGOs (with advertisements and promotional brochures) and local people will be encouraged to buy from these producers.• A report that will raise awareness about GMO products will be prepared by the Food Institute, which is our project partner, and this report will be shared with the local people by our stakeholders in the project, sent to the educational institutions in the regions where the project is implemented and forwarded to the European Union Commission.• A public opinion will be created that will enable the local and central authorities of the participating countries and the relevant institutions of the European Union to conduct an inventory study that will enable consumers to be informed about the growing conditions, packaging processes and logistics of the food products purchased (by launching campaigns on social media)• We will engage in educational activities against GMO products, industrialized agriculture and wild irrigation in the society we live in (Cinema and documentary film shows, printing posters and brochures, creating news in local and national press, organizing outdoor meetings, opening stands at central points, presentations to students in schools. make)• In order to protect our cultural heritage, which is in danger of extinction as our eating habits change, a cookbook containing traditional food recipes will be published in the European Union, and there will be a section in this book also includes traditional dishes, if any, food music and table settings of immigrant groups living in the European Union. • A "" Digital Photo Book"" will be created in order to explain the negative effects of our eating and drinking habits on our environment in the fastest way possible, to reach large masses and to raise awareness, and to deliver informative videos and animations on YouTube with the QR code application.• Immigrants who are affected by immigration caused by industrialization will be supported through NGOs in order to keep their cultural heritage alive, and a meal organization will be organized in each participating country where the immigrants living in that region can promote their local food and traditional table habits during LTTA activities."

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