Country: Lithuania

Partner organization which has initiated a good practice: Social Innovation Fund

Organization (-s) which implemented a good practice (if different of organization initiated a good practice): Kaunas Municipal Vincas Kudirka Public Library, Kaunas County Public Library

Contact information: Savanoriu pr. 1, LT-44255 Kaunas
L.Mecajeva@LPF.Lt

Format of dissemination: virtual

Theme of the projects: A. Gender equality and diversity, B. Intercultural communication and language training, C. Use of ICT in learning, D. Safety at work

Implementation of good practice

Almost all LLP projects have their websites that are the powerful tools for reaching the target audience and promoting the project’s results. Usually, each LLP project’s website has a section where the Outcomes/Results are provided in an electronic format. Nevertheless, the websites need to be actively promoted and publicised. The powerful dissemination channel for dissemination of the LLP project’s websites could be the websites of the libraries which are visited by thousands of library clients. Up-to-now this dissemination channel hasn’t been exploited in Lithuania. Thus, the Social Innovation Fund (SIF), Lithuania in cooperation with the two libraries of Kaunas city (Kaunas Municipal Vincas Kudirka Public Library, www.kaunas.mvb.lt and Kaunas County Public Library, http://en.kvb.lt) has developed and tested the virtual tool for dissemination of LLP projects: ‘Promoting of the LLP projects’ websites via banners in the Lithuanian libraries websites’. Initially, it was an idea to promote the websites of projects on gender equality and diversity. The SIF collected the LLP’s projects on gender equality and diversity, made the database of the projects (title of the project, short summary, and the website) and asked library website administrator to make the banner linking to the database of the LLP projects in the first page of the library’s website. 6 LLP projects were piloted by this virtual dissemination tool under thematic topic: “Gender Equality and Diversity” developed by the Social Innovation Fund (SIF) This initial good practice was introduced to DiXL project‘s partners during the European seminar in Prague. DiXL project partners decided that promoting the projects‘ websites via banners placed on the libraries‘ websites could be a powerful and useful dissemination tool. As a result the database of the LLP projects was expanded into four thematic topics:

• Gender equality and diversity
• Intercultural communication and language training
• Use of ICT in learning
• Safety at work

The list of the project is in the Annex 1.

Impact

The database of the LLP projects can be easily extended to more thematic topics and with more LLP projects. The librarians could search for more LLP projects themselves (if they are interested in dissemination of the LLP projects in on the specific topics, or willing to find the LLP projects that have been partners in their country) and can use the sources shown in the scheme of the virtual dissemination tool presented below.

Diagram:

Promoting the LLP projects via libraries

Customers willing to learn about LLP projects

Library website administrator searches for LLP projects’ websites

Association of schools, higher education, adult education

Outcomes of LLP projects (websites)

Annex 1

The list of projects

LLP projects on Gender Equality and Diversity

• GenDiv: Collaborative learning for gender diversity in decision making positions
  www.gendiv.eu
• PACT: Promoting Awareness for Cooperation and Training in the Field of Domestic Violence
  www.pact-eu.org
• GenCo: Improving Gender Equality Competences of Persons Responsible for Personnel Development in Private Enterprises and Higher Education
  www.gender-competence.eu
• FAMILY: Facilitating Family Learning On Work & Family Balance
  lpf.lt/family-learning.eu
• GED-PLAN: Gender Equality & Diversity Planning at workplaces
  lpf.lt/gedplan.eu/
• Wo-Men: Gender Equality Creates democracy
  www.gender-equality.webinfo.lt

LLP projects on Intercultural Communication and Language Learning

• JoYn 2.0: Language Learning Champions in social networks and On-line Media
  www.joynlanguages.eu
• SuN.Com: Sustainable networking through a language learning community
  www.sun-languagecommunity.eu
• INTERACT: Intercultural Training: Interactive ICT Tools for Entrepreneurs
  www.balticbright.lv
• A.L.I.I.: Adult Learning for Immigrants Integration Project
  www.aliiproject.org, www.balticbright.lv
• L2 PATHS: Pathways to Host Country Languages for Migrants
  www.balticbright.lv

LLP projects on Using ICT for Learning

• GLOSSA: Greek as a Vehicle for promoting Linguistuic Diversity
  www.ellinikiglossa.eu
• METIKOS: Informal Language Learning for Immigrants
  www.metoikos.eu
• CREDNET: Network for the Accreditation of the Managerial Skills
  www.crednetmanager.eu
• NIREAS: Development of Digital Contents for the Operator of Wastewater Treatment Plants
  www.nireas.eu
• DRYMOS: New Skills for New Jobs in the Forest Sector
  www.drymos.eu

LLP projects on Safety at Work

• SHNW: Safety and Health for New Workers
  www.game.shnw.eu
• Training on Health and Safety for workers in the Environment Industrial Sector
  www.theseis-training.eu
• E-TPOHS: e-Training Platform for Occupational Health and Safety
  www.tpohs.sakarya.edu.tr
• ENETOSH: European Network Education and Training in Occupational Safety and Health
  www.enetosh.net
• Prevention Lab 2.0: eContent Lab for psychosocial risks at work prevention
  www.preventionlab.eu