Micro farming with the people with disabilities to be protected from the Negatives of Global Warming
▶Summary
1.Empowering Educators & Adult Education Institutions: Enhance the skills and knowledge of educators who provide training to adults with disabilities, enabling them to teach micro-farming techniqu...
▶Objectives
1.Empowering Educators & Adult Education Institutions: Enhance the skills and knowledge of educators who provide training to adults with disabilities, enabling them to teach micro-farming techniques effectively. This would prepare disabled adults to mitigate the impact of global warming, fostering resilience in educational and practical aspects of micro-agriculture. 2.Inclusive Agricultural Participation: Increase the involvement of disabled adults in micro-farming by providing them with accessible training and resources, promoting their active role in environmental sustainability and economic activities. 3.Expanding Agricultural Education: Encourage the growth of educational initiatives related to agriculture in institutions that serve disabled individuals. 4.Raising Awareness of Climate Change Impacts: Address the various challenges that global warming presents, e.g., droughts and reduced biodiversity, by educating those individuals on adaptive strategies through micro-agriculture. 5.Strengthening Community & International Partnerships: Collaborate across borders to share knowledge, promote mutual learning, and build a unified approach towards integrating disabled individuals into efforts against climate change via agriculture.
▶Activities
1. Opening and Kick-off Meeting (Slovakia): Initial meeting to introduce partners, clarify project objectives, assign roles, and set up communication and financial management protocols. 2. Training Activity – "We Are Learning Micro Farming" (Türkiye): Conducted workshops and training sessions focused on micro-agriculture practices for adult education trainers and disabled participants. 3. Practical Application – "We Apply Micro Agriculture" (Poland): In Poland, the project hosted practical sessions involving educators and disabled adults, where participants engaged in applying micro-farming techniques. 4. Development of Intellectual Output – "Micro Farming Guide for Adults with Disabilities" (Slovakia): The creation of a comprehensive handbook detailing practical micro-farming techniques tailored for disabled adults. 5. Dissemination Events – "Micro Farming for Adults with Disabilities" (ALL partners): held to promote the project’s outputs and share the benefits of micro-farming with wider audiences. 6. Conclusion and Evaluation Meeting (Malta): The final project meeting assessed the outcomes, reviewed unmet goals, and ensured the sustainability of the project's initiatives.
▶Impact
2 trainings (32 participants) 1 kick-off meeting 4 multiplier events 1 final evaluation meeting Website: https://microfarmable.com/ Social media channels: • Facebook • Instagram • Twitter 2 articles on EPALE: • 1st article on 'We are learning micro farming' from the training in Turkey: https://epale.ec.europa.eu/en/content/we-learn-micro-agriculture-impaired-adults • 2nd article on 'We are applying micro agriculture' from the training in Poland: https://epale.ec.europa.eu/en/content/our-micro-agriculture-application-studies-impaired-adults 4 videos about the project: • Video 1: (in Polish language) about the training in Poland in April 2024: https://www.sokolka.tv/index.php/23508-miedzynarodowi-goscie-poznali-tajniki-mikrofarmingu-z-osobami-niepelnosprawnymi-film • Video 2: https://microfarmable.com/we-learn-micro-agriculture-with-impaired-adu • Video 3: https://www.facebook.com/reel/3686135331646853 • Video 4: https://www.facebook.com/reel/525776690016880 1 handbook: • in English and in all partners languages: https://microfarmable.com/micro-farming-guide-for-adults-with-disabilities/ 1 article in the local newspapers 1 feature in the local radio: https://www.rtvs.sk/radio/archiv/1559/2374455 4 interviews with the professionals