Association „Growth Research Unit”
would like to invite you to the project:
Women of pastoralist cultures for
development of entrepreneurship
in sustainable tourism
INTERCULTURAL SEMINAR
APPLICATION FOR PARTNERSHIP DEADLINE – SEPTEMBER 22th, 2015
PLANNED DATE OF THE SEMINAR – JULY 13 -17, 2016
[email protected]
Association „Growth Research Unit”
OUR MAIN GOALS:
Supporting
local sustainable entrepreneurship, pro-ecological
activities, preservation of local cultural and natural heritage
Activating
and integrating local communities for their socioeconomic development, in particular minorities and youth
Promoting
the culture of entrepreneurship: creative, pro-ecological
and socially sensitive.
Association „Growth Research Unit”
Previous Projects:
From Fringes to the Centre of Society – Entrepreneurial Women for
Sustainable Economic Security, 2013 (Bojszowy, Poland)
Feasibility visit for organizations representing entrepreneurial women of 4
cultures: Polish, Polish Roma, Jewish and Bedouin.
Partner organizations: Association of Polish Roma (Poland), Sidreh (Israel)
Project funded by the European Commission, Youth in Action Programme.
Workshops against the hate-speech for pupils in school (Bojszowy,
Poland)
www.association-gru.org
Women of pastoralist cultures for development
of entrepreneurship in sustainable tourism
intercultural seminar
Project Background:
The pastoralist cultures, characterized by their resourcefulness, ties with nature, family
values and mobility, are currently undergoing strong socio-economic transformations
all over the world.
Their traditions are being revived in the context of tourism. Within the profit-oriented
economy it might lead to an abuse of environmental, social and cultural resources.
Their youth find it increasingly difficult to combine their identity rooted in tradition and
the contemporary fashions. Lacking employment options at home, they are pushed
out to the centers of big towns.
This project aims to create innovative materials for youth entrepreneurial trainings. We
will look for inspirations among entrepreneurial women of various pastoralist cultures
who are involved in development of sustainable tourism and successfully combine
traditional values with modern demands.
Women of pastoralist cultures for development
of entrepreneurship in sustainable tourism
intercultural seminar
The participants – who are we looking for?
Youth
workers – trainers, entrepreneurship teachers, representatives of
institutions working in the fields of entrepreneurship of youth and
women
Representatives
of pastoralist cultures from the Carpathians’ Region
and the Mediterranean Region; women entrepreneurs from these
cultures
We invite up to 50 Participants (25 from Poland, 25 from other
countries), women and men, communication in English language
obligatory
Project venue:
Gmina Istebna, Poland – village community located in a mountainous
region of Beskid Slaski, with traditions of pastoralist culture.
Women of pastoralist cultures for development
of entrepreneurship in sustainable tourism
intercultural seminar
Main goal of the project:
Creation and testing of innovative sets of teaching materials in the
field of entrepreneurship of sustainable tourism
the entrepreneurial women are source of inspiration of how to
combine modern business with family and tradition

The
intercultural context is a source of experience in cooperation in
an environment of different values and codes
Women of pastoralist cultures for development
of entrepreneurship in sustainable tourism
intercultural seminar
Specific goals of the project:
Increase
in theoretical and practical knowledge of the solutions
within sustainable tourism
Development
of awareness how entrepreneurship is linked with
identity, culture and environment
Development
of skills in training of communication and negotiation
between different values and needs for business purposes
Networking
and building partnerships for promotion of
entrepreneurial education among youth
Development
education
of entrepreneurial attitudes through non-formal
Women of pastoralist cultures for development
of entrepreneurship in sustainable tourism
intercultural seminar
Results:

Creation of minimum 5 sets of workshop materials for teaching
entrepreneurship in sustainable tourism and in the intercultural
context, ready to be applied in practiced and made available as
open resources.
Follow-up:

After the seminar, each of the participating organizations will
conduct workshops for youth (minimum 20 participants) using the
selected set of teaching materials prepared during the seminar. It is
recommended that the workshops be implemented in some
cooperation with other organizations participating in the seminar to
ensure the intercultural dimension. The results and recommendations
from these workshops will be shared to improve the materials.
Women of pastoralist cultures for development
of entrepreneurship in sustainable tourism
intercultural seminar
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
THE PASTORAL
CULTURE IN ME:
ENTREPRENEURIAL
EDUCATION:
WOMEN in ACTION
BRIDGES BETWEEN
DIFFERENT VALUES
Identities, values and
attitudes towards
entrepreneurship and
tourism
Concepts of sustainable
growth in economy;
sustainable and social
entrepreneurship;
methods used and new
needs
Visits at local women
entrepreneurs active in
sustainable pastoral
tourism in Gmina Istebna
DAY 5 and DAY 6
INNOVATION in EDUCATION
Building new workshop scenarios and methods which
incorporate sustainability, entrepreneurship, cultures,
women and youth, tourism, pastoral traditions
How to teach to respect
differences, mediate in
conflicts and negotiate for
the benefit of sustainable
growth across cultures
Women of pastoralist cultures for development
of entrepreneurship in sustainable tourism
intercultural seminar
Is YOUR ORGANIZATION interested in becoming the partner for this
project?
Send 1-3 participants for the seminar, share your experience and help
prepare innovative set of materials. After the seminar, conduct workshops
based on the seminar teaching materials for minimum 20 participants.
Participation in the seminar is free of charge, accommodation and food
are provided. Traveling will be refunded according to Erasmus+ budget
guidelines.
Your participants can also act as workshop facilitators and cooperate with
us more on detailed design of the session. Facilitators will be enumerated
for their work.
Please fill in the „Partner Sheet” survey and send to us no later then
September, 22th.
[email protected]
Tel.: +48668474282